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Lakeside Piano Company: Chicago, IL US Cable-Nelson Lauter Piano Co. Newark, NJ US 1862–1930 Lesage Piano Company: Quebec: Canada 1884–1911 Willis & Co. Acquired in 1907. Lester Piano Company: Lester, PA US 1888–1961: Also manufactured brands Channing, Alden, Bellaire, Schubert and Leonard. Loud Brothers: Philadelphia: US 1822–1837
Also in 1983, Dave Smith's company marketed the first polyphonic synthesizer keyboard that could play more than one sound at a time called the 'Six-Trak'. It had a six track sequencer and each track could access a different sound. The same year the SCI Pooppit T8 with optical key sensing became the first piano action emulating MIDI keyboard.
The company sells keyboard inserts for Grand pianos and complete upright pianos with smaller (7/8) keyboards. The Modell 370i, built by David Klavins, is a custom 88-key upright piano permanently installed at the University of Tübingen in Germany. The number 370 refers to the number of centimeters of the height of the piano (12 feet), while ...
An electric organ, also known as electronic organ, is an electronic keyboard instrument which was derived from the harmonium, pipe organ and theatre organ. Originally designed to imitate their sound, or orchestral sounds, it has since developed into several types of instruments: Hammond-style organs used in pop, rock and jazz;
Steinway & Sons, also known as Steinway ( / ˈstaɪnweɪ / ⓘ ), is a German-American piano company, founded in 1853 in New York City by German piano builder Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg (later known as Henry E. Steinway). [2] [11] The company's growth led to a move to a larger factory in New York, and later opening an additional factory in ...
The piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are depressed, through engagement of an action whose hammers strike strings. Modern pianos have a row of 88 black and white keys, tuned to a chromatic scale in equal temperament . There are two main types of piano: the grand piano and the upright piano.
History. Allen Organ Company was founded in 1937 and named after its birthplace, Allentown, Pennsylvania. The company was incorporated in 1945, after interruption by World War II. Since its beginning, Allen has been managed by the same family. Steve Markowitz, the current President, is the son of the founder, Jerome Markowitz.
This article is a list of piano brand names from all over the world. This list also includes names of old instruments which are no longer in production. Many of these piano brand names are "stencil pianos", which means that the company which owns the brand name is simply applying the name to a piano manufactured for them by another company,