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What piano is made in Germany?

Active brands or companies Company Place Country Schimmel Braunschweig Germany Seiler Kitzingen Germany Steingraeber & Söhne Bayreuth Germany Steinway & Sons New York and Hamburg Germany, US 36 more rows

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Company Place Country Years active Acquired by Notes

Aeolian Company New York City US 1868–1985 Merged with Ampico in 1932. Ampico rebranded as Aeolian in 1941.

Baumgardt Piano Stockholm Sweden 1859

Baus Piano Company New York City US 1895–1929 Jacob Doll Piano Company Factories located at Southern Blvd. and Trinity Ave. They built a full line of upright pianos, player pianos, and grand pianos. It was acquired circa 1910; went out of business in the Great Depression Becker Brothers New York US 1892–1940 They Also built pianos under the Bennington name, and player pianos under the Mellotone and Playernola name as well. Boisselot & Fils Marseille France 1831–1908 The brand became Boisselot Fils & Co. in 1847, after the passing of his father Jean-Louis Boisselot.

Brinsmead London UK 1835–1921

Bush & Gerts Chicago US 1884–1942 Bought by Haddorff Piano co. in 1942 Cable Piano Company Chicago US 1880–1937 Merged with Schiller Piano Company to become The Schiller Cable Manufacturing Company Cable-Nelson Piano Company Chicago US Founded by brother of Cable Piano Co Sold under the names Fayette S. Cable, Radcliffe, Lakeside, Sweetland, Henderson and Boller Charles Stieff Baltimore US 1856–1951 Often referred to as "The poor man's Steinway" Cunningham Piano Company Philadelphia US 1891 Pianos are made in China by Hailun Pianos Danemann Pianos London UK 1893–1994 Also made a Waldberg brand however 'Waldberg Berlin' may be a different company

Ellington Piano Cincinnati US 1893–1930 Upright and grand pianos.

Érard Paris France 1777–1971

G. Schwechten Berlin Germany 1854–1902 The name "Schwechten" is used in China by Shanghai Piano Co.

Gaveau Paris France 1847–1994

Gebr. Perzina Schwerin Germany 1871–1989 The Perzina name was revived as "Yantai Perzina" in China.

Gerhard Heintzman Wesel Germany 1828-19?

Grinnell Detroit, Michigan US 1902–1960 In the 1990s, the Grinnell name was revived in a limited number of pianos built by Samick.

Gulbransen Chicago US 1904–1969

Haddorf Piano Company Rockford, IL US 1902–1960 Maker of Steinbach, Clarendon & Dreher, Bush & Gerts

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Hallet, Davis & Co. Boston US 1835–1985 North American Music, Inc. The brand are made in China by Beijing Hsinghai Piano Group, Silbermann Piano Co., and Parsons Music for the importer, North American Music Inc. Hardman Peck New York US 1842–1990 The name "Hardman" is used in China by Beiijing HsingHai.

Haynes Chicago US

Hobart M. Cable La Porte, Indiana US 1900–1960 Ceased operations in the 1960s; brand was acquired by Story & Clark, then American Sejung

Hupfield Dresden Germany 1880–1990

Kieselhorst Piano Company St. Louis, Missouri US 1879-1930 Established piano dealer that began selling pianos under its own name around 1895; unclear whether they were stencils

Lakeside Piano Company Chicago, IL US Bought by Cable-Nelson

Lester Piano Company[64] Lester, PA US 1888–1960 Also manufactured brands Channing, Alden, Bellaire, Schubert and Leonard M. Schulz Piano Co. Chicago US 1869–1930 Company manufactured and sold pianos under the names of M. Schulz, Walworth, Bradford, Irving, and Maynard, and Aria Divina. They were also sold under the names Brinkerhoff (from teens until about 1950s) and Schriver & Sons. Melville Clark DeKalb, IL US 1900–1940 Baldwin Piano Company Purchased by Baldwin in 1919

Mendelssohn Toronto Canada 1870–1960

Nordheimer Toronto Canada 1844–1960

Pape Paris France 1817–1875

Petzold Paris France 1806

Pleyel et Cie[67] Paris France 1807–2013 At the end of 2013, the company announced it would cease manufacturing pianos in France[68]

Schiedmayer Stuttgart Germany 1809-2008 Piano production stopped in 1980

Schweighofer Vienna Austria 1792–1938

Sezemsky Chicago US 1886–1901

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.

Søren Jensen Copenhagen Denmark 1893–1921 sponagle

Starr Piano Company Richmond, IN US 1872–1950 Originally named the Trayser Piano Company, after one of its founders, George Trayser. They also produced a more affordable, yet exceptional quality, piano line, the "Richmond Piano Company", which was sold alongside theirs in showrooms. Also known for founding Gennett Records. Steger & Sons Chicago US 1879–1959 "Steger & Sons is one of the few American manufacturers to survive the Great Depression without being absorbed into a larger conglomerate. "[72]

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Steinbach & Dreher Rockford, IL US 1902–1960 Actually made by Haddorff Piano company. Sterling Piano Company Derby, CT US 1866–1967 Founded in 1845 as The Sterling Organ Company by Charles A. Sterling, the company merged with the Winter Piano Company after the Great Depression. They also produced the cheaper, but reputable, Huntington Piano.

Straube Piano Company Downers Grove, IL, US (1895–1904)

Hammond, IN, US (1904–1940)

Chicago Heights, IL, US (1940–1942)

Rockford, IL US (1942–1949) 1895–1949 C.G. Conn Manufactured Straube, Hammond, Gilmore, and Woodward; receiver's sale in 1934; bankruptcy in 1937 – remaining assets, including name and patents continued in 1937 in the newly formed Indiana corporation, Straube Pianos Inc.

Sweetland Piano Company Chicago, IL US Bought by Cable-Nelson

W. Ritmüller & Sohn Göttingen Germany 1795–1933 Pearl River Piano Group in China use the brand name "Ritmüller" for their pianos Wendl & Lung[76] Vienna Austria 1910–2021 Wendl & Lung piano models were renamed Feurich. The company was renamed Feurich Pianoforte GmbH in 2021. Winter & Co. New York City US 1899-1959 Aeolian American Founded in 1899 as Heller & Co.; purchased by Julius Winter and renamed in 1901. Merged with Aeolian American in 1959 to form Aeolian Company.

Wolfframm Dresden Germany 1872–1930 Started out under brand name Apollo

Wurlitzer Cincinnati, OH US 1856–1988 Baldwin Piano Company Also sold under the names Apollo, De Kalb, Julius Bauer, Farney, Kingston, Kurtzman, Merrium. Schaff Bros. and Underwood.

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