Modern logo of the company
Wersi Sonic OAX1000 (since 2015)

Wersi is a German manufacturer of electronic organs, keyboards, and pianos. It is named after the communes of Werlau and Simmern in Rhineland-Palatinate. They were used by organists such as Franz Lambert and the late Klaus Wunderlich.

The brand's current range of instruments uses the Open-Architecture-System (OAS), which is a GUI that runs using a Windows XP computer, enabling the keyboard to support third-party programs, such as music notation programs, software synthesizers, and digital audio workstations.

History

Wersi is a company that was established in 1969 near Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Germany, by two brothers: Wilhelm-Erich and Reinhard Franz.[1] Originally, they worked in the basement of their parents' house to produce the company's original instruments. Below is a timeline of the company's development:

Wersi Scala (OAS series)
Wersi Baß Synthesizer kit (c.1977)[2]
  • In the 1970s, the company established a successful kit development system, which allowed customers to build instruments in their own home.
  • In the 1980s, two factories were constructed in the Wersi-hometown of Halsenbach, Rhineland-Palatinate.
  • In the 1990s, Wersi developed the digital Grand Piano line as well as digital sample based instruments.
  • In the late 1990s, Wersi developed the OX7 drawbar module.
  • In 2010, Wersi was purchased by the European musical distribution company, Music Store Professional GmbH, the largest music store in Europe, as the official distributor and by the Chinese musical instruments producer, Medeli.
  • In April 2011, the Pegasus Wing keyboard was launched at the Musikmesse Frankfurt.This event was the world premier of the new Wersi keyboard line, made in the facilities of Chinese keyboard manufacturer Medeli. Organs are still assembled in Germany, and development has been moved to the Music Store facility in Cologne.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "ÜBER UNS - EN". Orgeln und Keyboards. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  2. ↑ Till Kopper. "Wersi AP6 Baß Synth".
  3. ↑ Wersi Direct Ltd. "Half-Year Activity Report 2011" (PDF).
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