Table of contents for Piano Value
- What Type Of Piano Do I Own?
- Which Piano Brand Is Best?
- Piano Brands ~ Manufacturers
- How Old Is My Piano?
- How Much is my Piano Worth?
List Of Piano Brands And Manufacturers
Over the years, there have been thousands of piano companies making pianos! The following is not intended to be an exhaustive list of piano manufacturers. Perhaps this list will be useful in discovering more about many of the popular brands and manufacturers of pianos on display in dealer showrooms.
- August Förster
Mfg. in Germany - Baldwin
owned subsidiary of Gibson Guitar Corp.
Names used: Baldwin, Acrosonic, Hamilton, Classic, Chickering, Wurlitzer, ConcertMaster,
No longer used: D.H. Baldwin, Kranich & Bach, Howard, Ellington, Monarch - Bechstein
German piano mfg. ~ American office in New York City
(Reference: Bechstein America)
Names used: Otto Meister, Heintzmann, Ellington, Story & Clark, Wyman, Linden - Blüthner
Leipzig, Germany piano company - Bösendorfer
Austrian piano manufacturer, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Yamaha.
(Reference: Bosendorfer Purchased by Yamaha) - Boston
Designed by Steinway Musical Properties
Mfg. by Kawai Musical Instrument Mfg. Co. Ltd. Hamamatsu, Japan - Chavanne
French piano - Dongbei Piano Co., Ltd.,
Third largest piano producer in China
Owned by Gibson Guitar ( Baldwin Piano Co.) - Essex
Designed by Steinway
Mfg. by Young Chang
- Estonia
European piano mfg. in Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic - Fandrich & Sons Pianos
Pianos imported from China and rebuilt in Stanwood, Washington as Fandrich & Sons Pianos - Fandrich Piano Co.
Centralia, Washington piano company - Fazioli
Mfg. in Sacile, Italy - Feurich
Mfg. in Germany - Haessler
Mfg. by Blüthner - Hallet & Davis
Mfg. by Dongbei Piano Co., China
- IBach
Pianos mfg. by Daewoo Electronics, Yeoju, South Korea, Rud. Ibach Sohn, Schwelm, Germany
No longer being sold in the US - Irmler
Mfg. by Blüthner - Kawai
Mfg. in Japan - Mason & Hamlin Co.
Mfg. in Haverhill, Massachusetts
- Overs Piano
Mfg. in Australia - Petrof
Mfg. in Prague,Czech Republic - Pleyel & Co.
Mfg. in France - Pramberger
Korean piano mfg. by Samick / Young Chang - Ridgewood
Distributed by Weber ~ Probably manufactured by Dongbei Piano Co, China,
- Royale Piano Co.
Korean Piano Co. - Samick Piano Co.
Manufacturing sites in Korea & Indonesia
Manufacturers of: Kohler & Campbell, Pramberger, Sohmer & Co., Wm. Knabe & Co., Conover Cable
Recently acquired: Seiler Piano.
- Schimmel
Manufactured in Braunschweig, Germany - Schulze Pollmann
Mfg. in Turin, Italy
- Seiler
Mfg. in Germany, recently acquired by Samick
- Shigeru-Kawai
Mfg. by Kawai - Steingraeber & Söhne
Mfg. in Bayreuth, Germany
- Steinway & Sons
Mfg. in New York & Hamburg, Germany
- Story & Clark
Names used: Story & Clark, Hobart M. Cable, no longer used: Classic, Lowrey, Hampton
- Stuart Piano Co.
Mfg. in Australia - Suzuki
- Walter, Charles R.
Names used: Charles R. Walter, Janssen
- Weber
Mfg. by Young Chang
Names used: Weber, Sagenhaft
- Welmar Pianos
Mfg. in England - Wurlitzer
Mfg. by Baldwin
Names used: Wurlitzer, J & C Fischer; No longer used: Rudolph Wurlitzer, Chickering, Jonas Chickering, Cabaret, Casino
- Wyman Piano Co.
Mfg. in China - Yamaha
Mfg. in Thomaston, Georgia; Taiwan; Northern China and Japan?
Brand Names include Yamaha, Cable Nelson
- Young Chang
Mfg. in Seoul, Korea; Tianjin, China
Have you ever heard of a Dixon and Smith piano? I may be getting one soon, but I can’t find any info on the company other than it was closed in the 1930′s. I plan on hiring you to tune it, so any info is appreciated.
Unfortunately, Dixon and Smith piano company is not listed in the Piano Atlas and if I have ever serviced one – I don’t remember doing so… I wish I could be of more help. Sorry
If you had $8,000 to spend and wanted the best for your one and only life time purchase, what small grand would you buy?
I would look at all pianos in that price range that interest me, and pick out at least two and have a technician look them over. Which ever piano the tech recommended is the one I would buy.
I have a 1920 wurlizter in good shape I beleive its a studio or console type. Whats is the worth range
Thanks
Tommy
Tommy,
Please see the article entitled: What is my piano worth?
hello.i want to buy a c116 schimmel piano.is it a good purchase for a life? if is not pls.suggest to me what is the best.i have 16000 $.
thanks.
The only Schimmel pianos I have worked on have all been grand pianos. My opinion of the Schimmel brand is that they are good pianos, at least the ones I have serviced. I would have to see the piano before I could recommend it however.