A. B. Chase | Ohio | 1875 | Aeolian-American Corp until Aeolian went out of business. | Since 2001 the A.B Chase name has been used by Wrightwood Enterprises Inc. |
A. M. McPhail[60] | Boston, MA | 1837–c. 1950 | | |
A. Mittag | Berlin | 1800 | | |
Aeolian Company | New York City | 1868–1985 | | Merged with Ampico in 1932. Ampico rebranded Aeolian in 1941. |
Allen Brook | London | | | |
American Piano Company | East Rochester, NY, US | 1908–1941 | Aeolian Company | aka. Ampico |
Astin Weight | Salt Lake City | 1959–1999 | | |
Alexander Herrmann KG | Sangerhausen, Germany | 1803–1993 | | |
Babcock | Boston | 1810 | | |
Barrett Lake | London, England | | | |
Charles Albrecht | Philadelphia, PA and Long Island | 1789–20th Century | Schultz & Sons Manufacturing Corp., New York | One of the earliest pianos made in America. The first known piano by Albrecht is located in Pennsylvania. |
Baumann | Zweibrücken, Germany | 1740–1816 | | |
Baumgardt Piano | Stockholm, Sweden | 1859 | | |
Baus Piano Company | New York City | 1895–1929 | Jacob Doll Piano Company | Factories located at Southern Blvd. and Trinity Ave. They built a full line of upright pianos, and player pianos. |
Beale Piano | Sydney | 1893–1975 | | |
Becker Brothers | New York | 1892–1940 | | They Also built pianos under the Bennington name. |
Behr Brothers Piano Company | | | Kohler & Campbell | |
Bell | Canada | | | |
Bentley Piano Company | | | | |
Brinkerhoff | | | | |
Beulhoff | | | | |
Bohemia Piano | | | | |
Boisselot & Fils | France | 1831–1908 | | The brand became Boisselot Fils & Co. in 1847, after the passing of his father Jean-Louis Boisselot. |
Brødrene Hals | Oslo | 1847–1925 | | |
Brinsmead | London | 1835–1921 | | |
C. Burlman & Co. | | | | |
Bush & Gerts | Chicago, Il | 1884-1942 | | Bought by Haddorff Piano co. in 1942 |
Cable and Sons | New York | 1852 | | |
Cable, Hobart M. | La Porte, IN, US | 1900–1960s | | rand was purchased by American Sejung in the 1990s |
Cable Company | Chicago | 1880 | | |
Camp & Company | New York City | 1879-1930 | Kohler & Campbell now Samick | |
Challen | London | 1804 | | |
Chappell Pianos | London | 1811–1980 | Kemble | |
Charles Stieff | Baltimore | c. 1852–1951 | | often referred to as "The poor man's Steinway" |
Chas. S. Norris | Boston | c. 1930 | | |
Chernobieff | Lenoir City, TN, US | 2010 | | Maker of Mammoth Vertical Concert Grand piano |
Chickering and Sons | Boston | 1823–1983 | American Piano Company | Acquired in 1908 |
Collard & Collard | London | | | |
Cunningham Piano Company | Philadelphia | 1891 | | |
Currier Piano Co. | Boston and Marion, NC, US | 1823, 1969 | | Acquisition details |
Clementi | | | | |
Danemann | London | 1893 | | |
Decker Brothers | New York | 1862 | | |
Eastman | | | | |
Edmund | British Columbia | | | |
Érard | Paris | 1777 | | |
Ellington Piano | Division of Baldwin Piano Co. | ??-1930 | Sold “Manualo” and “Modello” models | Upright and grand pianos. |
Emerson Piano Company | Boston | | | |
Estey Piano Corp | | 1869 | | |
EUTERPE | | | | |
Fahr Albert | Zeitz, Germany | 1887–1950 | | |
Falcone[62] | Haverhill, MA, US | 1982–1993 | American Sejung Corp. | |
J.&C. Fischer | New York | 1840-1940's | | |
Francis Connor | New York | 1871 | | |
Gabler | New York | 1851 | | |
Gaveau | Paris | 1847 | | |
Generalmusic | Italy and Bensenville, IL, US | | | |
Glenz (Josef) | Breslau | | | |
Timothy Gilbert | Boston | 1827 | | |
Goetzmann | New York | | | |
Grinnell | Detroit, Michigan | 1902–1960 | Samick | Sold under names Lenard, Clayton, Holly, Uxbridge and Playtona. |
Gulbransen | Chicago, Il | | 1904-1969 | |
Gunther [63] | Brussels | 1845–1960 | | |
Haddorf Piano Company | Rockford, Illinois | 1902–1960 | | Maker of Steinbach, Clarendon & Dreher, Bush & Gerts |
Haines Brothers | New York | 1851 | | |
Hallet, Davis & Co | Boston | 1843 | Hallet, Davis, & Co. now owned by North American Music, Inc. | Known as Brown and Hallet from 1835 to 1843, Hallet, Davis, & Co. is the oldest United States Piano Name still in production. |
Hansmann | | | | |
Hardman Peck | New York | 1842 | | |
Haynes | Chicago, Illinois | | | |
Heichele, Johann | Ljubljana, Trieste | 1790–1813 | | |
Heintzman & Co. | Toronto | 1866 | | |
Herbert | Milwaukee, WI US | | | |
Hobart M. Cable | La Porte, Indiana, US | 1900 | American Sejung Corp. | |
Hornung & Møller | Copenhagen, Denmark | 1827–1972 | | |
Hupfield | | 1880 | | |
Irmler | Leipzig and Poland | | | |
Søren Jensen | Copenhagen, Denmark | 1893–1921 | | |
J. Erbe Eisenach | Germany | 1881 | | |
J. W. Jenkins | St. Louis Missouri | 1910-1964 | Sold under Elburn brand | |
J. Strauss & Son | | 1925 | | |
Julius Bauer & Co | Chicago | | | |
Kemble | | 1911-2009 | Yamaha | |
Kimball | Chicago | 1857-1996 | | see Kimball International |
Kirschner | New York | | | |
Knabe | Baltimore | 1837 | American Piano Company | Acquired in 1908 |
Knight, Ltd. | | 1935 | | |
Kohler & Campbell[69] | New York | 1896 | Samick | |
Krakauer Bros | New York | 1869 | | |
Kranich & Bach | | 1864 | | |
Kurtzmann | | | | |
Albert W. Ladd & Company | Boston | 1838 | | |
Lauter Piano Co. | Newark, NJ, US | 1862–1930 | | |
Leipziger Pianofortefabrik | | 1835 | | |
Lesage Piano Company[54] | Quebec | | Willis & Co. | Acquired in 1907 |
Lester Piano Company[70] | Lester, PA, US | 1888–1960 | | Also manufactured brands Channing, Alden, Bellaire, Schubert and Leonard |
Lindeman & Sons | New York | 1836 | | |
Ludwig & Company | St. Louis, MO, US | 1895 | | |
M. Schulz Piano Co. | Chicago | 1869–1930s | | Company manufactured and sold pianos under the names of M. Schulz, Walworth, Bradford, Irving, and Maynard, and Aria Divina. |
Marshall & Wendell | New York City | 1875-1953 | | |
Mason & Risch | Ontario | | | |
Mathushek | New York | 1852–1879 | | New Haven 1866 |
Mehlin & Sons | New York | 1853–1960 | | |
Melville Clark company | DeKalb | | | Purchased by Baldwin in 1919 |
Mendelssohn | Canada | | | |
Moore and Moore | London | | | |
Muir, Wood and Company[71] | 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 | | | |
Joseph Newman | Baltimore | 1829 | | |
Newman & Bros. | Baltimore | 1842 | | |
Nordheimer | Canada | | | |
Obermann & Sohn | | | | |
Overs | Sydney, Australia | | | |
Pape | Paris | 1817 | | |
P. A. Starck | Chicago, Illinois | 1891-1965 | | |
Petzold | Paris | 1806 | | |
Prate | Canada | | | |
Pirsson | New York | 1829 | | |
QRS | | 1900 | | |
Quidoz | Quebec | | | |
Rud. Ibach Sohn | Düsseldorf, Germany | 1794–2007 | | |
Rainer | Canada | | | |
Reed & Sons Chicago, Il. USA | | 1842 | | |
Manuel Samaniego[citation needed] | Madrid | c. 1800s–1892 | | |
San Francisco Piano Co. | | | | |
Adam Schaaf[72] | Chicago | 1873–1930s | | also sold as Clarion and Orpheus |
Schiedmayer | | 1853 | | |
Schiller Piano Company[73] | Oregon, Illinois | 1890–1936 | Cable Company | |
Scholze | | | | |
Schweighofer | | 1792–1938 | | |
Sears, Roebuck & Company[74] | Chicago | 1900–1930 | | Also manufactured/sold brands Beckwith, American Home, Maywood, and Beverley |
Sezemsky | Chicago | 1886–1901 | | |
Sherlock-Manning | Ontario | | | |
Sherman Clay | San Francisco | | | |
Shomacker | Philadelphia | c. 1840s | | |
Shondorff | Woodbridge, CT | 1850-1938 | Acquired | |
Shoninger& Son | New York | | | |
F.G. Smith | New York | 1866 | | |
Sohmer & Co. | New York | 1872 | | |
Starr Piano Company | Richmond, Indiana | 1872–1950 | | Originally named the Trayser Piano Company, after one of its founders, George Trayser. |
Steck | New York | 1857 | American Sejung Corp. | |
Steinbach & Dreher | Rockford, Illinois | 1902–1960 | | Actually made by Haddorff Piano company. |
Steger & Sons | Chicago,Illinois and Steger, Illinois | 1879–1959 | | "Steger & Sons is one of the few American manufacturers to survive the Great Depression. |
Sterling Piano Company | Derby, CT, US | 1866–1967 | | Founded in 1845 as The Sterling Organ Company by Charles A. Sterling. |
Story & Clark | Chicago | 1884 | | |
Straube Piano Company | Downers Grove, Illinois (1895–1904) | 1895–1949 | C.G. Conn (1942) | Manufactured Straube, Hammond, Gilmore, and Woodward. |
Streicher | | 1802 | | |
Strich & Zeidler[76][77] | New York City | 1889–1930s | | Also manufactured Homer brand |
Stuyvesant | New York | | | |
Thos Goggan & Brothers | Texas | | | |
Th. Mann & Co. | Bielefeld, Germany | 1836 – c. 1942 | | |
Uebel & Lechleiter | Heilbronn, Germany | 1872–1987 | | |
United Piano Makers | New York | c. 1800s | | |
Waldberg | Berlin | c. 1890 | | |
George Weber & son, John | Chicago | 1917 | | |
Weber (Ontario)[54] | Kingston, ON, Canada | 1862 | Lesage Piano Company | |
Whaley-Royce | Toronto | | | |
Whelpdale, Maxwell & Codd | | 1876 | | |
George Wilkinson | London | 1811 | | |
R. S. Williams & Sons[78] | Toronto and Oshawa, Ontario, Canada | 1856 | ceased production in 1931 | Manufactured mandolins, banjos, melodeons, organs and pianos |
Willis & Company Ltd.[79] | Montreal | 1889–1979 | | Acquired Lesage Piano Company in 1907. Also manufactured Newcombe |
Wolfframm Dresden | Dresden, Germany | 1872–1930s | | Started out under brand name Apollo |
Wornum | London | 1811 | | |
Wood, Small and Company[80] | Edinburgh, Scotland | 1818–1829 | Successive firms were Wood and Co. | Continued until Andrew Wood's Death in 1829 |
Wornum | London | 1811 | | |
Wurlitzer | Cincinnati, OH, US | 1856–1988 | Baldwin | Also sold under the names Apollo, De Kalb, Julius Bauer, Farney, Kingston, Kurtzman, Merrium. Schaff Bros. and Underwood. |
Zimmermann | Seifhennersdorf, Germany | 1884–2011 | Bechstein Pianoforte Fabrik AG | Acquired in 1992 |