The history of the Perzina piano begins on July 1st 1871. On this day Julius and Albert Perzina opened their shop in Schwerin, North Germany. The brothers were both in their late twenties and were sons of a Saxon piano builder and wanted to carry on their father's work. The Perzina brothers followed in the rich tradition of centuries. Training in all the skills needed to build the perfect instrument. During those apprentice years they worked for many piano factories, including the famous "Carl Bechstein". The ideal of every apprentice is to become the master and on that July day in 1871 their dreams were realized. In the first year of operation 20 pianos were produced. Around 1900 the company expanded rapidly and by 1910 production had increased to 1000 per year (Grand piano production started in 1905). Perzina by this time had established a distribution network spanning the world and with the Royal patronage of Queen Wilhelmina in 1906 became one of the most recognizable piano makers in the world. Some years later the factory was relocated some 60 kilometres south of Schwerin in the little town of Lenzen on the Elbe River. Today, Perzina retains the values and traditions of the Perzina brothers. The production process has been thoroughly modernized emphasising the outstanding musical character of the instrument. All the pianos are still hand-made with only the finest components.