John (Johannes) Geib, Sr.
Geib was born at Standerheim, Germany on February 27, 1744, and trained there as an organbuilder before emigrating to England c.1760. He was one of the »twelve apostles
« who helped establish the craft of piano making in Britain, and he was apparently quite successful in London. He married an English woman on August 20, 1779, and lived in the Old Bailey, Tottengham Court, London for several years before moving to Southampton Road, London in 1792...