List of piano manufacturers

This is a partial list of piano manufacturers.

A piano atlas is a book that contains detailed information about piano manufacturers, often including indexes that can match a piano's serial number to its production date.

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Company	Place	Country	Years active	Acquired by	Notes
Atlas[1][2]	Hamamatsu→Liaoning	Japan→China	1943–1986 2004–present[update]		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.
Apollo[3]	Hamamatsu	Japan	1948–present		Incorporated "SSS system" in their upright piano.
August Förster[4]	Löbau	Germany	1859–present[update]
Baldwin[5]	Cincinnati, OH	US	1857–present[update]	Gibson Guitar Corporation	Acquired in 2001. Upright models are being built in Baldwin factory in Zhongshan, China. Grand pianos are being built to Baldwin specifications by Parsons Music Group, Hong Kong.[6]
Bechstein[7]	Berlin	Germany	1853–present[update]		Also manufactures W. Hoffmann and Zimmerman brands.[6] It has its own line of artists.[8]
Becker[9]	Moscow	Russia	1841–present[update]		Nationalized in 1918 and renamed into the 'Red October' brand. Production stopped during Perestroika and relaunched later under the Becker name.[9]
Beiijing HsingHai[10]	Beijing	China	1949–present[update]		Also manufactures the Hardman brand.[10]
Belarus	Minsk	Belarus	1935–present[update]		Only upright pianos of its own brand.
Blüthner[11]	Leipzig	Germany	1853–present[update]		Also manufactures Haessler and Irmler brands.[11] In addition, it has its own line of artists.[12]
Borgato[13]	Bagnolo di Lonigo, Vicenza	Italy	1991–present[update]
Bösendorfer[14]	Vienna	Austria	1828–present[update]	Yamaha	Acquired in 2007.[14] It also has its own line of artists.[15]
Cavendish[16]	Bolton Abbey	UK	2012–present[update]
Edelweiss[17]	Cambridge	UK	1975–present[update]		All upright and grand piano come by default as player pianos.[17]
ENSCHU[18]	Hamamatsu	Japan	2019–present[update]		ENSCHU is known for producing pianos and has gained recognition across Japan, especially for its involvement in the popular Street Piano movement.
Estonia[19]	Tallinn	Estonia	1950–present[update]
Fazioli[20]	Sacile	Italy	1978–present[update]		Has its own line of artists.[21]
Ferd. Thürmer[22]	Bochum	Germany	1834–present[update]
Feurich[23]	Leipzig	Germany	1851–present[update]		Acquired in 2011.[6] The bulk of manufacturing is carried out in Hailun Piano Company factory in Ningbo, China except the upright piano 123 – Vienna made in Vienna, Austria.[24][23] In 2011, after the acquisition of the German piano manufacturing company Feurich, all Wendl & Lung piano models were renamed Feurich.[25] In 2021 Feurich - Wendl&Lung GmbH was renamed Feurich Pianoforte GmbH.[26] It also has its own line of pianists.[27]
Fritz Dobbert[28]	Osasco	Brazil	1950–present[update]		As of 2012, the only piano factory in Latin America.[29]
Gebr. Schulz[30]	Wiesbaden	Germany	1888–present
Hailun[31]	Ningbo	China	2002–present		Also manufactures ''Cline'', ''Cunningham'' and ''Emerson'' brands and manufactures pianos for other piano companies.
John Broadwood & Sons[32]	London	UK	1728–present[update]		Antique upright and grand pianos.[32]
Kawai[33]	Hamamatsu	Japan	1927–present[update]		Also manufactures Shigeru Kawai grand pianos.[33] Also has its own line of artists.[34]
Maene[35]	Ruiselede	Belgium	1938–present[update]
Mason & Hamlin[36]	Boston	US	1854–present[update]	Burgett, Inc.	Has changed hands and factories many times in its history. See main article. Also has its own line of artists.[37]
Parsons[38]	Hong Kong	China	1986–present[update]		Also manufactures Yangtze River, Schönbrunn, Barrate & Robinson, and Brodmann brands.[38][6]
Pearl River[39]	Guangzhou	China	1956–present[update]		Also manufactures Fandrich, Kayserburg and Ritmüller brands.[6]
Petrof[40]	Hradec Králové	Czech Republic	1864–present[update]		Also manufactures the Ant. Petrof, Ant. Dalibor, Weinbach, Rösler, Scholze, Fibich and Akord brands.[40]
Pfeiffer[41]	Stuttgart	Germany	1862–present[update]
Ravenscroft[42]	Scottsdale, AZ	US	2004–present[update]
Rönisch[43]	Dresden	Germany	1897–present[update]	Blüthner	Acquired in 2009.[6]
Samick[44]	Incheon	South Korea	1958–present[update]		Also manufactures the Kohler & Campbell, Pramberger and Wm. Knabe brands.[44][6]
Sauter[45]	Spaichingen	Germany	1819–present[update]
Schimmel[46]	Braunschweig	Germany	1885–present[update]	Pearl River Piano Group	Acquired in 2016. Also manufactures the Wilhelm Schimmel and Fridolin Schimmel brands.[6]
Schirmer & Son[47]	Lehnin	Germany	1855–present[update]	T & B Piano GmbH
Seiler[48]	Kitzingen	Germany	1849–present[update]	Samick	Acquired in 2008. Also manufactures Eduard Seiler and Johannes Seiler brands.[6]
Steingraeber & Söhne[49]	Bayreuth	Germany	1852–present[update]		Has its own line of artists.[50]
Steinway & Sons[51]	New York / Hamburg	US / Germany	1853–present[update]		Also sells the Boston and Essex brands.[52] It has its own line of artists.[53]
Stuart & Sons[54]	Newcastle	Australia	1990–present[update]
Walter[55]	Elkhart	US	1969–present[update]		Manufactures Charles R. Walter brand.[6][55]
Wilh. Steinberg[56]	Eisenberg	Germany	1877–present[update]	Parsons Music Group	Acquired in 2013.[6][24] Has its own line of artists.[57]
Yamaha[58]	Hamamatsu	Japan	1900–present[update]		Piano production started at 1900. Has its own line of artists.[59]
Young Chang[60]	Seoul	South Korea	1956–present[update]	Hyundai Development Company	Acquired in 2006.[6] Also Manufactures the Weber and Albert Weber brands.[6][60]
Zanta[61]	Caldogno, Vicenza	Italy	1979–present[update]

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Company	Place	Country	Years active	Acquired by	Notes
A. B. Chase	Ohio	US	1875–1985	Aeolian Company
A. M. McPhail[62]	Boston	US	1837–1960
A. Mittag	Berlin	Germany	1800
Adam Schaaf	Chicago	US	1873–1930		Also sold as Clarion and Orpheus.
Aeolian Company	New York City	US	1868–1985		Merged with Ampico in 1932. Ampico rebranded as Aeolian in 1941.
Albert Fahr	Zeitz	Germany	1887–1950
Albert W. Ladd	Boston	US	1848–1930
Alexander Herrmann KG	Sangerhausen	Germany	1803–1993
Alfred Knight, Ltd.	London	UK	1936–2003
Allen Brook	London	UK
Alpheus Babcock	Boston	US	1810–1829
American Piano Company	East Rochester, NY	US	1908–1941	Aeolian Company	aka Ampico
Astin Weight	Salt Lake City	US	1959–1999
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.
Beale Piano	Sydney	Australia	1893–1975
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.
Behr Brothers & Co.	New York	US	1880–1950	Kohler & Campbell
Bell Brothers[63]	Muncie, IN	US	1915–1930
Berlin Piano and Organ Company[64]	Berlin, Ontario	Canada	1890–1924
Bogs & Voigt	Berlin	Germany	1905–1939
Boisselot & Fils	Marseille	France	1831–1908		The brand became Boisselot Fils & Co. in 1847, after the passing of his father Jean-Louis Boisselot.
Brinkerhoff Piano Company	Chicago	US	1906–1950
Brinsmead	London	UK	1835–1921
Brødrene Hals	Oslo	Norway	1847–1925
Bush & Gerts	Chicago	US	1884–1942		Bought by Haddorff Piano co. in 1942.
Cable and Sons	New York	US	1852–1936
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.
Camp & Company	New York City	US	1879–1930	Kohler & Campbell
Carl Dörr	Vienna	Austria	1817–1920
Carl Ecke	Posen	Germany	1843–1930
Challen Pianos	London	UK	1804–1980
Chappell & Co.	London	UK	1811–1980	Kemble
Charles Albrecht	Philadelphia / Long Island	US	1789–1887	Schultz & Sons Manufacturing Corp.	One of the earliest pianos made in America. The first known piano by Albrecht is located at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.[65]
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.
Christian Baumann	Zweibrücken	Germany	1740–1816
Clementi & Company	London	UK	1767–1929
Collard & Collard	London	UK	1767–1929
Cunningham Piano Company	Philadelphia	US	1891		Pianos are made in China by Hailun Pianos.
Currier Piano Co.	Boston and Marion, NC	US	1823–1969
Danemann Pianos	London	UK	1893–1994		Also made a Waldberg brand however 'Waldberg Berlin' may be a different company.
Decker Brothers	New York	US	1862–1900
Ed. Westermayer	Berlin	Germany	1863–1941
Ehrbar	Vienna	Austria-Hungary
Ellington Piano	Cincinnati	US	1893–1930
Emerson Piano Company	Boston	US	1849–1945
Érard	Paris	France	1777–1971
Ernst Kaps	Dresden	Germany	1858–1930
Estey Piano Company	New York	US	1846–1961
Euterpe Piano	New York	US	1820–1930
F. G. Smith	New York	US	1866
Falcone[66]	Haverhill, MA	US	1982–1993	America Sejung Corp.
Francis Connor	New York	US	1871–1933
G. Rösler	Česká Lípa	Bohemia	1878–1948	Petrof	Acquired in 1993.
G. Schwechten	Berlin	Germany	1854–1902		The name "Schwechten" is used in China by Shanghai Piano Co.
Gabler	New York	US	1851–1866
Gaveau	Paris	France	1847–1994
Gebr. Perzina	Schwerin	Germany	1871–1989		The Perzina name was revived as "Yantai Perzina" in China.
George Steck	New York	US	1857–1985	America Sejung Corp.
George Wilkinson	London	UK	1811–1835
Gerhard Heintzman Co.	Toronto	Canada	1890-1926	Heintzman & Co.
Grotrian-Steinweg[67]	Braunschweig	Germany	1835–2025	Parsons Music Group	Acquired in 2015. A majority interest in Grotrian-Steinweg was purchased by Parsons Music Group.[6][24] Also manufactures the Wilhelm Grotrian brand.[6] Also has its own line of pianists.[68]In January 2025, Parsons Music Group closed the Grotrian-Steinweg piano factory. Its not know if they will continue using the name in Parsons pianos.[69][70]
Grinnell	Detroit, MI	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
H. Kohl	Hamburg	Germany	1855–1909
Haddorf Piano Company	Rockford, IL	US	1902–1960		Maker of Steinbach, Clarendon & Dreher, Bush & Gerts
Haines Brothers	New York	US	1851–1945
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
Heintzman & Co.	Toronto	Canada	1866–1929
Hobart M. Cable	La Porte, IN	US	1900–1960		Ceased operations in the 1960s; brand was acquired by Story & Clark, then American Sejung.
Hornung & Møller	Copenhagen	Denmark	1827–1972
Hupfield	Dresden	Germany	1880–1990
J. & C. Fischer	New York	US	1840–1985
J. B. Cramer & Co.	London	UK	1824–1964
Jesse French Piano & Organ Company	Tennessee and Indiana	US	1885 - 1902		Jesse French first built pianos from 1875 - 1885 for the Dorman, French & Smith company. In 1902 firm became Krell-French when Albert Krell joined. In 1905, Krell left and the firm was renamed "Jesse French & Sons." In 1955, The P. A. Stark Piano Company bought the firm.
J. G. Irmler	Leipzig	Germany	1818–1950	Blüthner
J. Gunther[71]	Brussels	Belgium	1845–1960
J. Strauss & Son	Chicago	US	1925
J. W. Jenkins	St. Louis, MO	US	1910–1964
Johann Heichele	Ljubljana, Trieste	Italy	1790–1813
Julius Bauer & Co.	Chicago	US	1857–1930
Kemble & Co.	London	UK	1911–2009	Yamaha
Kieselhorst Piano Company	St. Louis, MO	US	1879-1930		Established piano dealer that began selling pianos under its own name around 1895; unclear whether they were stencils.
Kirschner	New York	US
Kohler & Campbell[72]	New York	US	1894–1985	Samick	Acquired the name.
Krakauer Brothers	New York	US	1869–1980
Kranich & Bach	New York	US	1864–1985
Kurtzmann	New York	US	1848–1938
Lakeside Piano Company	Chicago, IL	US		Cable-Nelson
Lauter Piano Co.	Newark, NJ	US	1862–1930
Lesage Piano Company[73]	Quebec	Canada	1884–1911	Willis & Co.	Acquired in 1907.
Lester Piano Company[74] [75]	Lester, PA	US	1888–1961[76]		Also manufactured brands Channing, Alden, Bellaire, Schubert and Leonard.
Loud Brothers	Philadelphia	US	1822–1837
Lindeman & Sons	New York	US	1836–2003
Ludwig & Co.	St. Louis, MO	US	1889–1933
Marshall & Wendell	New York	US	1875–1953
Mason & Risch	Ontario	Canada	1871–1972
Mathushek Piano Co.	New York	US	1852–1879
Mehlin & Sons	New York	US	1853–1960
Melville Clark	DeKalb, IL	US	1900–1940	Baldwin Piano Company	Purchased by Baldwin in 1919.
Mendelssohn	Toronto	Canada	1870–1960
Monington & Weston	London	UK	1858–1975
Moore and Moore	London	UK	1900–1920
Muir, Wood and Company[77]	Edinburgh	Scotland	1798–1818	Wood, Small and Company	Wood, Small and Company was formed at John Muir's Death in 1818.
Murdoch, McKillop & Co	Edinburgh	Scotland	1903
Newman Brothers	Chicago	US	1880–1930
Nordheimer	Toronto	Canada	1844–1960
Normandie	East Rochester, NY	USA
P. A. Starck Piano	Chicago	US	1891–1965
Pape	Paris	France	1817–1875
Petzold	Paris	France	1806
Pirsson	New York	US	1822–1855
Pleyel et Cie[78]	Paris	France	1807–2013		At the end of 2013, the company announced it would cease manufacturing pianos in France.[79]
R. Lipp & Sohn	Stuttgart	Germany	1831–1998
R. Görs & Kallmann	Berlin	Germany	1877–1990
R. S. Williams & Sons[80]	Toronto	Canada	1856–1931		Manufactured mandolins, banjos, melodeons, organs and pianos.
Raudenbush & Sons	St. Paul, MN	US	1883–1935
Reed & Sons	Chicago	US	1842–1920
Robert Wornum & Sons	London	UK	1811–1900
Rud. Ibach Sohn	Düsseldorf	Germany	1794–2007
Schiedmayer	Stuttgart	Germany	1809–2008		Piano production stopped in 1980.
Schiller Piano Company[81]	Oregon, IL	US	1890–1936	Cable Company
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.[82]
Schweighofer	Vienna	Austria	1792–1938
Sears, Roebuck & Company[83]	Chicago	US	1900–1930		Also manufactured and sold brands Beckwith, American Home, Maywood, Beverley, and Caldwell.
Sezemsky	Chicago	US	1886–1901
Sherman, Clay & Co.	San Francisco	US	1853–2013
Shondorff	Woodbridge, CT	US	1850–1938	National Piano Manufacturing Company
Shoninger & Son	New York	US	1850–1965
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		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. "[84]
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.
Story & Clark	Chicago	US	1884–1993
Straube Piano Company	Downers Grove, IL, US (1895–1904) Hammond, IN, US (1904–1940) Chicago Heights, IL, US (1940–1942) Rockford, IL	US	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.
Strich & Zeidler[85][86]	New York City	US	1889–1930		Also manufactured Homer brand.
Stuyvesant	New York	US	1886–1930
Sweetland Piano Company	Chicago, IL	US		Cable-Nelson
Th. Mann & Co.	Bielefeld	Germany	1836–1942
Thomas Goggan & Brother	Galveston, TX	US	1866–1915
Timothy Gilbert	Boston	US	1829–1868
Uebel & Lechleiter	Heilbronn	Germany	1872–1987
United Piano Makers	New York	US	1860–1880
Vose & Sons	Boston	US	1851–1985	Aeolian Company
W. Ritmüller & Sohn	Göttingen	Germany	1795–1933		Pearl River Piano Group in China uses the brand name "Ritmüller" for their pianos.
W. W. Kimball and Company	Chicago	US	1857–1996	Kimball International
Weber Piano Company[73][87]	New York	US	1852–1985	Young Chang	Young Chang acquired the Weber name in 1985.[6]
Weber (Ontario)[73]	Kingston, ON	Canada	1865–1961	Lesage Piano Company
Welmar Pianos	London	UK	1925–2003
Wendl & Lung[88]	Vienna	Austria	1910–2021		Wendl & Lung piano models were renamed Feurich. The company was renamed Feurich Pianoforte GmbH in 2021.
Wertheim Piano	Melbourne	Australia	1908–1935
Whaley-Royce	Toronto	Canada	1888–1969
Wilhelm Spaethe	Gera	Germany	1858–1920
Willis & Co.[89]	Montreal	Canada	1889–1979		Acquired Lesage Piano Company in 1907. Also manufactured Newcombe
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.
Wm. Knabe & Co.	Baltimore	US	1837–1982	Samick	Acquired the name in 2001.
Wolfframm	Dresden	Germany	1872–1930		Started out under Apollo brand name.
Wood, Small and Company[90]	Edinburgh	Scotland	1818–1829		Successive firms were Wood and Company, J. Muir Wood Company, and Small, Bruce and Company. Continued until Andrew Wood's Death in 1829
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.
Zimmermann	Seifhennersdorf	Germany	1884–2011	C. Bechstein	Acquired in 1992.

See also

• Music portal

• List of piano brand names
• Liste von Klavierbauern (List of German Piano Manufacturers)
• Frederick Beck (piano maker)