Peter Ledermann Email & Phone Number

Peekskill, Ny, Us

The Soundsmith Corporation designs and manufactures high end audio equipment, including state of the art Phono cartridges, Speakers, Amplifiers and preamps. We also are a world renown rebuilder of all brands of phono cartridges, as well as performing full restorations of classic hifi gear. Mr. Ledermann is also the director of a non-profit record label, DirectGrace Records, recording direct to disk and half speed mastering of audiophile recordings on our Neumann Lathes. All profits from sales go directly to rescue children in severe distress all over the world - both those who are entrapped in severe forms of child slave labor and those orphaned by the AIDS crisis.

Yorktown Heights, New York

In 1980, Peter was hired by IBM to work at the prestigious T.J.. Watson research center, a think tank located in Yorktown Heights, NY. For 3 years Peter was part of the Surface Science research group, and was responsible for assisting with systems that support and employed varied instrument designs used in the effort to study surface science, including LEED, (low energy electron diffraction), CMA (cylindrical mirror assembly for inverse photo emission spectroscopy) and developed the world’s first angle resolved EELS (electron energy loss spectrometer) system. He also has knowledge in building and maintaining ultra high vacuum systems. For the next 8 years, Peter worked in APTL (Advanced Packaging Technology Laboratory) developing numerous inventions for which he received many awards. He is the primary inventor of 11 IBM patents. He has knowledge of advanced chip packaging, high power laser systems, designing and developing automated micromachining systems, board level advanced miniature and subminiature electronic assembly and semiconductor packaging development.

Norwalk Connecticut

In 1976 Peter became Director of Engineering at the Bozak Corporation in Norwalk Connecticut, a well-regarded legacy American audio company. He re-engineered an analog rear channel delay system, all of Bozak’s complete line of varied electronics, and developed a new aluminum cone 6” wideband driver for his new miniature Bozak speaker model MB-80. He also designed a vented pole 8” aluminum driver, used in a dual cone cabinet with a 180 watt EQ/Amplifier he designed, one of the first miniature bass extension systems in the market, and designed to be paired with the MB-80 or other miniature stand mount speakers. He also re-engineered the complete line of “Listener Series” Bozak speakers, including developing several new models.

Danbury Ct

White Plains New York