Piano Manufacturers List-O Briain Pianos
Company | Place | Years active | Acquired by | Notes |
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A. B. Chase | Ohio, US | 1875–1985 | Aeolian Company | |
A. M. McPhail[38] | Boston, US | 1837–1960 | ||
A. Mittag | Berlin, Germany | 1800 | ||
Adam Schaaf | Chicago, US | 1873–1930 | Also sold as Clarion and Orpheus | |
Aeolian Company | New York City, US | 1868–1985 | Merged with Ampico in 1932. Ampico rebranded as Aeolian in 1941. | |
Albert Fahr | Zeitz, Germany | 1887–1950 | ||
Albert W. Ladd | Boston, US | 1848–1930 | ||
Alexander Herrmann KG | Sangerhausen, Germany | 1803–1993 | ||
Alfred Knight, Ltd. | London, UK | 1936–2003 | ||
Allen Brook | London, UK | |||
Alpheus Babcock | Boston, US | 1810–1829 | ||
American Piano Company | East Rochester, NY, US | 1908–1941 | Aeolian Company | aka. Ampico |
Astin Weight | Salt Lake City, US | 1959–1999 | ||
Baumgardt Piano | Stockholm, Sweden | 1859 | ||
Baus Piano Company | New York City, US | 1895–1929 | Jacob Doll Piano Company | Factories located at Southern Blvd. and Trinity Ave. They built a full line of upright pianos, player pianos, and grand pianos. It was acquired circa 1910; went out of business in the Great Depression |
Beale Piano | Sydney, Australia | 1893–1975 | ||
Becker Brothers | New York, US | 1892–1940 | They Also built pianos under the Bennington name, and player pianos under the Mellotone and Playernola name as well. | |
Behr Brothers & Co. | New York, US | 1880–1950 | Kohler & Campbell | |
Bell Brothers | Muncie, Indiana, US | 1915–1930 | ||
Bogs & Voigt | Berlin, Germany | 1905–1939 | ||
Boisselot & Fils | Marseille, France | 1831–1908 | The brand became Boisselot Fils & Co. in 1847, after the passing of his father Jean-Louis Boisselot. | |
Brinkerhoff Piano Company | Chicago, US | 1906–1950 | ||
Brinsmead | London, UK | 1835–1921 | ||
Brødrene Hals | Oslo, Norway | 1847–1925 | ||
Bush & Gerts | Chicago, US | 1884–1942 | Bought by Haddorff Piano co. in 1942 | |
Cable and Sons | New York, US | 1852–1936 | ||
Cable Piano Company | Chicago, US | 1880–1937 | ||
Camp & Company | New York City, US | 1879–1930 | Kohler & Campbell | |
Carl Dörr | Vienna, Austria | 1817–1920 | ||
Carl Ecke | Posen, Germany | 1843–1930 | ||
Challen Pianos | London, UK | 1804–1980 | ||
Chappell & Co. | London, UK | 1811–1980 | Kemble | |
Charles Albrecht | Philadelphia, PA and Long Island, NY, US | 1789–1887 | Schultz & Sons Manufacturing Corp. | One of the earliest pianos made in America. The first known piano by Albrecht is located at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.[39] |
Charles Stieff | Baltimore, US | 1856–1951 | Often referred to as "The poor man's Steinway" | |
Chas. S. Norris | Boston, US | 1930 | ||
Chickering and Sons | Boston, US | 1823–1983 | American Piano Company | Acquired in 1908 |
Christian Baumann | Zweibrücken, Germany | 1740–1816 | ||
Clementi & Company | London, UK | 1767–1929 | ||
Collard & Collard | London, UK | 1767–1929 | ||
Cunningham Piano Company | Philadelphia, US | 1891 | Pianos are made in China by Hailun Pianos | |
Currier Piano Co. | Boston and Marion, NC, US | 1823–1969 | Acquisition details | |
Danemann Pianos | London, UK | 1893–1994 | Also made a Waldberg brand however 'Waldberg Berlin' may be a different company | |
Decker Brothers | New York, US | 1862–1900 | ||
Ed. Westermayer | Berlin, Germany | 1863 | ||
Ellington Piano | Cincinnati, US | 1893–1930 | Upright and grand pianos. | |
Emerson Piano Company | Boston, US | 1849–1945 | ||
Érard | Paris, France | 1777–1971 | ||
Ernst Kaps | Dresden, Germany | 1858–1930 | ||
Estey Piano Company | New York, US | 1846–1961 | ||
Euterpe Piano | New York, US | 1820–1930 | ||
F. G. Smith | New York, US | 1866 | ||
Falcone[40] | Haverhill, MA, US | 1982–1993 | American Sejung Corp. | |
Francis Connor | New York, US | 1871–1933 | ||
G. Rösler | Česká Lípa, Bohemia | 1878–1948 | Petrof | Acquired in 1993 |
G. Schwechten | Berlin, Germany | 1854–1902 | The name "Schwechten" is used in China by Shanghai Piano Co. | |
Gabler | New York, US | 1851–1866 | ||
Gaveau | Paris, France | 1847–1994 | ||
Gebr. Perzina | Schwerin,Germany | 1871–1989 | The Perzina name was revived as "Yantai Perzina" in China. | |
George Steck | New York, US | 1857–1985 | American Sejung Corp. | |
George Wilkinson | London, UK | 1811–1835 | ||
Grinnell | Detroit, Michigan, US | 1902–1960 | In the 1990s, the Grinnell name was revived in a limited number of pianos built by Samick. | |
Gulbransen | Chicago, US | 1904–1969 | ||
H. Kohl | Hamburg, Germany | 1855–1909 | ||
Haddorf Piano Company | Rockford, IL, US | 1902–1960 | Maker of Steinbach, Clarendon & Dreher, Bush & Gerts | |
Haines Brothers | New York, US | 1851–1945 | ||
Hallet, Davis & Co. | Boston, US | 1835–1985 | North American Music, Inc. | The brand are made in China by Beijing Hsinghai Piano Group, Silbermann Piano Co., and Parsons Music for the importer, North American Music Inc. |
Hardman Peck | New York, US | 1842–1990 | The name "Hardman" is used in China by Beiijing HsingHai. | |
Haynes | Chicago, US | |||
Heintzman & Co. | Toronto, Canada | 1866–1929 | ||
Hobart M. Cable | La Porte, Indiana, US | 1900–1960 | American Sejung Corp. | |
Hornung & Møller | Copenhagen, Denmark | 1827–1972 | ||
Hupfield | Dresden, Germany | 1880–1990 | ||
J. & C. Fischer | New York, US | 1840–1985 | ||
J. B. Cramer & Co. | London, UK | 1824–1964 | ||
J. G. Irmler | Leipzig, Germany | 1818–1950 | Blüthner | |
J. Gunther[41] | Brussels, Belgium | 1845–1960 | ||
J. Strauss & Son | Chicago, US | 1925 | ||
J. W. Jenkins | St. Louis, MO, US | 1910–1964 | ||
Johann Heichele | Ljubljana, Trieste, Italy | 1790–1813 | ||
Julius Bauer & Co. | Chicago, US | 1857–1930 | ||
Kemble & Co. | London, UK | 1911–2009 | Yamaha | |
Kirschner | New York, US | |||
Kohler & Campbell[42] | New York, US | 1894–1985 | Samick | Acquired the name |
Krakauer Brothers | New York, US | 1869–1980 | ||
Kranich & Bach | New York, US | 1864–1985 | ||
Kurtzmann | New York, US | 1848–1938 | ||
Lauter Piano Co. | Newark, NJ, US | 1862–1930 | ||
Lesage Piano Company[43] | Quebec, Canada | 1884–1911 | Willis & Co. | Acquired in 1907 |
Lester Piano Company[44] | Lester, PA, US | 1888–1960 | Also manufactured brands Channing, Alden, Bellaire, Schubert and Leonard | |
Lindeman & Sons | New York, US | 1836–2003 | ||
Ludwig & Co. | St. Louis, MO, US | 1889–1933 | ||
M. Schulz Piano Co. | Chicago, US | 1869–1930 | Company manufactured and sold pianos under the names of M. Schulz, Walworth, Bradford, Irving, and Maynard, and Aria Divina. They were also sold under the names Brinkerhoff (from teens until about 1950s) and Schriver & Sons. | |
Marshall & Wendell | New York, US | 1875–1953 | ||
Mason & Risch | Ontario, Canada | 1871–1972 | ||
Mathushek Piano Co. | New York, US | 1852–1879 | ||
Mehlin & Sons | New York, US | 1853–1960 | ||
Melville Clark | DeKalb, IL, US | 1900–1940 | Baldwin Piano Company | Purchased by Baldwin in 1919 |
Mendelssohn | Toronto, Canada | 1870–1960 | ||
Monington & Weston | London, UK | 1858–1975 | ||
Moore and Moore | London, UK | 1900–1920 | ||
Muir, Wood and Company[45] | Edinburgh, Scotland | 1798–1818 | Wood, Small and Company | Wood, Small and Company was formed at John Muir's Death in 1818 |
Murdoch, McKillop & Co | Edinburgh, Scotland | 1903 | ||
Newman Brothers | Chicago, US | 1880–1930 | ||
Nordheimer | Toronto, Canada | 1844–1960 | ||
P. A. Starck Piano | Chicago, US | 1891–1965 | ||
Pape | Paris, France | 1817–1875 | ||
Petzold | Paris, France | 1806 | ||
Pirsson | New York, US | 1822–1855 | ||
Pleyel et Cie[46] | Paris, France | 1807–2013 | At the end of 2013, the company announced it would cease manufacturing pianos in France[47] | |
R. Lipp & Sohn | Stuttgart, Germany | 1831–1998 | ||
R. Görs & Kallmann | Berlin, Germany | 1877–1990 | ||
R. S. Williams & Sons[48] | Toronto, Canada | 1856–1931 | Manufactured mandolins, banjos, melodeons, organs and pianos | |
Reed & Sons | Chicago, US | 1842–1920 | ||
Robert Wornum & Sons | London, UK | 1811–1900 | ||
Rud. Ibach Sohn | Düsseldorf, Germany | 1794–2007 | ||
Schiedmayer | Stuttgart, Germany | 1809 | ||
Schiller Piano Company[49] | Oregon, IL, US | 1890–1936 | Cable Company | |
Schweighofer | Vienna, Austria | 1792–1938 | ||
Sears, Roebuck & Company[50] | Chicago, US | 1900–1930 | Also manufactured/sold brands Beckwith, American Home, Maywood, Beverley, and Caldwell | |
Sezemsky | Chicago, US | 1886–1901 | ||
Sherman, Clay & Co. | San Francisco, US | 1853–2013 | ||
Shondorff | Woodbridge, CT, US | 1850–1938 | National Piano Manufacturing Company | |
Shoninger & Son | New York, US | 1850–1965 | ||
Simpson & Son Piano Co. | Albuquerque, NM, US | 1940–1990 | Simpson & Son was the only piano manufacturer west of the Mississippi during that time. They specialized in custom spinet upright pianos. | |
Sohmer & Co. | New York, US | 1872–1996 | ||
Søren Jensen | Copenhagen, Denmark | 1893–1921 | ||
Starr Piano Company | Richmond, IN, US | 1872–1950 | Originally named the Trayser Piano Company, after one of its founders, George Trayser. They also produced a more affordable, yet exceptional quality, piano line, the "Richmond Piano Company", which was sold alongside theirs in showrooms. Also known for founding Gennett Records. | |
Steger & Sons | Chicago, US | 1879–1959 | "Steger & Sons is one of the few American manufacturers to survive the Great Depression without being absorbed into a larger conglomerate. "[51] | |
Steinbach & Dreher | Rockford, IL, US | 1902–1960 | Actually made by Haddorff Piano company. | |
Sterling Piano Company | Derby, CT, US | 1866–1967 | Founded in 1845 as The Sterling Organ Company by Charles A. Sterling, the company merged with the Winter Piano Company after the Great Depression. They also produced the cheaper, but reputable, Huntington Piano. | |
Story & Clark | Chicago, US | 1884–1993 | ||
Straube Piano Company | Downers Grove, IL, US (1895–1904) Hammond, IN, US (1904–1940) Chicago Heights, IL, US (1940–1942) Rockford, IL, US (1942–1949) | 1895–1949 | C.G. Conn | Manufactured Straube, Hammond, Gilmore, and Woodward; receiver's sale in 1934; bankruptcy in 1937 – remaining assets, including name and patents continued in 1937 in the newly formed Indiana corporation, Straube Pianos Inc. |
Strich & Zeidler[52][53] | New York City, US | 1889–1930 | Also manufactured Homer brand | |
Stuyvesant | New York, US | 1886–1930 | ||
Th. Mann & Co. | Bielefeld, Germany | 1836–1942 | ||
Thomas Goggan & Brother | Galveston, TX, US | 1866–1915 | ||
Timothy Gilbert | Boston, US | 1829–1868 | ||
Uebel & Lechleiter | Heilbronn, Germany | 1872–1987 | ||
United Piano Makers | New York, US | 1860–1880 | ||
Vose & Sons | Boston, US | 1851–1985 | Aeolian Company | |
W. Ritmüller & Sohn | Göttingen, Germany | 1795–1933 | Pearl River Piano Group in China use the brand name "Ritmüller" for their pianos | |
W. W. Kimball and Company | Chicago, US | 1857–1996 | see Kimball International | |
Weber Piano Company[43][54] | New York, US | 1852–1985 | Young Chang | Young Chang acquired the Weber name in 1985.[3] |
Weber (Ontario)[43] | Kingston, ON, Canada | 1865–1961 | Lesage Piano Company | |
Welmar Pianos | London, UK | 1925–2003 | ||
Wendl & Lung[55] | Vienna, Austria | 1910–2021 | Wendl & Lung piano models were renamed Feurich. The company was renamed Feurich Pianoforte GmbH in 2021. | |
Wertheim Piano | Melbourne, Australia | 1908–1935 | ||
Whaley-Royce | Toronto, Canada | 1888–1969 | ||
Wilhelm Spaethe | Gera, Germany | 1858–1920 | ||
Willis & Co.[56] | Montreal, Canada | 1889–1979 | Acquired Lesage Piano Company in 1907. Also manufactured Newcombe | |
Wm. Knabe & Co. | Baltimore, US | 1837–1982 | Samick | Acquired the name in 2001 |
Wolfframm | Dresden, Germany | 1872–1930 | Started out under brand name Apollo | |
Wood, Small and Company[57] | Edinburgh, Scotland | 1818–1829 | Successive firms were Wood and Company, J. Muir Wood Company, and Small, Bruce and Company. Continued until Andrew Wood's Death in 1829 | |
Wurlitzer | Cincinnati, OH, US | 1856–1988 | Baldwin Piano Company | Also sold under the names Apollo, De Kalb, Julius Bauer, Farney, Kingston, Kurtzman, Merrium. Schaff Bros. and Underwood. |
Zimmermann | Seifhennersdorf, Germany | 1884–2011 | C. Bechstein | Acquired in 1992 |