Gustav Otto Ludolf Heine
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Gustav Otto Ludolf Heine (January 7, 1868 – April 23, 1959) was the owner of a successful piano business (Heine Piano Company) in San Francisco
, which was formerly his boss's (Bruenn Piano Company) . He was born near Boizenburg
in the German
grand duchy
of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
on January 7, 1868.
He moved to Napa Valley, possibly in 1873, with his parents and seven siblings. By the time he was sixteen years old, he moved to San Francisco getting a job sweeping floors at the Bruenn Piano Company. He was soon trained as a piano tuner, and within two years became partner at Bruenn. After a disagreement, Heine forcefully became owner of the company. He also sold pianos made by other manufacturers under his name, his pianos may say Cleveland and San Francisco.
Gustav Heine is credited with owning the only known Heine-Velox
car ever built. He died on April 23, 1959 in Sunol, California
, southwest of S.F. across the Bay
in Alameda County.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
, which was formerly his boss's (Bruenn Piano Company) . He was born near Boizenburg
Boizenburg
Boizenburg is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, 53 km west of Ludwigslust, 25 km northeast of Lüneburg and 50 km east of Hamburg. Old Town is connected to the Elbe via a harbor...
in the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
grand duchy
Grand duchy
A grand duchy, sometimes referred to as a grand dukedom, is a territory whose head of state is a monarch, either a grand duke or grand duchess.Today Luxembourg is the only remaining grand duchy...
of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a duchy in northern Germany created in 1348, when Albert II of Mecklenburg and his younger brother John were raised to Dukes of Mecklenburg by King Charles IV...
on January 7, 1868.
He moved to Napa Valley, possibly in 1873, with his parents and seven siblings. By the time he was sixteen years old, he moved to San Francisco getting a job sweeping floors at the Bruenn Piano Company. He was soon trained as a piano tuner, and within two years became partner at Bruenn. After a disagreement, Heine forcefully became owner of the company. He also sold pianos made by other manufacturers under his name, his pianos may say Cleveland and San Francisco.
Gustav Heine is credited with owning the only known Heine-Velox
Heine-Velox
Heine-Velox was a large, expensive luxury car made by Gustav Heine. Heine Piano Company was originally Bruenn Piano Company before Heine became owner...
car ever built. He died on April 23, 1959 in Sunol, California
Sunol, California
Sunol is an unincorporated census-designated place in Alameda County, California, United States. The population was 913 at the 2010 census....
, southwest of S.F. across the Bay
San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean...
in Alameda County.