Gleitz, August

Gleitz, AugustGleitz, AugustAugust Gleitz 1861-63 mus instrs r. 173 Suffolk 1864 pianos, citherns guitars & strings 107 Fifth During his years in New York, Gleitz was apparently more active as an instrument dealer than builder. According to Pierce (1965:91), Gleitz immigrated from Germany in 1857, and with his son Richard (b.1861), and another son (b. Bloomfield, New Jersey), began to manufacture pianos in Bloomfield in the late 19th century.