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The Ludwig name was discontinued by Atlas in 1953 (Pierce). Many of the Ludwig and Co. pianos surviving today are the decorative uprights from 1895–1920, when piano manufacture in New York was at its peak. These pianos were known for their decorative casework and veneered, inlaid designs.
Company Place Country Years active Acquired by Notes Atlas [1] [2]: Hamamatsu→Liaoning: Japan→China 1943–1986 2004–present. Atlas Piano and Instrument Manufacturing (Dalian) Co. Ltd is a musical instrument manufacturing company that Japan atlas piano manufacturing Co., Ltd. whole moved to China and invested and registered in Dalian Free Trade Zone.
In 1866 the Hughes & Son Piano Mfg. Co. was established and ran until closed in 1921. (source: Pierce Piano Atlas 11th ed. ISBN 0-911138-04-8) On March 1, 1922, the two towns merged into a single town. Dover-Foxcroft has a notable United States post office mural painted during the New Deal era.
Honky-tonk music influenced the boogie-woogie piano style, as indicated by Jelly Roll Morton's 1938 record "Honky Tonk Music" and Meade Lux Lewis's hit "Honky Tonk Train Blues." Lewis recorded the latter many times from 1927 into the 1950s, and the song was covered by many other musicians, including Oscar Peterson .
In 1888 Williams' son Robert took control of the Canadian Organ & Piano Company; it was moved to Oshawa, Ontario (then a small town) where it took over a large building previously used by the Joseph Hall Works. [5] This arm of the company was renamed The R. S. Williams Piano Company of Oshawa. [6] [7]
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Doppio Borgato is a Pedal piano made by joining a regular concert grand (Model L 282) with a second piano, activated by a pedal board with 37 pedals (A0 to A3), similar to that of the organ (P 398). Designed and manufactured by Luigi Borgato , it was patented in 2000.
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