Founded by instrumental and mechanical genius, Albert Bergerault, in 1932, Bergerault has continued in France for three generations, each training the next.

Albert Bergerault with one of his early multiple instrument inventions.

Gilles Fergeau, modernized the design and manufacturing of Bergerault® products, and is responsible for many of Bergerault's most notable product innovations.

Colette Fergeau nee Bergerault is shown receiving the French Legion of Honor Chevalier Medal from the Government of France for her work with Bergerault.

Mathieu Fergeau receiving the "Enterprise du Patrimoine Vivant" or "Company of Living Heritage" award from the French Government.

Expertise cannot be taught, it must be learned by experience. From the selection of rosewood for optimum physical properties for sound production, to tuning, to bar dimensions and style, Bergerault has painstakingly explored and found the techniques needed to construct great instruments. These techniques are present in their world-renowned mallet percussion instruments as well as their Orff instruments.

From the chromed steel bars on our glockenspiels (others are either raw steel, nickel-plated, or aluminum) to the individually pitched-resonator tubes and intrinsic stands of our Junior ProfessionalTM Orff instruments, to the superior rosewood quality and larger dimensions selected for our products, Bergerault Orff instruments have multiple features not found in other brands of Orff instruments. These features are detailed in the Specification sections of each instrument.

Carefully selected rosewood lies in storage, awaiting further conditioning. Bergerault's rosewood is aged a minimum of six years at our factory prior to use, then conditioned hermetically to further gradually diminish moisture content

Peripole is the exclusive north American source of Bergerault Orff instruments. We provide service, parts, and expert consultation regarding our instruments which are backed by our triple guarantee!