Piano Brands and Manufacturers

Over the years, there have been thousands of piano companies making pianos!   I hope you find this list an interesting and fun way to learn a little more about many of the current brands and manufacturers of pianos you will see in dealer showrooms today.

• 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  -  In Dec. 2006, C. Bechstein re-acquired full ownership and distribution in America from Samick.   Bechstein America, LLC.
  Names used currently:  C. Bechstein,  W. Hoffmann
• Blüthner
  London, England piano company
• Bösendorfer
  Austrian piano manufacturer, now a wholly owned subsidiary of 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

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