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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 sponagle Starr Piano Company: Richmond, IN US 1872–1950
Wurlitzer excelled in piano design. It developed the "Pentagonal Soundboard", "Tone crafted hammers", and other unique innovations to help its pianos produce a richer, fuller tone. In 1935, it was one of the first manufacturers to offer the spinet piano to the mass market. This 39-inch high piano was an instant sensation.
Georges Bizet – Variations chromatiques de concert for piano; Ignaz Brüll – Piano Concerto No. 2 in C, op. 24; Johannes Brahms. Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45; 5 Lieder, op. 49; Anton Bruckner - Symphony No. 1; Camille Saint-Saëns – Piano Concerto No. 2; Johann Strauss II – Tales from the Vienna Woods; Peter Tchaikovsky. Songs Without ...
Behr Brothers was a New York based piano company founded in 1880 and hailed as a major contributor to the piano industry of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Henry Behr of Hamburg , Germany initially established a piano company in New York alongside Leopold Peck (of "Hardman Peck Piano Company") in 1877, named "Behr & Peck ...
As of 1868, Charles Parker Company and related initiatives were described as comprising "four large manufactories, located at different places in Meriden and its vicinity, and some of them comprise so many departments for the manufacture of distinct articles that they might be regarded as several distinct establishments."
Schweighofer pianos are still highly respected for their rich, powerful sound and finely crafted construction. Throughout its long history, the company remained committed to the highest standards and incorporated new inventions in their pianos earlier than other Austrian piano makers (such as duplex scaling, Anglo-German and double escapement repetition actions, full cast iron frames etc.)
Carl Ecke was a German piano brand from Prussia during the 19th and 20th century. The production started in Posen (Poznan), in 1843.At first only grand pianos were made by this company, but in 1870 it started making upright pianos as well. [1]
In the 1950s, an annual piano-playing competition was founded by the company, to identify promising young piano students. Grotrian-Steinweg sought to expand into the US in the mid-1960s. Steinway & Sons sued to prevent them from using the Steinweg name, resulting in a 1975 decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit .