Jacob Christy

Biography

Jacob Christy was the originator of the Christy piano business, which up to a recent period had borne his name. A practical piano-maker, he entered the trade over thirty years before this account was written (around 1860) and built up a very large business, becoming well known until a few years prior to 1890. At the time of writing he was connected with the Colby Piano Company at Erie, Pennsylvania.

Highlights

• Originator of the Christy piano business, well known by 1865.
• Entered the piano trade more than thirty years before 1890.
• At the time of writing, connected with the Colby Piano Company of Erie, Pennsylvania.

Source

Daniel Spillane, History of the American Pianoforte (1890), p. 252.

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