Ī fire destroyed Weber's Broadway workshop in 1854, but Weber stayed in the Manhattan area, moving to 103rd & 105 W. In 1852, Weber moved to a larger facility at 103 W.
On October 1, 1851, Weber completed his first piano, working with two assistants, and by the beginning of 1852, they had completed five additional pianos.
In 1851, he set up a small piano business on West Broadway and White Street, in Manhattan. During this time, Weber supplemented his income by giving music lessons in the evenings, and by playing the organ in churches on Sundays. Holder, a piano builder, and then as a piano builder by the D.J. Weber emigrated to the United States at the age of 16, and while his first intent was to support himself by teaching music and playing the organ, he soon was employed first as an apprentice of Charles J. The Weber Piano Company was founded in 1852 by Albert Weber (born: July 8, 1829, Heiligenstadt, Bavaria died: June 25, 1879, New York). (1828–1879), pianist and founder of Weber Piano Co., New York (date unknown).
