DSC06421-976c819fbd01fb803d75a83e2ad7c0bc.JPG.pagespeed.ic.tZfQv2ZrIR.jpg' alt='Boston Piano Serial Numbers' title='Boston Piano Serial Numbers' />Ages LThe Laffargue Piano Company was based in. New York City and existed from 1. The company stopped making. Piano was manufactured. The. company was finally driven out of business by the effects of stock market. Great Depression which followed. Today, second hand. Laffargue Pianos to be of very good quality and they. See Player Piano Brochure. Piano Brands. General Information. My technician make sure you deal with a Registered Piano Technician, not a tuner told me that in the last 200 or so years. The chart and commentary that follow are intended less as a ranking of piano quality than as a description of how piano manufacturers and dealers position their. PICTURES/ChickeringQG%20130934/chick02.jpg' alt='Boston Piano Serial Numbers' title='Boston Piano Serial Numbers' />Circa 1. PIANO CO. Widely known pianos and players are made and. Jesse French Sons Piano Co., New Castle. Ind., who are the proprietors and exclusive factors for the same. Lagonda. pianos are fully warranted by the Jesse French Sons Piano Co., which is. The Lagonda pianos and players, both foot power and electric. They are handled by many of the most enterprising piano houses in. Specialist piano dealers and wholesalers of grand and upright pianos. Information about new and secondhand in stock, in various styles, and other services. Baltimore Ravens lineman and math genius John Urschel is walking away from football at age 26. Urschel, in addition to being a fulltime football player, has also. They are. attractive and thoroughly reliable instruments. The Lagonda player piano. The advertising phrases used in connection. Lagonda Pianos, Maximum Values Lagonda. Pianos, thousands in use and the demand increasing. RETURN TO TOP OF PAGEWell made instruments manufactured by the. Cable Nelson Piano Co., of Chicago and South Haven, Mich. Nursing Programs Tucson Az. Lakeside. pianos are produced with greatest care, according to the well known. Their musical quality is excellent and. They are considered. Lakeside pianos and player pianos enjoy a. The company is responsible in every way. RETURN TO TOP OF PAGE1. RETURN TO TOP OF PAGE. Kimball. RETURN TO TOP OF PAGE, GORDON, COMPANY. Established 1. 94. Factory was located in. Grand Haven, Michigan. Gordon Laughead Piano Co. Gordon Laughead. He was a leader in the piano. Edward Rankin Laughead, a. This fine firm has kept abreast of the. They build. a complete line of Spineta Consoles and School Pianosreceiving wide. An engineering staff equal to the best, is headed by Joseph. Klepac, a graduate of the Trade School for Piano Builders, Berlin, Germany. Mr. Kiepac is recognized on two continents as a respected and outstanding. Mr. Klepacs latest scalewith the. Miracle Bridge has received great praise throughout the. Dean Sternberg, Baylor University. Waco Texas, Americas largest Baptist University. Mr. Klepacs famed. Grand Haven. Gordon Laughead Spinets, Consoles and School. Thirteen bearings or measurements are made. Craftsmen with. years of practical experience now combine their efforts to create an. The finest materials obtainable are furnished by the. The firms trademark, Gordon Laughead. Piano fortes is cast in the plate of each instrument. The Lauter piano and the Lauter Humana. The Lauter Co. was established in 1. Newark, N. J. RETURN TO TOP OF PAGERETURN TO TOP OF PAGEThe roots of the Legnica pianos are rich with. E. Seiler. piano factory in pre war Germany. After the war, the city where the factory. Poland and was renamed Legnica. Today, the Legnica piano factory is a modern. Yearly production. Legnica pianos are sold in every country in Eu rope. They are also widely known and sold in Australia, the Orient, Africa, and. Middle East. Legnica pianos are not mass produced. Each piano is hand. Old World Eu ropean tradition. Upright models feature a full. Due to this extra wide de sign, the frame can. In addition, this frame design permits. All wood parts are season outdoors for two years, then undergo. The outcome is a low moisture cntent of only. This meets and exceeds all North American standards. Legnica. has taken the finishing of pianos a step beyond most manufacturers. The. backs of all cabinet parts are also finished with the same quality polyester. No wood parts are left exposed to. All Legnica pianos feature the agraffe. The small 49 models have the treble strings in. The actions are made of solid wood with a. Legnicas craftsmen prefer to. Therefore, no cheap mold injected plastic action parts are ever used to. All keys are. lodividually balanced with the insertion of tiny lead weight. This provides. a consistency of touch and a smooth flowing ease of playing. Other Legnica features include Roslau strings. West Germany, Japanese hammers, fall board locks, solid brass hardware. RETURN TO TOP OF PAGEMade by H. Lehr Co., Easton, Pa. This. concern was organized in 1. The original owner. Horace Lehr, is. still at the head and now has associated with him his two sons, Horace A. Lehr and Henry S. Lehr. A complete line of Lehr upright, player, electric. Their high musical. Manufactured under most favorable conditions. The La. Fayette. pianos and player pianos are also made by H. Lebr Co. to supply the. RETURN TO TOP OF PAGEAdmirable pianos and player pianos bearing. New York City. The Leins piano is thoroughly. It Is the product of E. Leins Piano Co. incorporated, at the head of which is Mr. E. Leins, whose name the piano. Fredrick B. Roth, secretary and treasurer. It may easily be realized. Leins piano is the embodiment of careful. The Leins pianos are not produced in. Leins. pianos are now sold by many dealers and the factory output increases with. It may be said that the Leins. The Leins player piano is equally. RETURN TO TOP OF PAGERETURN TO TOP OF PAGE CO. Upright, player and grand pianos which bear. Lester Piano Co., of. Philadelphia. They are instruments of beautiful tone quality and superior. The material and construction are unexceptional and the Leonard. Leonard pianos and players. Until recently the. Leonard Company line consisted of uprights and player pianos only, which. Leonard line. complete by the addition of the Leonard Company grand. This marvelous. grand, while only 4 feet 1. RETURN TO TOP OF PAGELESAGE Canadian Affiltate Aeolian. RETURN TO TOP OF PAGEReliable pianos of pleasing tone quality. Made. marketed and guaranteed by Smith, Barnes Strohber Co. Chicago. In creating the Lessing the manufacturers had in mind the great and. Lessing player. pianos are no less attractive. It need not be said that the. Barnes Strohber Co. Is an industry of unquestioned merit and. The Lessing piano was the single most sought after instruments in. The Lessing was popular. Canada and Alaska. There is more Lessing upright pianos in use than any. Large factories in Chicago and North Milwaukee. One of. the very few uprights worthy of restoration due to the excellence in. RETURN TO TOP OF PAGE PIANO COMPANYLester pianos won a high place in the world. Adherence, on the part of the Lester Piano Co., to the. Lester reputation. No detail in Lester. As a result, many famous pianists placed their approval. Lester pianos. Among them a are such names as the famed director. Louise Homer. American artists Campanari, eminent baritone Alice Nielson. Kneisel, violinist and concert meister Bell Alten. Metropolitan opera, and scores of others also many great music. New England Conservatory, of Boston Syracuse University. Broad Street Conservatory, Philadelphia Converse College, Spartansburg, S. C. Lewisburg Female Institute, Lewisburg, W. Va. East Carolina Teachers. Training School, Greenville, N. C., and many others. Lester pianos are used. Philadelphia. What could speak more plainly of piano merit The Lester player piano is no. Lester Piano Co. factories, and it has many special features of recognized superiority. The. latest addition to the Lester line is the Reproducing piano, operated. The performances of the. Paderewski, Pugno, Josef Hofmann, Leopold Godowsky, Busoni. De. Pachmann, Gabrilowitsch. De. Bussy and a host of other celebrities. The Lester Piano Manufacturing Company also. Betsy Ross Spinets, which have met with outstanding. This is a complete line pianos including spinets and consoles, 3. Lester also makes a 4. In addition, the Lester Piano Manufacturing Company. Betsy Ross Spinet. Most styles of Lester Betsy Ross Spinets and Console. Pianos are equipped with the exclusive Damp Chaser to insure regulated. The Lester is the only piano equipped with. Damp Chaser that protects the piano from dampness in all. In 1. 95. 1, the Lester Piano Mfg. Co. added a. Custom Series line to the popular Betsy Ross Spinets. This new series. included distinctive models in unusual finishes or any style could be. This Custom Series of Betsy Ross Spinets was met. Piano Name Brands Starting with Letter BThis company was founded in 1. For perspective, Haydn was. Beethoven was writing his Opus 1. Ibach has been notable in the development of. The. family owned and managed company has seen to the replacing of. Carl Rudolf Ibach developed the worlds. Ibach has built a solid. Europe over the last two centuries through fine. Wagner, R. Strauss, Liszt, Bartok. Schoenberg, and others. In 1. 99. 3 we began production at home under strict contract for Ibach. A good number of the Ibach meisters we had trained under in Germany. The German process was quite. Every step in production intentionally. New tooling was utilized in precision. In 2. 00. 1 we introduced the incredible Bachendorff. We are excited to be now producing some of. Pianos that can provide your families future. Francis Bacon. pianos and player pianos were made by The Bacon. Piano Co., W. P. H. Bacon, president. The history. of this company, starting in 1. America. It received. Philadelphia Worlds Fair in 1. Chicago in 1. 90. This instrument enjoyed. Francis Bacon pianos, player pianos. Welte Mignon patents and grands. RETURN TO TOP OF PAGEThis well known. Instruments of. extraordinary value which are guaranteed by Bjur. Bros. Co. Factory, 7. Whitlock Ave., New York. In the matter of durability also, these pianos. There were well more than 4. Bailey. pianos sold in the United States. The Bailey. Piano was controlled by Bjur Bros. Co. New York. N. Y. Bailey pianos were manufactured by. Bjur. who also manufactured the American Piano. The AMERICAN PIANO. COMPANY, East Rochester N. Y. Bjur. was bought out during 1. Kohler. Campbell Bailey. Brambach. 1. 90. 1 1. Piano. values will vary with age, type of wood. RETURN TO TOP OF PAGEPianos bearing. The Baldwin Piano Mfg. Co. of. Cincinnati, Ohio, and were. In the best sense of. The system or chain of scientific. Baldwin piano based. Baldwin. acoustic system, which permitted the greatest. It a leading position among the. The Baldwin. piano has an individuality of the highest. When it was exhibited at the. International Exposition at Paris in 1. The Grand Prix which has. American piano. and the highest honor ever received by any, piano. In America. The Baldwin pianos are made in. At the Louisiana. Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, Mo., 1. 90. Baldwin piano was again awarded the Grand Prize. Grand Prize was awarded the. Baldwin pianos and Manualos at the Anglo American. Exposition, London, 1. The New York. Tribune, in commenting on the comprehensive. Baldwin Company at Paris, and the. In Rome, 1. 92. 3, the Baldwin piano was awarded the. Papal Medal and the House of Baldwin appointed. Purveyors to the Holy See. The. Baldwin piano is recognized as a universal. The Baldwin Manualo. The entire. output is controlled by The Baldwin Piano. Company. The Baldwin Grand. Piano, designed, built and guaranteed by the. Baldwin Company, Loveland, Ohio, is used. Without reservation, from the. Baldwin embodies the latest. Any Baldwin. made piano is worth the time. Money and energy to. Baldwin also. builds Howard spinet and grand pianos, and. Hamilton studio pianos for home and school, all. RETURN TO TOP OF PAGEA reliable. The Baus. Piano Co. Southern Boulevard and Trinity. Avenue, New York also makers of the Baus Player. Piano. Baus pianos and players had been. They are made in handsome styles and. This. industry is controlled by Jacob Doll Sons. Inc. Piano. values will vary with age, type of wood, style. RETURN TO TOP OF PAGE COMPANYA piano that has. Also very prominent is. Solo Concerto, which has. Drachmann, equally. Meldorf, Vollmerand. Bellmann, H. C. BAY makes its own cases. The H. C. Bay players actions, distinguished for. Is used in all players produced by the company. It is a notable fact that the H. C. Bay. instruments have developed a larger demand within. Increasing business forced the. Chicago factory early in 1. Bluffton, Indiana, was. Manufactured hand crafted pianos under a various. RETURN TO TOP OF PAGE C., PIANOFORTEFABRIK Company, located in West Berlin, was founded by Carl. Bechstein 1. 25 years ago. Since that time, Bechstein pianos have been. Through the quality of its grand pianos. Bechstein acquired a name famous throughout the world. Nowadays, Bechstein. There are two further plants in Karlsruhe and Eschelbronn, Germany. C. Bechstein Pianofortefabrik Gmb. H, Reichenberger Str. Berlin 3. 6. Federal Republic of Germany or, in the United States, from Baldwin Piano. Company. RETURN TO TOP OF PAGEManufactured by. Becker Bros. incorporated, whose factory is at. St. and 1. 0th Ave., New York. Pianos of great. merit in which the skill and experience of the. And which rapidly. Mr. Jacob H. Becker. The founder of the Becker Bros. The piano is well known for its tonal quality. It. is representative of the better class of the. American piano, and thoroughly merits the. The. Becker Bros. It also contains some. Pianos of great. merit in which the skill and experience of the. Grand pianos worthy. RETURN TO TOP OF PAGEName of well made. H. C. Bay Company in the. Bluffton, Ind. Bellmann player pianos stand well among the. Piano. values will vary with age, type of wood, style. RETURN TO TOP OF PAGE CO. Manufactured by a. Behr upright and grand pianos are distinguished. Behr. player pianos are famed for their exclusive and. Highest. awards have been granted the well known Behr. Bros. instruments at leading worlds fairs and. New Orleans. 1. 88. Melbourne. 1. 88. Chicago. 1. 89. 3. Xavier Scharwenka. Moritz Moszkowski, S. B. Mills, Edottard Remenyi. Etc., have unqualifiedly endorsed the. Behr Bros. Co. The Behr. Reproducing Piano licensed under Welte Mignon. This artistic. line, and is three complete and distinctive. A piano, a player piano. A. reproducing piano. The Behr Reproducing Piano. There are hundreds of. RETURN TO TOP OF PAGE SON Behning Son. Behr. Brothers made by Kohler amp. Campbell, Behning Son pianos were. Grand. pianos were distinguished for their beautiful. Worthy of rebuilding. The instruments. manufactured by the Behning Piano Co., New York. City, are well and favorably known, having been. Henry. Behning, a piano maker of skill and experience. Piano. values will vary with age, type of wood, style. RETURN TO TOP OF PAGE COThis name was one. American pianos. This name was established in. Geo. P. Bent pianos and player pianos. The famous Crown. Gen. P. Bent Co. acquired it. The factory and offices. Louisville, Ky. The instruments. Crown has long been noted. Pianos. player pianos and grand pianos are manufactured. This name was one of the most widely known pianos. American pianos. 1. George P. Bent Winter Co. Aeolian 1. 96. 0 3. Piano. values will vary with age, type of wood. RETURN TO TOP OF PAGEThe Bennett Piano. Company was established in 1. They are characterized by tone. They. have sustained a place among the most attractive. L. Bennett player pianos and Bennett grand. The history of the Bennett. American. instruments. It was first designed by one of the. Bennett to a place above. RETURN TO TOP OF PAGEPianos and. Becker. Bros. Piano. RETURN TO TOP OF PAGEPianos and players. Decker. Son. Piano. RETURN TO TOP OF PAGEMade by the. Jewett. Piano Co. Berkshire pianos have musical. Piano. values will vary with age, type of wood, style. RETURN TO TOP OF PAGEThe Biddle Piano. Co. of New York City was established in 1. John Biddle, Biddle instruments were of the. Both pianos and player pianos were. New York City. Piano. RETURN TO TOP OF PAGEGood pianos. Weser Bros. New York City. In 1. 89. 5 Weser Bros. Billings. piano company and continued to manufacture them. Piano. values will vary with age, type of wood, style. RETURN TO TOP OF PAGEThoroughly. Bjur Bros. Co., in their. New York. 1. 90. 0 1. Bjur Bros. had the same serial numbers as Brambach by Kohler amp. Campbell after 1. RETURN TO TOP OF PAGEPianos of popular. Geo. P. Bent Co. Piano. RETURN TO TOP OF PAGEThe house of. Boardman Gray was established in 1. Wm. G. Boardman, Albany.