J. Oor

Original engraving exhibited at La Fonderie, Brussels Museum of Industry and Labour

J. Oor was a piano factory based in Brussels.

History

Jean-Baptiste Oor (2 February 1846 in Brussels - 10 November 1940 in Brussels)[1] was a Belgic piano maker, who set up a company in 30 Rue d'Arenberg[2] in Brussels in 1871. This production lasted until 1935. Although he received praise and many prices at international exhibitions, his pianos are characterised as very average.[3]

His son Lucien Oor (2 January 1877 in Brussels - 1949 in Brussels)[4] founded his own factory in 1907 at a much higher quality level. He had undergone an apprenticeship training at Steinway & Sons in New York. His manufacturing workshops were located at 23 Rue Glibert in Laeken and produced very good instruments. Foreign competition, coupled with an expensive management and the crisis of 1929, led to the closure of the company.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Malou Haine and Nicolas Meeùs: Dictionnaire des facteurs d'instruments de musique en Wallonie et à ..., p. 314.
  2. ↑ "Piano J. Oor (Blues before sunrise - Leroy Carr) - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
  3. 1 2 J. Oor et Lucien Oor, Manufactures de pianos fondées à Bruxelles. In: Pianos Esther, La plus ancienne maison de pianos de Wallonie, Agence Rönisch (French).
  4. ↑ Malou Haine and Nicolas Meeùs: Dictionnaire des facteurs d'instruments de musique en Wallonie et à ..., p. 316.
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