Acquired by American Piano Company (1924), Aeolian (c. Part owned by The Cable Company (from 1904–1924). They were also sold under the names Brinkerhoff (from teens until about 1950s) and Schriver & Sons.įounded by Parents Albert Maene-Doutreloigne Schulz, Walworth, Bradford, Irving, and Maynard, and Aria Divina. The Pearl River Piano Group of China (which manufactures HD&C pianos as well as Essex Pianos for Steinway & Sons), puts 'Boston' under the HD&C and thus providing the continuity of Lineage to its roots in Boston, MA.īuild in cooperation with Thüringer Pianoforte, Eisenberg, GermanyĪlso manufactured brands Channing, Alden, Bellaire, Schubert and LeonardĬompany manufactured and sold pianos under the names of M. The very next year, in 1999, North American Music applied again for a Hallet & Davis trademark, but this time simply as 'HALLET, DAVIS & CO.' (removing 'BOSTON'), which was ultimately granted in 2001 by the USPTO. The application was 'Refused/Dismissed or Invalidated' by the U.S. BOSTON' as was applied for by North American Music, Inc., a piano distributor. Continuing the Hallet & Davis brand, and appropriate to its Boston association, there was a trademark submission in 1998 for 'HALLET, DAVIS & CO. is the oldest United States Piano Name still in production. Known as Brown and Hallet from 1835 to 1843, Hallet, Davis, & Co. piano brands, were consolidated under the Aeolian-American Corp., which declared bankruptcy in 1985. In the mid-twentieth century, the Hallet & Davis name, as well as many other U.S. In 1927, Conway disposed of its piano business. In 1905, the Conway Company, a holding company, acquired the Hallet & Davis name from Kimball. Kimball Company acquired Hallet & Davis in the early 1900s. Hallet & Davis was reconstituted by Davis with another Hallet (Benjamin Franklin Hallet) in Boston in the 1850s. It was originally Brown and Hallet in 1835. Davis, Russell Hallet, and other partners. and has been in production since the original Hallet, Davis & Company was formed in Boston in 1843 by George H.
is now owned by North American Music, Inc. Sold under names Lenard, Clayton, Holly, Uxbridge and Playtona. Maker of Mammoth Vertical Concert Grand piano Often referred to as 'The poor man's Steinway' in 1847, after the passing of his father Jean-Louis Boisselot.īrand was purchased by American Sejung in the 1990s Also manufactured Zimmermann brand after 1992Īlso manufactures brands Sängler & Sohne, Schubert and Wieler They Also built pianos under the Bennington name, and player pianos under the Mellotone and Playernola name as well. It was acquired circa 1910 went out of business in the Great Depression
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They built a full line of upright pianos, player pianos, and grand pianos. The first known piano by Albrecht is located at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
One of the earliest pianos made in America. Manufactured in Long Island from 1993–present. Ampico rebranded as Aeolian in 1941.Īcquired by Schultz & Sons Manufacturing Corp., New York
Since 2001 the A.B Chase name has been used by Wrightwood Enterprises Inc. Aeolian-American Corp until Aeolian went out of business.