Whose Name Is On The Piano
The name on a piano is not necessarily the
manufacturer. Learn about manufacturer makes and stencil name makes and
important information on comparison shopping.
To understand Piano makes, one
must realize that pianos are not necessarily manufactured by the company whose
name is on the piano. There are two primary types of piano makes.
Manufacturer make pianos and
stencil name pianos.
Manufacture makes are pianos which are manufactured solely by the actual company
who owns the the pianos name rights and are most often labeled with the actual
manufacturers name. These are most often companies who have manufactured
these pianos for many years with little or no change in company ownership or
hierarchy. (i.e. Sauter pianos are manufactured in the Sauter factory for the
Sauter family for four generations.)
Stencil name pianos are pianos
whose name rights belong to a company who contracts another manufacturer to
design and/or manufacture the piano for them. Most often
stencil name pianos are names
that often resemble that of more popular
manufacturer makes or are actual
former manufacturer makes of
which have gone out of business and whose name rights have been purchased by the
new company. (i.e. Wurlitzer Co. established in 1856 was sold to
Baldwin piano and organ company
in 1995 who contracted Samick to manufacture the Wurlitzer piano for them.)
This type of piano has grown significantly over the past few decades as mass
production manufacturers have caused many smaller manufacturers to be unable to
compete with price points.
Due to the fact that most piano
manufacturers and distributors extend regional exclusive dealership rights,
most areas will only have one retail dealer for each make of piano. This
in conjunction with the numerous stencil name pianos in the marketplace makes it
very difficult for the consumer to comparison shop. Therefore, when
comparing makes, it is imperative to have an understanding of which
factory the piano was actually manufactured in. You may find to completely different
makes within your city that are actually identical or similar pianos
manufactured by the same company for two separate companies.
Our piano make/manufacturer relation database is
updated monthly and PianoUSA.com strives to maintain the most current and
accurate data pertaining to piano manufacturers, makes and specifications.
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Here you can search our relational database to
assist you in determining the piano makes' manufacturer, distributor and/or
owner as well as see model specifications and read actual piano technicians
reviews of individual models.
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