Published Weekly
For the Trade
Single Copies
Ten Cents
Vol. 86 July 18, 2026 No. 19

Piano People

1452 figures from Alfred Dolge’s Pianos and Their Makers (Vol. I, 1911; Vol. II, 1913) and Daniel Spillane’s History of the American Pianoforte (1890)


The inventors, builders, and founders behind the piano — as recorded by Alfred Dolge, the felt-maker who knew most of them personally, and by Daniel Spillane, the New York piano historian who chronicled the American trade a generation earlier. Both histories are in the public domain; these pages index every person they named, and people who appear in both books carry citations from each.

Biographical Profiles

545 people with a full biographical sketch in the source texts.

A. C. James Adam Geib fl. 1802-1830s Adam Nickel Adam Stodart Adin Marshall Wright born October 3, 1859 Adolf Ferdinand Rachals Adolf Schiedmayer d. 1890 Adolf Schiedmayer, Jr. b. 1847 A. H. Gale A. H. Hastings b. 1834 A. J. Hipkins Albert Behning b. September 5, 1866 Albert Krell born September 6, 1859 Albert Krell, Jr. Albert Krell, Sr. 1833-1900 Albert S. Bond Albert Staib Albert Steinway 1840–1877 Albert Sweetser Bond Albert T. Strauch b. 1866 Albert Weber b. July 8, 1828 Albert Weber, Jr. born 1858 Alexander Steinert Alfred Dolge Alfred Dolge Engelhardt b. December 14, 1881, Dolgeville, N.Y. Alfred J. Newby Alfred L. Peck ?-1911 A. L. Jewett b. 1872 Alpheus Babcock Americus Backers A. M. McPhail d. October 6, 1902 Andreas Georg Ritmüller Andrew Brunet active 1842–1856 Anton Rubinstein Arthur Wessell b. January 7, 1875 Auguste Wolff d. February 1887 August Moritz Weickert b. c. 1801, d. May 22, 1878 Babcock Backers (Becker) Balthasar Schiedmayer 1711–1781 Bartolomeo Christofori died 1731 Bartolomo Christofori Beethoven Ben H. Janssen b. August 31, 1862 Benjamin Collins Benjamin Crehore Benjamin Starr died 1903 Bernhard Shoninger ?–1910 Bismarck Bosert Braton S. Chase Broadwood Brown Burckhardt Tschudi (Burkat Shudi) 1702-1773 Calvin Whitney b. September 25, 1846 Camille Pleyel b. 1792 Carl André Carl Bechstein 1826-06-01–1908 Carle Cotter Conway Carl E. Peck b. 1864 Carl J. Pfeiffer Carl Nicolai Schröder Carl Rönisch 1814–1893-07-21 Carl Rudolf Ibach d. April 25, 1863 Carl Scheel C. C. Briggs C. C. Colby C. Frank Chickering January 20, 1827–March 25, 1891 C. F. Theodore Steinway born c. 1825 (age 14 in 1839); died March 26, 1889, Brunswick, Germany C. F. Tretbar Charles A. Ericsson b. 1859 Charles A. Haddorff born February 2, 1864 Charles A. Kuster Charles Albrecht active before 1789 - c.1824/25 Charles A. Sterling Charles B. Lawson b. February 6, 1855 Charles Borst Charles H. Steinway born June 3, 1857 Charles Jacob Charles Kohler b. 1868 Charles Kriegelstein b. December 16, 1839 Charles Mehlin b. October 23, 1873 Charles M. Stieff b. July 19, 1805 Charles N. Post Charles Pfriemer 1842–1908 Charles Raymond Wood Charles S. Fischer Charles S. Sackmeister Charles Steinway born January 1, 1829; died March 31, 1865 (age 36) Charles Taws arrived New York 1785 (also given 1786); active Philadelphia until c.1833 Charles Watts Chopin Christian Kurtzmann d. 1886 Christian Kurtzmann, Jr. b. 1886 Christoph Schröter Clara E. Thoms Clayton A. Grinnell Clements Claus Clifford C. Chickering Conrad Narvesen Cornelius Bogart Cristofori Curtis N. Kimball Cyrus F. Jones Daniel Francis Treacy born 1846; died null Daniel Walker active past 1830; patented 1838; firm dissolved 1841 David Decker David H. Schmidt David Krakauer d. 1900 Dowling Dr. Alexander Anderson fl. 1792 Dr. Hopkinson Dr. Krause Dr. Oscar Paul Dubois Dubois Dwight H. Baldwin Earle Brewster Bartlett b. 1858 Earle Edward Conway Ebenezer R. Currier E. Chapuis Edgar B. Jones born 1880 Edgar C. Smith b. October 24, 1860 Edmund Gram born 1863 Edmund Schnabel b. November 14, 1850 Eduard Ferdinand Rachals Edward H. Story Edward H. Uhl Edward H. White b. April 5, 1855; d. September 16, 1899, age 44 Edward Lyman Bill Edward M. Burns Edward R. Perkins Edwin Nelson Kimball, Jr. Edwin Stapleton Conway Edwin S. Votey Edwin W. Schurz Emmons Hamlin Ernest Gabler ?–1883 Ernest G. Meikle b. November 25, 1865 Ernest J. Knabe, Jr. b. July 7, 1869 Ernest Knabe d. April 16, 1894 Ernest Urchs Ernst Kaps Ernst Philip Rosenkrantz b. July 10, 1773; d. 1828 E. S. Votey Farny R. Wurlitzer Fayette Shepard Cable b. March 18, 1855 F. C. Lighte d. 1879 Fernando A. Wessell b. January 5, 1877 F. Frickinger F. L. Dusinberre b. 1846 Fourneaux Francis Bacon Francis Conner Francis Connor born June 19, 1843; died null Francis Haines Francis Putnam Burns b. February 6, 1807 Francis Shaw active c.1804-1806+ Frank A. Lee Frank B. Long b. 1863 Frank C. Decker born 1857; died null Frank C. Decker, Jr. born 1889; died null Frank C. White Franz Liszt Frederick Engelhardt Frederick George Jones born March 19, 1847, died March 13, 1913 Frederick Kranich Frederick Mathushek b. June 9, 1814; d. November 9, 1891 Frederick Reidemeister b. November 30, 1865 Frederick the Great Frederick T. Steinway b. February 9, 1860 Fred H. Abendschein Fred Mathushek Fred Wilby Chickering b. March 1, 1865 Fred W. Lohr b. 1854 Freeborn Garrettson Smith Friedrich Ehrbar 1827–1905 F. W. Frickinger Gardner G. B. Kelly Geoffrey Stafford transported to Massachusetts c.1691 George A. Steinway b. June 4, 1865 George Bacon d. 1856 George B. Durkee George Chartres fl. 1804-1815 George E. Blake George F. Abendschein George H. Bent b. October 11, 1878 George H. Chickering April 18, 1830–November 17, 1896 George H. Conover b. June 20, 1844 George H. Davis d. December 1, 1879 George H. Jones born 1875 George H. Moessinger George J. Dowling born 1864 George L. Cheney d. 1901 George M. Guild George Payne Bent b. June 16, 1854 George Steck b. July 19, 1829; d. March 31, 1897 George Ulshoefer George W. Kellmer George W. Seaverns G. H. Hulskamp Gilbert V. Briggs 1839-1851 Giovanni Spinnetti Gordon Gottfried Silbermann 1683–1756 Gottlieb Heller b. 1868 Guido of Arezzo first part of the 11th century Gustav Behning b. 1868 Hackenheimer Haddorff Hampton L. Story b. 1835-06-17 Hans Ruckers Hans von Bülow Harley Hosford Harry B. Tremaine b. 1866 Harry E. Freund Harry Gennett H. D. Cable b. 1849, Walton, N.Y.; d. March 2, 1899 Heinrich Engelhardt Steinweg Helmuth Kranich 1833-1902 Henri Herz b. January 6, 1806 – d. January 5, 1888 Henri Pape Henry Behning b. November 3, 1832; d. June 10, 1905 Henry Behning, Jr. Henry Behr b. 1848 Henry C. Watson November 4, 1818 – December 4, 1875 Henry Engelhardt Steinweg (Henry E. Steinway) born February 5, 1797, Wolfshagen, Germany; died February 7, 1871 (age 74) Henry F. Miller b. September 25, 1825 Henry Fowler Broadwood d. 1893, age 82 Henry Gennett Henry Hartye Henry Hazelton b. 1816 Henry Hotopp born 1837 Henry Kirk White d. January 13, 1907 Henry Kroeger Henry Lindeman b. August 3, 1838 Henry L. Mason Henry Lowell Mason Henry Mason Henry Nickel b. 1879 Henry Steinway, Jr. 1831–1865 Henry Ziegler Herman F. Keidel d. February 17, 1889 (aged 42) Hermann Schiedmayer d. 1891 Herman Zedwitz Hiram Herrick Hobart M. Cable d. December 1909 Hobart M. Cable, Jr. b. December 15, 1881 Horace Edgar French Horace Waters d. 1893 Horace Waters, Jr. Horatio Worcester Howard B. Morenus Howard E. Wurlitzer b. September 5, 1871 Howard White b. September 9, 1856; d. December 9, 1897, age 41 H. Paul Mehlin b. 1864 Hugh Hardman b. 1815 Hugo Sohmer b. 1846 H. W. Gray b. June 3, 1830, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania H. W. Smith b. 1830 I. D. Weickert 1751-1816 Ignace Paderewski Ignace Pleyel 1757-1831 Ignatz Bösendorfer b. 1795 Ira L. Grinnell Irving E. Devereaux Isaac T. Packard Isaac Woodward born June 10, 1810, Roxbury, N.H.; died March 10, 1883, Brookline, Mass. Jacob Becker Jacob Christy Jacob Doll born 1849; died null Jacob Estey b. September 30, 1814 Jacob Gross b. July 26, 1819 Jacob Hackenheimer born June 26, 1871 Jacob Kirchmann (Kirkman) died 1778 Jacques Bach 1833-1894 J. A. Gutwaldt James Abbott joined trade 1833 James A. Gray 1815–December 11, 1889 James B. Woodford James H. Butler born 1867 James Henry Shudi Broadwood d. February 8, 1911 James H. Grovesteen James H. White b. September 26, 1847 James Shudi Broadwood James Stewart James Whiting Vose b. October 21, 1818 J. C. L. Isermann 1813-1898 Jean Denis Antoine Bord b. 1814 – d. March 4, 1888 Jean Georges Kriegelstein b. 1801 – d. November 20, 1865 Jean Schwander b. 1812 – d. 1882 Jesse French, Jr. Jesse French, Sr. J. Frank Conover b. 1843 J. G. Irmler d. 1857-12-10 J. H. Paine ("Miser" Paine) Johann Andreas Stein 1728–1792 Johann Andreas Streicher 1761–1833 Johann Baptist Streicher 1796–1871 Johann Christian Bach Johann Christian Gottlieb Irmler Johann David Schiedmayer d. 1806 Johannes Adolf Ibach Johannes Zumpe Johann Friedrich Schröder b. 1785 – d. 1852 Johann Heinrich Pape b. July 1, 1789 – d. February 2, 1875 Johann Lorenz Schiedmayer Johann Sebastian Bach John Abbott began 1832; still living as of writing (1890) John Ammon John Anderson John A. Weser born 1853 John B. Dunham John Behrent active 1775 John Boulton Simpson John Brinsmead d. March 17, 1908 (aged 92) John Broadwood 1732-1812 John Buttikofer b. Switzerland; immigrated 1839 John Calvin Campbell 1864-1908 John C. Freund John Cutts Smith patented November 14, 1838 John Davenport b. August 1840 John Dwight John Evans b. 1846 John Firth 1789-1864 John Frederick Schmidt 1823–1906-09-26 John Geib d. before 1809 John Geib, Sr. patented 1786 John Gerts b. 1845 (Germany) - d. May 14, 1913 John Hardman John Harper John Henry Schomacker (Johann Heinrich Schumacher) January 1, 1800–January 16, 1875 John Hopkinson d. April 4, 1886 John Isaac Hawkins John Jacob Astor b. 1763 John Jacob Decker John Jardine John J. Wise John Kearsing arrived 1802 John Ludwig b. 1858 John MacKay d. 1841 (lost at sea) John McTammany John Montgomery fl. 1800 John Osborn John Pethick John Travis Quigg John U. Fischer John V. Steger b. c. 1850s (about 60 years old at time of writing) Jonas Chickering April 5, 1798–December 8, 1853 Josef Herrburger b. 1832 Josef Hofmann Josef Kuder Joseph Adam Fleming Joseph Corré fl. 1783-1800s Joseph Hiskey Joseph Newman Joseph Oktavec b. 1875 Joseph P. Hale Josiah B. Chickering J. Piffaut J. R. Mason b. 1847 J. Sylvanus McLean Julius Bauer d. 1884 (founded firm 1857) Julius Blüthner 1824-03-11–1910 Julius Estey d. March 7, 1902, age 57 Julius Schiedmayer d. 1878-01 Julius Winter born 1856 Justinian Morse Justus Percival Seeburg born April 20, 1871 Karl Michael Schröder b. 1828 – d. May 5, 1889 Laverne M. Ide b. 1860 Lemuel Gilbert Leopold Peck 1842-1904 Levi K. Fuller d. October 10, 1896, age 55 L. L. Doud Louis Ernst d. 1885 Louis Fissore Louis Schöne Louis S. Kurtzmann b. 1860 Love with Torp & Love, 1835-1838 Lowell Mason Lucien Wulsin b. 1845, Louisiana Ludwig Bösendorfer Ludwig Hupfeld Ludwig van Beethoven Luigi Ricca born June 21, 1853 Luther Phileo made pianos from 1841; patent 1846 Lycus D. Perry b. 1863 Marius Martin Miller Mathias Ferdinand Rachals 1801-06-03–1866-09-06 Mathias Schulz 1842-1899 Max Richtsteig born 1869 Max Schiedmayer Melville Clark Meyer Michael A. Bietepage Michael Miller began business after 1840; patent 1851 Morgan Davis fl. 1799-1837 Moritz Poehlmann 1823-1902 Moriz Rosenthal Morris Steinert Mozart Muzio Clementi Myron A. Decker b. January 2, 1823; d. 1901 Nahum Stetson b. December 5, 1856 Nannette Stein-Streicher Nannette Streicher, geb. Stein d. January 1833 Napoleon J. Haines b. 1824, d. April 19, 1900 Orrin L. Fox Oscar L. Kindler b. 1875 Oswald Irmler d. 1905-10-30 Otto Frederick Mehlin b. 1880 Otto Schulz Otto Weickert Otto Wessell 1845–1899-05-25 Otto Wissner b. 1853 Patrick Joseph Healy (P. J. Healy) born March 17, 1840 – died April 5, 1905 Paul B. Klugh b. 1878 Paul de Wit born January 4, 1852 Paul G. Mehlin b. 1837 Paul M. Zeidler b. 1862 Paul Perzina Paul Schiedmayer d. 1891 Paul von Janko b. June 2, 1856 Peter A. von Hagen active c.1792-1808 Peter D. Strauch b. 1835 Peter Duffy Peter Kellmer Peter Paracelus Puff Peter Provost active 1835-1837 and after Peter Welin P. H. Powers Pierre Erard d. 1855 Pirsson P. J. Gildemeester Pleyel (schoolmaster, father of Ignace Pleyel) P. Unger joined 1838 Rafael Joseffy Reinagle Richard Bury Richard W. Gertz Richard Wilhelm Gertz b. April 21, 1865 Robert C. Kammerer b. September 12, 1856 Robert Kammerer Robert Nunns Robert Stodart Robert Wornum Rubinstein Rudolf Ibach d. July 31, 1892 (aged 49) Rudolf Kreter Rudolph Gross Rudolph H. Wurlitzer b. December 30 Rudolph Wurlitzer Rufus W. Blake R. W. Pain Samuel G. Lindeman b. March 24, 1869 Samuel Merritt Comstock d. January 18, 1878 Samuel T. White S. B. Bond b. October 17, 1833; d. July 20, 1907 Schröter Sebastian Erard 1752-1831 S. E. Clark Siegfried Hansing Silbermann Simon Krakauer 1816-1905 Spencer B. Driggs Stein Stephen Brambach Sylvanus B. Pond c. 1792-1871 Sylvester Tower Thaddeus Firth Theodore A. Heintzmann 1817–1899 Theodore Cassebeer b. September 9, 1879 Theodore E. Steinway b. October 16, 1883 Theodore J. Kraft Theodore Marschall Theodore P. Brown Theodor Steinweg Thomas Appleton wrote statement in 1871; sketch published 1887 Thomas C. Loud b. July 12, 1812 Thomas Dodds Thomas E. Chickering d. February 14, 1871 Thomas Gibson fl. 1799-1839 Thomas Loud Thomas Loud, Jr. Thomas Shriver b. September 2, 1789 Timothy Gilbert Torakusu Yamaha Torp active 1835 and after Trayser Tremaine Vaucanson Wallace Wiley Chickering Walter Ibach Walter Lane b. 1868 Walter Ludwig Engelhardt b. 1884, New York Welcker von Gontershausen White Wilke Willard Naremore Van Matre born 1851 Willard N. Van Matre, Jr. born 1890 William Allen William B. Bradbury ?–1867 William Bent active 1798-1809 William Boardman d. January 5, 1881 (age 81) William Bourne d. 1885 William B. Tremaine 1840-1907 William Challen William Dalliba Dutton b. 1847 William D. Lazelle William D. Parker William E. Strauch b. 1867 William E. Wheelock William F. Braun born 1856 William Hall ?-1873 William H. Beach born April 4, 1851 William H. Bush 1829-1901 William H. Ivers William H. Poole born December 21, 1864 William J. Behr b. January 5, 1872 William Knabe 1803–1864 William Knabe, III b. March 23, 1871 William Knabe (son) d. January 1889 (age 48) William L. Bush William Lincoln Bush b. 1861 William Lindeman 1795–December 24, 1875 William Max Bauer William M. Bauer William M. Goodrich William M. Thoms William Nunns William Otto Wissner b. 1882 William P. Collins b. 1877 William P. Emerson d. 1871 William R. Steinway b. December 20, 1881 William Southwell William Steinway 1835–1896 William Strich b. 1863 William Wallace Kimball b. 1828, d. December 15, 1904 W. Lufkin Wm. D. Parker Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart W. R. Furgang

Mentioned in the Text

907 further people the sources name in passing.

A. A. Grinnell A. A. Van Buren A. B. Chase d. 1877 A. Blondel Abner Bourne Abner Chickering A. Cordes Adam Bent active 1798-1809 Adolph Guger A. E. Johnson A. F. Stern A. G. Lyon A. H. Foucar A. H. Hume A. J. Goodrich A. J. Hobart A. J. Pfeiffer Albert Methfessel Alessandro Trasunti Alexander Bretschneider Alexander Krell d. 1895 Alexander Wilson emigrated to Philadelphia 1795 Alfred D. Engelhardt Alfred Pirsson Alfred Reisenauer Allen Alvin Kranich (brother of Helmuth Kranich) Alvin Kranich (son of Helmuth Kranich) Amati Amelia Lewis-Freund d. 1887 A.M. Fischer A. M. Wheelock Andreas Silbermann Andrew Orlander Andrew Ruckers Annette Essipoff Antoine Bord Anton Seidl A. P. Roth Archibald W. Comstock A. Richter Armstrong Arthur Nikisch Arthur S. Woodward Aspinwall fl. 1795 Augustus Baus A. W. Ladd Bach Backers Bain Bancroft Barry Gray Bausch B.B. Crew B. B. Leeds Behrend Behrent Berry fl. 1790s Betts B. F. Bush Bishop B. J. Lang Boernhoeft Bösendorfer Bothner active from 1861 Brodmann Brooks Bülow Burckhardt Tschudi Burgers Busoni C. A. Ahlstrom C. A. Daniell C. A. Gerold C. Albert Jacob Callie Lumsden (Mrs. Jesse French) Camille Saint-Saëns Campbell Campbell (of Campbell and Gault) Carl Brambach Carl Fischer Carl Hecker Carl J. Pfeffer Carl Mand Carl Schröder Carl Schurz Cavallo C. B. Harger C. Brambach C. C. Briggs C. C. Briggs, Jr. C. C. Colby, junior C. C. Conway C. Challen C. C. Hudson C. E. Friederici C. F. Albrecht C. F. L. Albrecht C. G. Cheney Chambers Chandler W. Smith Chapuis Charles Albrecht Charles Avery Welles Charles Avery Wells Charles Carmeyer began 1837, known past 1850 Charles Doll Charles Fahr Charles Gehrling Charles G. Rosenberg Charles H. Bourne Charles H. Eddy Charles H. Rose Charles H. Wagener Charles J. Gross Charles Keidel Charles L. Burchard Charles Lukey Collard Charles McDonnell Charles Parsons Charles Pfreimer Charles Stieff Chas. M. Tremaine Chas. R. Putnam C. H. Challen C.H. Conway Chelius C. H. Hackley Chickering Chickering Christian F. L. Albrecht 1825-1842 Christian W. Schmidt Christofori Christofori (Bartolomeo Cristofori) Christopher C. H. W. Foster C. J. Gebauhr C. J. Nyer C. J. Scheiman C. J. Whitney Clarence Eddy Clarence Wulsin Clement Claus Clementi Cludsam C. Mollenhauer C. M. Richards C. N. Kimball Coleman Colonel Thomas B. Thorp Cornelius Matthews Count Erdoedy Cramer C. R. Elias C. Rogers Crotone C. T. Barnhorn Ctesibius of Alexandria 2nd century B.C. Currier C. Weidig C. W. Isermann d. 1900 C. W. Patzschke Daniel B. Newhall Daniel Faber Daniel Gray Daniel Krakauer Daniel Morris Danquard David C. Cook David Smith David Walhaupter David Wolhaupter D. Benson active 1842 onward De Pachman de Pachmann de Wit D. H. Baldwin d. 1899 Dickinson D. J. Van Winkle fl. 1849 Dolmetsch Doretta Steinway-Ziegler Dorman Downe Dr. Ed. F. Rimbault Dr. Ginsberg Dr. Gray Dr. John Savage Dr. Otto Neitzel D. R. Stanford Dr. T. T. Smiley Dr. Walter Niemann Dr. William Mason Duchess of Villeroy Duke of Brunswick Dunham Duplessix fl. 1786 Dussek Dwight Gibbons started 1850; patent 1855 E. Davis Ed. Broomfield, Jr. active 1745 Edgar A. Poe Edgar Brinsmead Edgar William Brinsmead d. November 18, 1907 Eduard Werner Edward Behr Edward Jardine Edward Quincy Norton Edward Riley Edward S. Payson Edward S Rayner Edwin B. Pfau Edwin C. Miller Edwin Fobes E. E. Conway E. G. Schleicher E.H. Grinnell Ehrhardt (later Erard) E. I. Ricca Elijah Bullard Emanuel Bach Emil Gabler Emil Hurtzig Emil Irmler Emil Streicher E. N. Kimball E. N. Scherr E. O. Vidand d. 1888 E. P. Mason E. Q. Norton Erard Erard Ernest J. Knabe, Sr. d. March 1894 Ernst Rosenkrantz E. S. Conway E. Stroud E. W. Smith Fabrici Farini Farney Wurlitzer Father Wood Father Zanetti Fayette S. Cable F. Bergner F. B. Hallet F.B.T. Hollenberg F. C. Billings F. Dörner Felix Mendelssohn Ferdinand Thürmer Fernando Wessell Fetis F. Feiling F. G. Smith Fischer Fischer Fissore F. L. Young Foucaud F. P. Burns Francis Bonneau Francis Burns Francis Gruss active from 1833 Francis Melville Frank A. Abbott Frank Haines Frank J. Conover Frank L. Wing Frank Roosevelt Frank Van der Stucken Franz Rummel Franz Schmidt Fred Blume Fred C. Kurtzmann Fred Dietz Frederic Chopin Frédéric Chopin Frederici Frederici Frederick Doerner Frederick Doll Frederick Hazelton Frederick P. Stieff Frederick Rose Frederick Starr started 1850 Freneau F. R. Goolman Friederici 1745 (date of his action) Friedrich Ehrbar (the younger) Friedrich Schiller Friedrich Wilhelm Rosenkrantz Fritz Fritz Weickert F. R. Wolfinger F. S. Cable F. S. Shaw Fuchs F. W. Collard F. W. Hale F. W. Patzschke Gabrilowitsch Garret Conover Gault G. Barmore active from 1832 G. Cook G. D. Mackay Geib Gemünder Geo. H. Moessinger George B. Armstrong George B. Kelly George Butler George Cartwright active 1809-1813 George C. Foster George C. Gordon George Chickering George Daniel Rose George Doll George D. Rose George Dutton George Frideric Handel George Gomph George Hewes George Jardine active past 1840 George Kearsing fl. 1831-1868+ George L. Darracott George L. Eaton George Matzka George Nembach George P. Morris George P. Reed George Reichman Georges Kriegelstein George Thomas Rose George T. McLaughlin George W. Armstrong, Jr. George Whyte George W. Weser Georg Steck Gerhard Adam Gerlach (of Schmidt & Company) Geroek Geronimo Geronimo of Bologna G. F. Sievers G. Heyl Gilbert Gilbert Gilfert Gillis R. Lindeman Giuseppe Zarlino G. King G. Kingley Glen active 1840 G. L. Nagel G. M. Guild Gotthold Carlberg G. Perau Green active 1798 Gretschel Grow Grubb Guarnerius Guido Hecker Guilmant Gustav Adolph Buschmann Gustav Anderson Gustave Lyon Gustavus Hesselins active 1742 Gustavus Hessilens Gutwaldt G. W. Severns Hallet Halsey Hazelton Hancock Handel Handel Pond Hans Adam Wurlitzer 1732-1795 (active) Harold Bauer Harper Harry L. Spencer Harvey S. Crane Harvey W. Wiley Haydn Haydn (Joseph Haydn) Hayman Levy Haywood H. Barmore active from 1832 H. B. Chelius H. Billinghurst H. C. Wilcox Hebenstreit Heinrich Gretschel Heinrich Ludolf Mack Helfferich Helmholtz Helmuth Kranich, Jr. Henri L. Stuart Henry Ackley Henry Allen Henry A. Mott Henry C. Schomacker b. May 1840 Henry Dreher Henry Edward Krehbiel Henry Engelhardt Steinway, Sr. Henry F. Miller, Jr. Henry Gaehle Henry Hartje Henry Herz Henry Ketten Henry Kroeger, Jr. Henry Kuster Henry Labouchere Henry Nickel, Jr. Henry Steinway (the younger) Henry Steinweg Henry W. T. Steinway b. January 24, 1856 Herman D. Cable d. winter of 1900 Hermann Feurich Hermann Seyffarth Hermann Wagner Herter Herz Hewitt H. F. Ricca Hildebrand Hintz Hinzen Hipkins Hiskey H. J. Newton H. L. Howe H. Mallebre H.O. Kearsing fl. 1831 Holmstrom Horace Greeley Howard Wurlitzer Howe Hoxa H. Pfister H. R. Moore H. Thielberg Hubert O. Fox b. August 29, 1871 Hugh McCulloch Hugh Reinagle d. 1820 Hulett H. W. Bond I. B. Woodford I. G. Vogel I. H. Guest I. J. Paderewski I. M. Kuhns Ingersoll Lockwood I. P. Lindner Irving B. Vose born 1850 Isaac Clark Isaac Hawkins Isaac N. Camp Jacob Doll, Jr. Jacob Goll Jacob Gray Estey Jacquard Jacques Bach Schlosser J. A. Gray James Alois Gutwaldt arrived 1811 James Broadwood James B. Taws appears 1829 James C. Miller James Cumston James F. Hall James Hopkinson James Julian active 1785 James Lick James McCarroll James Pirsson James S. Starr Jas. E. Miller J.B. Byrne J. C. Barnes Jean Baptiste Erard d. 1826 Jeff Davis Bill Jesse Davis J. George Laffargue d. 1906 J. G. Gaveau J. G. Klem J. Goodwin J. Gramer J. Harry Estey J. H. Boernhoeft J. H. Gibson J. H. Hidley J. H. White J. J. Ryan J. J. Watson J. McDonald J. Munroe Jno P Bent Johann Daniel Silbermann d. May 6, 1766 Johannes Brahms Johann Friedrich Silbermann d. March 8, 1817 Johann Schmidt John Arthur John Brown John Church John Clark 1743 (active) John F. Jacob d. 1885 John F. Nunns John French John Geib, Jr. fl. 1815-1821 John Gerts, Jr. John Haines John Hazelton John H. Quackenbush John K. Paine John Landreth John Loud John Mayell John Paff John P. Brown John Ruck John Ruckers John Schröder John S. Dwight Johnston Norman John Wanamaker John W. Jordan John W. Mason John W. Watson Jonas M. Weblin Joseffy Josef Herrburger, Jr. Josef Lhevinne Joseph Fox active from 1833 Joseph G. Kuntze Joseph Haydn Joseph Loud Joseph Smith Joseph Waites fl. 1804 Joseph Warren J. P. Cole J. P. Hale J. Swenson J. T. Stoddard Julien W. Vose born 1859 Julius Feurich Julius Gercke Julius Krakauer Justus Diehl J. W. Crook J. W. Crooks Kalkbrenner Katherine Goodson Keeley Keller Kelly Kenneth M. Bradley Kirkman Klem Klepfar Klix Knut Egberg Koth Kriegelstein Kunz Lafayette Louis patent 1863 Lambert Landreth Leschetitzky Levi Dederer active from 1836 Lewis Babcock Lewis S. Clement Lewis Taws appears 1837 Lexow Lindeman Linden L. Isermann L. Matt Lorenz Schiedmayer Loud Louden Louis Engel Louis P. Bach Ludolf Isermann Luman B. Wing d. 1873 L. W. Hawley Lyon Lyon Mackay Maey Major Carew Mallet active 1805 M. Andes Marc A. Blumenberg Marchese Scipione Maffei Marguerite St. Leon Loud Mark Healy Martinus Sieveking Mary F. Miller Mary Garden Mason J. Mathews Massart Master Holden Master Wirschel Mathushek Matthew Lacroix Matthias Zimmerman d. by 1737 Max Blüthner Max Weickert Mechtler fl. 1786 Merckel Merrill K. Waters Merritt Gally M. Fetis Michael Paff Mickley Milo J. Chase Mittauer d. St. Louis (date not stated) Mme. Fannie Bloomfield-Zeisler Mme. Julie Rivé King Mme. Madaline Schiller Mola Morrison active 1811 Moscheles Moser Moses Coborn Mr. Baumeister Mr. Claus Mr. Drexel Mr. Gray (of Albany) Mr. Hammond arrived 1791 Mr. Hazelton Mr. Hulett Mr. Karr Mr. Klix Mr. Marquand Mr. Martin Mr. Pierce Mrs. O. L. Fox Mr. Tooker Mr. Yarnold M. Schwarz Naish Nannette Stein Nannette Streicher Nathaniel Chickering Nathaniel W. Tileston N. Christendel Neff Neuhaus Nishikawa N. J. Haines, Jr. N. M. Lowe Nothnagel N. P. Willis N. R. Luther O. A. Kimball Obed Coleman O. Lestina Ole Syverson Oliver Ditson Oothout Oscar Laffert Oscar Paul Oskar Schröder Ossip Gabrilowitsch Otto Börs Otto Doll Otto Floersheim Otto Irmler d. 1861-10-30 Otto Irmler (younger) Otto Kroeger Otto R. Wissner b. 1885 Ovide Musin Paling Pape Pape P. A. Peterson Pardio Parke Benjamin Parker Paul Ehrlich Paul G. Mehlin II b. July 27, 1894 Paul Healy Paul Mehlin P. B. Smith Peek Pellisow Peregrine White Peronnard Peter De Witt Lydecker Peter Goelet Peter Mixell Peterson Peter Van Baun P. F. Fischer Philip Harrison Philip Rogers Philologus Loud Phil P. Campbell P. J. Bailey P. Krumscheid P. K. Van Yorx Plaidy Pleyel P. McDavitt Pope Pius X P. Reed Professor Fischhof Pugno Putnam Pythagoras R. A. Johnston d. 1882 Randal active from 1838 Randolph Kreter Raven R. Delano Wing Reinecke Remenyi R. E. Small R. H. Butler Richard Richard Arnold Richard C. Marsh Richard Hoffmann Richard Lipp Richard Poehlmann Richard Wagner Rigoli Rimbault Ritter Rivington R. M. Walters Robert B. Gregory Robert Hannemann Robert Henry Comstock Robert Schumann Robert Stodart Robert Stodart (of London) Rogers fl. 1790s Röseler Rosen Rosenthal Rossi Roux R. Proddow Rudolf Ibach Sohn Rudolf Patzschke Rudolph Wurlitzer, Sr. Russell Hallet co-founded firm c. 1835 R. W. Lawrence R. W. S. Sperry Sackmeister Samuel Bradford Samuel Campbell Samuel Chickering Samuel Hayward Samuel Hazelton Samuel Herve S. Blackmore S. B. Mills S. Brooks S. B. Shoninger Scarlatti S. C. Bond Schmidt (of Schmidt & Company) Schobert Schulz Schumacher (later Schomacker) Schwander Scoles S. D. Smith b. 1830 Seuffert d. 1855 Seytre Shaw Sievers Sir Alma Tadema Sir Edward Poynter Sir Herbert Marshall Sir Julius Benedict S. La Grassa Smith Snyder Sofie Menter Sophie Menter Spaett Sprecher S. R. Perry Steinert Steinway Steinweg (later Steinway) Stevens Stewart 1826 Stöcker Stodart Stradivarius Swartz (of Munich) Talbot Tallman active from 1838 Taws T. DeWitt Talmage Teresa Carreno T. F. Scanlan T. Gilbert Theobald Boehm Theodore C. Steinway Theodore F. Steinway Theodore Hagen d. 1871 Theodore J. Neff Theodore Steinway d. 1889 Theodore Thomas Thibouville-Lamy Thom Thomas Broadwood Thomas Butcher Thomas Clemence Thomas Danquard Thomas Doyle Thomas H. Chambers Thomas James Brinsmead d. November 9, 1906 Thomas Jefferson Thomas W. Denning T. Kearsing fl. to 1840 T. Leeds Waters d. 1908 Traugott Berndt Tschudi Ulshoefer fl. 1795 Van Winkle Vitruvius 1st century A.D. Von Hagen Votey Vuillaume W. A. Conant Wake active 1840 Walker H. Miller Wallace Walter J. Bates Walter L. Engelhardt Walter Shriver Walter Stewart Broadwood W. A. Pond Warren B. Thayer Warriner W. B. Fleming W. C. Dobbs W. C. Peters W. C. Schwamb W. C. Whitney W. D. Cook W.D. Dillingham Dutton Weickert Wenzel Westland W.F. Kearsing fl. 1831 W. H. Currier W. H. Ivers W. H. Mackay W. H. Newton W. H. P. Bacon Wilhelm Grotrian Wilhelm Heyer Wilhelmi Willard A. Vose William Abbott died 1889 William B. Armstrong William Bossert William Brewster William C. Comstock William C. Hulett William Cumston patent issued 1839 William Danforth William E. Nickerson William F. Cooper William Geib fl. 1821-onward William Haines William H. Alfring William Hotopp William J. Gray William Manner William Mason William Moore William Pierson William Stodart William Strauch William T. Miller William Tremaine William Vincent Wallace Wilson Winfield S. Weser Winkelmann Wise 1838 W. J. Keeley Wood (of Virginia) Wornum Wornum W. P. Collard W. P. Stymus, Jr. W. R. Farrand Wright W. R. Talbot ?–1884 W. T. Reed W. Umland W. Vincent Wallace W. Whitelock W. W. Kimball W. W. Whitney Xaver Scharwenka Zeitter Zumpe