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One of the earliest pianos made in America. The first known piano by Albrecht is located at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. [66] 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 ...
Chickering brand piano pictured in an advertisement in an Indianapolis Maennerchor concert program, March 1912. Jonas Chickering made several major contributions to the development of piano technology, most notably by introducing a one-piece, cast-iron plate to support the greater string tension of larger grand pianos. He also invented a new ...
Ben Turpin with a Fotoplayer, 1922. The American Fotoplayer is a type of photoplayer developed by the American Photo Player Co. [1] between the years of 1912 and 1925. [2] The Fotoplayer is a type of player piano specifically developed to provide music and special sound effects for silent movies.
The Ampico reproducing player piano system was discontinued in 1941. The last model introduced was the Ampico Spinet Reproducing Piano, which had all the functionality of a reproducing piano, and although having a low cost of $495, had modest sales. The first piano rolls specially coded for the Ampico were made by Rythmodik Music Corporation.
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Sohmer & Co. trademark. Sohmer & Co. was a piano manufacturing company founded in New York City in 1872. Sohmer & Co. marketed the first modern baby grand piano, and also manufactured pianos with aliquot stringing and bridge agraffes, as well as Cecilian "all-inside" player pianos and Welte-Mignon-Licensee reproducing pianos.
Approximately 8,000 to 10,000 photoplayers were produced during the boom era of silent films, between 1910 and 1928. [2] Around a dozen manufacturers produced the instruments, including the American Photo Player Company, which made the Fotoplayer; the Operators Piano Company of Chicago, which made the Reproduco; The Bartola Musical Instrument Company of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, maker of the Bartola ...
In 2002, the Hobart M. Cable brand was registered by America Sejung, [48] which began selling upright pianos, console pianos and grand pianos under the name. The pianos were made in Qingdao , China, using Alaskan Sitka spruce soundboards and Japanese hammer felt, according to the company. [ 49 ]