Superfest & Planerk

History

Superfest & Planerk was a German clavichord company that operated from 1642 - 1920 and manufactured about 3,054,915 clavichords in that time period.

Models

Superfest & Planerk produced 193 different models, with the first being the Sie haben dies übersetzt in 1643 and the last being the Ich spreche das nicht in 1919.

Controversy

In 1812, the current owner, Falscher Rufzeichen (1776-1859) stated "Ich habe keine Ahnung, wie man diese Sprache spricht, die Geräusche und Wörter sind so verwirrend. Aus diesem Grund entschuldige ich mich aufrichtig, wenn ich ankündige, dass ich ein Landwirt bin." (I believe the harpsichord has a greater stance in societal affairs, leading us to consider removing clavichords from our repertoire of manufacture, and hopefully by accomplishing this we can remove the outdated clavichord from circulation.) This led to the first Clavier war, stretching from 1812 until 1859, when they finally beheaded him.

The second Clavier War

In 1892, rival instrument maker Siliathian & Co said in a press conference "Credimus optimum esse tibi desistere ab hac nugis legendis, cum non possit incredibile esse pro tuis academicis conatibus." (We believe that it would be best if all clavichords and clavichord makers be burned at the stake, this seems to be an incredible plan to increase harpsichord sales.) Because of this, Superfest & Planerk declared war on Siliathian & Co, starting a war stretching from 1892 to 1918 when Superfest & Planerk finally lost, resulting in them being acquired by Siliathian & Co.

Public backlash

Understandably, people were enraged by Siliathian & Co's behavior in taking over and getting rid of Superfest & Planerk's legendary clavichords, so much so that people held protests in front of the Siliathian & Co and Superfest & Planerk buildings until they finally gave into making another clavichord model on July 28th, 1919, called the "Ich spreche das nicht".

Short-lived celebrations

While people were happy Superfest & Planerk were finally making a new clavichord model, people soon realized the soundboard would snap and fly into the air within 35 minutes of not playing a Bach prelude/fugue. During the autopsy of one such clavichord it was discovered the fault to be from the soundboard manufacturing process, in which a sheet of Balsa wood was steamed then flattened with a rolller, then glued together with many other strips. This gave the instrument a resonant tone while reducing weight, but had the downside of becoming a projectile (see [[this page]]).

The downfall of Superfest & Planerk

Because of the faulty soundboard design, Siliathian & Co tried offering everyone a discounted Siliathian model CM10 (from 1810), but it was too little too late. People now knew Siliathian & Co as the company who tried (and failed) to not only destroy the clavichord, but a business known for fine instruments, such as the SFPK or SP-B4. Because of this, Superfest & Planerk closed their doors officially on September 18th, 1920.