.Samick Musical InstrumentsMfg. Co., Ltd., of Inchon, Korea, announced the formation ofits new wholly American owned subsidiary, Samick AmericaCorp., in February 1982.For years, Samick has been thechosen piano of leading conservatories, concert halls, andinstitutions of higher learning where music has always beenan important part of the curriculum.
Samick pianos have beenawarded numerous Gold and Silver Medals by countries allaround the world for excellence in tone, touch, quality,stability, durability, and overall superiority of materialsused in manufacturing. The most recent awards were theInternational World Olympics Medal for superior design andthe Grand Prix Award from Spain for superior overall qualityand design.A complete new line of pianoswas introduced at the 1982. Samick manufactures a full lineof grand pianos (two 5,1', one 5'4', two 5'9',and one 6'10') along with a complete line of consoles,studios, and professional uprights (four 42', three45', three 48', and three 52' models).Samick Musical InstrumentsMfg. Co., Ltd., was established in 1958 in Inchon, Korea, andtoday is the oldest and largest piano manufacturer in Koreaand the third largest in the world.
From the small workshopof the early years, the Samick factories have grown into anetwork of modern and highly sophisticated manufacturingfacilities. All Samick pianos are stained, filled, sealed,and covered with the finest quality finishes available. Allexposed internal wood parts are sealed to protect themagainst all moisture and atmospheric conditions. Samickpianos are exported to Asian, European, and other worldmarkets., Est.1849 by Eduard Seiler in Liegnitz, Germany.
Located at Wilhelmstrasse17-19. Exhibited pianos at Philadelphia, Pa. This piano is legendary for its grandpiano characteristics, including a robust, resonant bass, rich and warmtenor and a treble with a singing tone, bell-like in its clarity. Themusical capabilities are enormous.This World Class Professional grand piano isdistinguished by its tonal dynamics, its presence, and absolute precision.This elegant, chamber concert grand has an unmistakable, transparentsound, enabling it to meet easily the most musical requirements, even infront of a large audience. This is ensured by the Seiler Patented TonalVolume Stabilizer, which gives all Seiler Grand Pianos their full-bodied sound and sonority. 1920-54808 1943-85800 1960-97260064000 1979-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-160000Coin operated pianos,Orchestrions, Theatre Organs, made by the J.
Seeburg PianoCo., the pioneer automatic industry of Chicago, have attainedleadership in this particular field. They are splendidinstruments of highest grade containing a most durablemechanisms and many desirable features.Pianos bearing thisname is the product of the P.S.
Wick Co., of North St. And Industry that enjoy a fine reputation for skill andreliability. Manufacturers' name appears on the fall boardand plate and the Shattuck is a reliable piano in everyparticular. It is of pleasing tone quality, and is socarefully made as to insure its durability.The House ofShoninger is one of the oldest among the piano manufacturers,having been established by B. Shoninger in 1850. During thislong and celebrated career it has always been identified bywhich standards of manufacture and recognition from many ofthe world's great artists and authorities.
At the ParisInternational Exposition, at the Rotterdain World's Fair andat the Chicago Exposition, Shoninger pianos obtained highestawards. The qualities that gained recognition for theseinstruments have not been acquired in one or two generations,but is the result of over years of expert piano building.1950 - 210001952 -352001951 -37000Pianos and playerpianos of attractive and durable qualities bearing this nameare manufactured by J P. Johnson Piano Co., of Elgin andOttawa, Ill.This instrument wasoriginally made in Erie, Pa., the business being establishedmore than twenty years ago.
In a 1900 the Shaw business waspurchased by Chas. Stieff, Inc., ofBaltimore, Md.,Dependable pianosmanufactured by the Clarendon Piano Co.,Rockford, Ill. Serviceable, well-built pianos possessingmusically good tone.Pianos andplayer-pianos which bear this now widely known name aremanufactured by the Singer Division of the Steger & SonsPiano Mfg. Co., of Chicago and Steger, Ill. Singer pianoswere first offered the public in 1884. The Singer piano andplayer piano are very desirable instruments of beautifultouch, great durability and very attractive qualities.Known as 'thePioneer pianos of the West.'
The first pianosmanufactured in Chicago for wholesale trade. This was in1884. The manufacture of these instruments is conductedtinder a strong organization headed by The ContinentalPiano Co. The Smith & Barnes player-pianos areof the same high character and have earned for themselves aplace among the leading player-pianos of the country. TheSmith, Barnes & Strobber Company, manufacturers of theSmith & Barnes pianos, stand among the highestcommercially in the piano manufacturing industry. Main officeand factory at Chicago.
See also Smith, Barnes &Strobber CoOne of the oldestnames in the American piano world. These pianos,player-pianos and grands are manufactured by a division ofthe Goldsmith Piano Co. Of Chicago, an industry of utmostresponsibility. Smith & Nixon pianos have held a placevery high in the esteem of discriminating musical people and,under present conditions, their position will be maintained.Pianos of this makeare distinguished by their artistic character, and have formany years held their place among the best specimens of thepiano-maker's art. They are manufactured in both grand andupright styles. Fine pianos in every respect, and the productof a house of highest responsibility.1900 - 278001945 -1 -1 - 1 -1 - 1 -1 - 1 -1 - 1 -1 - 1 -1 - 1 -1 - 1 - FalconeThis remarkableinstrument is the Euphona Inner-Player equipped with thewell-known patented Solo Carola mechanism, the only deviceever made whereby solo and accompaniment notes can be struckindependently or simultaneously throughout the entire lengthof the keyboard with any desired degree of power.
The resultis a player-piano of the highest artistic merit. The SoloEuphona Inner-Player is made in its entirety byTheCable Company, Chicago,From its firstappearance a great many years ago it has been the ambition ofthe manufacturers of the Starck piano to create an instrumentdistinctive in its expression of the skill and care by whichit is produced. The Starck reproducing piano is a triumph inthe most advanced department of construction.
It has won theindorsement of many artists, and the Starck grand has beenused and highly praised by pianists, vocalist's operaticartists whose testimonials form a sheaf of strength to theseinstruments. The Starck player-pianos include the latestimprovements by which are insured the most artistic effectsand permit widest range of expression.
Starck player-pianosare made in both grand and upright cases.1960 -1 - 1 -1 - 1 - 1 - 219000The name adopted bySchaffBros. Of Huntington. Ind., for theirplayer-pianos. Instruments of such attractive characteristicsand musical qualities as to have made them favorites whereverknown.Est. 1872Manufaturersof Cumberland, Duchess, Gennett, Krell, Minum, Tayser, Royal, Pullman,Remington, Richmond, Coronado, Schmoller & Mueller. Somecoin operated Pianos.The Starr Piano Co.was organized in 1872 at Richmond, Ind., by men whose namesrapidly became known as among the best of American pianobuilders.
The foundation based upon advanced methods and acareful detail of workmanship soon received its award by theconstant growth.At competitiveexhibitions held the Starr pianos have invariably obtainedthe highest awards, and number among the honor's awards atthe Cincinnati Industrial Exposition in 1880, the ChicagoWorld's Fair in 1898, the National International Expositionin 1897, the St. Louis Exposition in 1904, the SeattleExposition in 1909, the Panama California Exposition in 1915,and many others. Starr-made grand pianos are built in threesizes.The smallest size isbut five feet two inches long and bears the company'scopyrighted trademark 'Minimum,'whichindicates the exclusive features of this instrument. Theother sizes of parlor and concert grand are well adapted forthe field in which that class of instrument is used.
Severalmodels of upright pianos and player-pianos are made. In eachof them the style and dimensions are varied to meet theparticular requirement toward which the design of theinstrument has been directed. The fundamental element ofproper musical manufacture, the pure, even quality scale, isuniversally used, and the feeling which the resultant tonequality has obtained warrants the highest commendation. Anextended number of models of player-pianos are likewise made.Many of the Starr models bear the exclusive feature of Starrlight a luminous music well, making more attractive evening'playing.Serial numbers are on January 1 of yearshown. 1895-8000 1911-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-270000The leading playerpiano of the H. Line, to whom refer.
One style ismanufactured equipped with the reliable H. Bay playeraction, made in its entirety in the H. Bay factory atBluffton, Ind. Beautifully finished, and of fine musicaltone, a player for the most exclusive trade. Bayplayer action is proclaimed as one which 'will beacclaimed by every tuner, and player regulator looking afterthe instruments. Bay player pianos have won a prominentplace in the world of music and their production increasesrapidly as the desirability of these instruments becomesknown.Almost from the first arrivalin New York of the Steinway family, in 1850, the name hasbeen famous in the history of the American piano.
The singleaim of the founder was to produce an ideal instrument, andwith what grand and satisfactory results, the career of thehouse which he founded attests. The Steinway piano isdistinctly and indisputably artistic in its sphere. Itsdevelopment is a fascinating story and lends honor and creditto its makers as well as to the art of piano-making.' Steinway' pianos are made in all styles and forall climes and all lands; uprights, grands and concertgrands.
There is no need to season a piano for destination.The first Steinway piano wasmade by Henry Engelhard Steinway, with his own hands. Itsconstruction occupied a whole year. When Theodore Steinway,for whom this famous piano was built, was fourteen years old,the business of manufacture was so well perfected that theSteinway piano took the premium at the Brunswick Fair.The Steinway over strung pianoswere next exhibited at the American Institute, held in theNew York Crystal Palace, in 1855, and took all prizes. TheLondon Exposition followed in 1862, and the Paris Expositionin 1867, at which the Steinway pianos received the firstprize medal and the grand gold medal, respectively.
The pianoreceived at least thirty-five premiums at the principal fairsin the United States between the years 1855 and 1862, sincewhich time the house has been an exhibitor at internationalexpositions only. The 'Steinway' has been used bythe most eminent artists of both hemispheres and is as wellknown in art circles of the Old World as it is in the New.There has been no change inthe Steinway goal.
Perfection is still the aim and theresult, skilled craftsmanship is still the means loyalty andpride have simply been spilled over from family worker tofactory worker. Where mass production logically stressesspeed, economy, and replaceable parts, the Steinways stillstress beauty, quality, and durability.The Steinway piano is too wellknown to require any great endorsement here.
In everyconsumer publication, in every era for over one hundred andfifty years, Steinway is the standard of comparison the worldover. Any statement contrary to that fact is simplycompetitors defeat and is not worthy of comment here.An artisticinstrument consisting of the Steinway piano equipped with aDuo-Art Reproducing action. It was marketed solely by TheAeolian Co., New York.Manufactured by theHarrington Department of Hardman, Peck &Co., New York. A moderately priced instrument whichfulfills in complete measure the public requirements.
Itstone is very musical, and the vital qualities are perpetuatedby durability. Special attention has been given to Standardcase designs, executed by one of the most famous designers.For general charm and correctness of detail, theseinstruments are unique in their class. The name'Standard' is a registered trademark belonging toHardman.
Peck & Co.The development ofthe Steinert piano has covered a period of many years underthe personal direction of Alexander Steinert, present head ofthe house. His expert knowledge of practical piano buildingand the application of scientific principles of constructionhas been employed in bringing the Steinert piano to itspresent state of excellence.The great industry bywhich Steger & Sons Grand and upright pianos, playerpianos.
Player grand pianos, reproducing uprights and grandpianos and Steger phonographs are manufactured wasestablished in 1879 and Incorporated in 1892 as the Steger& Sons Piano Mfg. The factories were at Steger, III.,where the Dixie highway and Lincoln highway meet, twenty-ninemiles from Chicago, on the Chicago & Eastern IllinoisRailroad.The town, which wasfounded by the late John V. Steger for the purpose ofestablishing there the great industry, has developed into aplace of importance generally speaking, and of vastimportance in its relation to piano manufacture. The townoccupies a tract of 1,500 acres and the land was purchased bythe company for development along the lines which have givento it a conspicuous place.
Steger is a community ofintelligent, progressive citizens, the larger proportion ofwhom are workers in the piano factories controlled by Steger& Sons Piano Mfg. Co.Most of the workersown their own homes, which were built by the company and soldto employ on easy payments at cost of erection. The town issupplied with all of the conveniences of a modern city andthe school system is a matter of local pride.
Owing to therelations which exist between the piano industry and itsemployees there never arises any of the unrest whichsometimes interferes with the progress of industrialcommunities. Strikes are never known there and the policylong ago adopted has insured not only the prosperity ofindividuals by the advancement of the Steger & Sonsinstruments throughout the entire country. Steger & Sonspianos, possessing beautiful tone and artistic excellence,have attained to a place of distinction in the musical world.From the first it has been the policy to insist upon the mostcareful workmanship and first cost has not been considered inany of the parts or processes which go to the creation ofthese instruments.They are representedand sold by a very large proportion of the prominent andprogressive piano merchants of the United States. They arefound in many of the leading musical colleges andconservatories, and are bought by discriminating lovers ofmusic. A feature of the Steger & Sons' pianos is theartistic case designs, and to this end a special artdepartment is maintained in which are employed noted expertsin the creation of original effects.Steck pianos have fora great many years sustained a high place in the musicalworld.
They are recognized as among the few old standardmakes the fame of which survives. Some of the mostdistinguished artists have endorsed the Steck piano and indoing so have taken personal interest in testifying to thevalue of the many improvements and inventions contained inthese instruments. The Steck Pianola is acombination of the Steck piano and the Pianolaplayer action.Sterling pianos andplayer-pianos have long been favorites among thecharacteristically American instruments. They are of finetone quality and their standing in the world of music is allthe commendation that could be he desired by the mostcritical piano lover. In fact, 'Sterling' is a namehigh in the annals of the American piano.
It is the name ofthe founder of the industry, which was incorporated in 1866.The Sterling Instruments stand as representative of the highattainments of American craftsmanship and in every particularthey are recognized as leaders among people of discriminatingtastes.Pianos andplayer-pianos of good character and durability aremanufactured by the Spector & Son Piano Co.Pianos andplayer-pianos of attractive designs and fine tone aremanufactured by the Spencer Piano Co., Inc. Spencer pianosand players have attained a good place in the musical worldand the industry is growing rapidly.Manufactured byKohler& Campbell, Inc., Fiftieth St. And EleventhAve., New York City, A popular priced piano of a dependablevalue instrument that sells easily and gives satisfaction.The name of a notableplayer piano action manufactured by the Standard PneumaticAction Company, of New York City, the largest industry of itskind in the world. The trademark letter 'S' isfound on all products from this company, on patent plate in aspool box. The Standard Pneumatic Action embodies manyexclusive patented features of great value.
This company isan organization of player specialists whose success has beenunparalleled. Manufacturers of more than 375,000 playeractions in 15 years.This is a popularpriced, durable piano one of the products of the great houseof Baldwin.Pianos andplayer-pianos of excellent reputation, manufactured by Chas.M.
Stieff, Inc., Baltimore, Md. Stieff piano isamong the old and conservatively made instruments. Thesepianos are durable, well made and sustain the character oftheir makers as a responsible business house.Grands, uprights andplayer-pianos bearing this name are products of the old andresponsible firm of the Story & Clark Piano Co., ofChicago, Ill., and Grand Haven, Mich., the extensive factorybeing in the latter city.William Stehle, 1006W. Lexington St., Baltimore, Md., makes a meritoriousinstrument and one to be commended for tone quality anddurability. The name of an expert piano maker who, after longassociation with a famous old Chicago industry, has beenmanufacturing fine pianos and player-pianos which bear hisname A small industry of high ambitions. Established in 1924.Manufactured by theStodart Piano Co, at Southern Blvd.
And Trinity Ave, New YorkTrademark registered in 1892. The first Stodart piano wasbuilt in 1832. This company is controlled by J acobDoll & Sons, Incorporated, The'Stodart' is an instrument of establishedreputation and merit and has a wide reputation throughout thetrade.
Jacob Doll & SonsManufactured by theStraube Piano Company in its modern, complete factory atHammond, Ind., 19 miles from Chicago. The Artronome PlayerAction which is installed only in Straube made pianos, wasinvented, developed and is now manufactured exclusively bythe Straube Company in its own factory. The feature of thisplayer action, which has attracted extraordinary attention,is its dependability the fact that it has reduced servicecalls to an absolute minimum. This dependability is theresult of the many distinctive and exclusive features, bothin design and construction, of the player action.
Chief ofthese is the patented Pendulum Valve, by which troubles dueto friction and corrosion in the valve mechanism are avoided.Straube Grands and Reproducing Grands are also made completein the Straube factories.Excellent pianos madeunder the direction of the Foster-Armstrong Co.division in their great factories at East Rochester, N. Y.The models of this instrument are appealing and are designedin conformance with the most desirable furniture of today.Various kinds of veneers are used and happily matched in apattern and blended with a fine sense of color taste so as tobe particularly pleasing to the eye. The scales of theStratford piano are drafted with great smoothness, so thatthere is an entire avoidance of breaks, thus producing fromthe lowest bass to the highest treble note a perfectlyuniform tone.Strich & Zeidlerpianos and player-pianos make their appeal to the limitedcircle of music lovers who are not influenced by great namesand are willing to pay good prices for fine instruments. Theyare represented by many of the foremost piano housesthroughout the country. William Strich, who founded theStrich & Zeidler piano many years ago, is an expert pianomaker of distinction and his name is an ample guaranty of thequality of Strich & Zeidler instruments.The Strohber pianofrom the beginning has been an instrument of markedindividuality and durable quality.
It is one of the'Pianos of Character' manufactured by theSmith,Barnes & Strohber Division of the ContinentalPiano Co. At Milwaukee factory. The 'StrohberDiminutive' was introduced in 1921and met with instantaneous success, due to its wonderfulquality.
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It is a practical piano of modest proportion anddesign, with a tone remarkable for volume and quality. It iseminently adapted for the small apartment or bungalow, aswell as the schoolroom. The diminutive player marks adistinct advance in player construction.One of the severalpianos manufactured by the Aeolian Company,of New York. Stroud pianos are in every way reliable and theyare instruments of unquestioned merit. The tone isfascinating and the construction durable and dependable.Designation appliedto a style of the famous AutopianoA famous small grandpiano only 5 feet long are known by this name.
It is theinstrument made by the Christman Piano Co.,New York, which has won fame by reason of the distinctivecharacter, flawless tone quality and beauty of design andconstruction.Pianos, player-pianosand reproducing pianos of distinction by one of New York'sresponsible and most reputable industries. They are handsomeinstruments, of fine tone quality, and belong among thehigh-grade pianos in every particular. The Stultz & Bauerpianos, player-pianos and reproducing pianos are fineinstruments which enjoy deserved distinction. These admirableinstruments are made in grands, uprights and player-pianosand the name of Stultz & Bauer is in itself a guaranteeof merit and security.
The industry of Stultz & Baner isowned and controlled solely by members of the Bauer family,under whose personal supervision every instrument is built.Good pianosmanufactured by Stultz & Co., which industry iscontrolled by the Bjur Bros. Co., with factory at 705Whitlock Ave., New York. Also make player-pianos bearing samename and of popular character.Sturz Bros. Pianosand piano-players are distinctly high-grade instruments. Intone, finish and construction they have the right to anenviable position.One of the reliablepopular pianos made by the great industry of theAeolian-WeberPiano & Pianola Co.The name of a veryreliable and favorably known piano manufactured byCable-Nelson Piano Co. Of Chicago; factory South Haven, Mich.The Sweeland piano is an attractive instrument of superiormusical quality. See Cable-Nelson Piano Co.Player-pianos of finequalities made by Autopiano Co., New York.