This is a partial list of piano manufacturers. Most piano professionals have access to detailed information about these brands using a Piano Atlas to reference serial numbers, which are used to determine a piano's age using the year a piano was built. This information is often used in piano appraisals.
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| Company | Place | Years active | Acquired by | Notes |
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| A. Mittag | Berlin | 1800 | ||
| Aeolian Company | New York City | 1868-1985 | American Piano Company | Merged with Ampico in 1932. Ampico rebranded as Aeolian in 1941. |
| Albrecht, Charles | 1779 | |||
| Allen Brook | London | |||
| American Piano Company | East Rochester, NY, US | 1908-1941 | Aeolian Company | aka. Ampico |
| Astin Weight | Salt Lake City | 1959 | ||
| Alexander Herrmann KG | Sangerhausen, Germany | 1803-1993 | ||
| Babcock | Boston | 1810 | ||
| Baldwin | Cincinnati, OH, US | 1890-2001 | Gibson Guitar Corporation | |
| Christian Baumann | Zweibrücken, Germany | 1740-1816 | ||
| Baumgardt Piano | Stockholm, Sweden | 1859 | ||
| Baus Piano Company | ||||
| Beale Piano | Sydney | 1893-1975 | ||
| Bechstein Pianoforte Fabrik AG | Berlin and Seifhennersdorf, Germany | 1853-present | Was owned by Baldwin in 1963. Also manufactured Zimmermann brand after 1992 | |
| Behr Brothers Piano Company | ||||
| Belarus | Belarus | 1935-present | Also manufactures brands Sängler & Sohne, Schubert and Wieler | |
| Bell | Canada | |||
| Bentley Piano Company | ||||
| Beulhoff | ||||
| Blüthner | 1853 | |||
| Bohemia Piano | ||||
| Bösendorfer | Vienna, Austria | 1828 | Yamaha | Acquired in 2007 |
| Brødrene Hals | Oslo | 1847-1925 | ||
| Boston | 1991 | |||
| Brinsmead | London | 1835 | ||
| Broadwood and Sons | London | 1783 | ||
| C. Burlman & Co. | ||||
| Cable and Sons | New York | 1852 | ||
| Cable, Hobart M. | La Porte, IN, US | 1900 | ||
| Cable Company | Chicago | 1880 | ||
| Challen | 1804 | |||
| Chappell Pianos | London | 1811 | ||
| Charles R. Walter | Elkhart, IN, US | |||
| Chas. S. Norris | Boston | 1930c. 1930 | ||
| Chickering and Sons | Boston | 1823 | American Piano Company | Acquired in 1908 |
| Chris Maene - Doutreligne | Ruiselede, Belgium | 1938 | ||
| Cunningham Piano Company | Philadelphia | 1891 | ||
| Currier Piano Co. | Boston and Marion, NC, US | 1823, 1969 | Acquisition details | |
| Clementi | ||||
| Danemann | London | 1893 | ||
| Decker Brothers | New York | 1862 | ||
| Eastman | ||||
| Edmund | British Columbia | |||
| Érard | Paris | 1777 | ||
| Estey Piano Corp | 1869 | |||
| Estonia Piano Factory | 1893 | |||
| EUTERPE | ||||
| Fahr Albert | Zeitz, Germany | 1887-1950 | ||
| Falcone | Haverhill, MA, US | 1982-1993 | American Sejung Corp. | |
| Fandrich & Sons | Stanwood, WA, US | 1989c. 1989-present | ||
| Fazioli | 1978 | |||
| Feurich | 1851 | |||
| J.C. Fischer | New York | 1840 | ||
| August Förster | Löbau, Germany | 1859-present | ||
| Francis Connor | New York | 1871 | ||
| Gabler | New York | 1851 | ||
| Gaveau | Paris | 1847 | ||
| Generalmusic | Italy and Bensenville, IL, US | |||
| Glenz (Josef) | Breslau | |||
| Timothy Gilbert | Boston | 1827 | ||
| Goetzmann | New York | |||
| Grotrian-Steinweg | 1835 | |||
| Haines Brothers | New York | 1832 | ||
| Hallet, Davis & Co | Boston | 1835 | ||
| Hansmann | ||||
| Hardman Peck | New York | 1842 | ||
| Heintzman & Co. | Toronto | 1866 | ||
| Hobart M. Cable | La Porte, Indiana, US | 1900 | American Sejung Corp. | |
| Hupfield | 1880 | |||
| Ibach | 1794 | |||
| Irmler | Leipzig and Poland | |||
| J. Erbe Eisenach | Germany | 1881 | ||
| J. Strauss & Son | 1925 | |||
| Kawai | 1930 | |||
| Kemble | 1911 | |||
| Kimball | Chicago | 1857 | see Kimball International | |
| Kirschner | New York | |||
| David Klavins | Bonn, Germany | 1954 | ||
| Knabe | Baltimore | 1837 | American Piano Company | Acquired in 1908 |
| Knight | 1935 | |||
| Kohler & Campbell | New York | 1896 | ||
| Krakauer Bros | New York | 1869 | ||
| Kranich & Bach | 1864 | |||
| Kurtzmann | ||||
| Albert W. Ladd & Company | Boston | 1838 | ||
| Lauter Piano Co. | Newark, NJ, US | 1862-1930 | ||
| Leipziger Pianofortefabrik | 1835 | |||
| Lesage Piano Company | Quebec | Willis & Co. | Acquired in 1907 | |
| Lester | Lester, PA, US | 1888-1960 | Also manufactured brands Channing, Alden, Bellaire, Schubert and Leonard | |
| Lindeman & Sons | New York | 1836 | ||
| Ludwig & Company | St. Louis, MO, US | 1895 | ||
| Mammoth Piano | US | 2010 | ||
| Mason & Hamlin | Boston | 1854 | ||
| Mason & Risch | Ontario | |||
| Mathushek | New York | 1852-1879 | New Haven 1866 | |
| Mendelssohn | Canada | |||
| Moore and Moore | London | |||
| Muir Wood & Co. | Edinburgh, Scotland | |||
| Murdoch, McKillop & Co | Edinburgh, Scotland | |||
| Joseph Newman | Baltimore | 1829 | ||
| Newman & Bros. | Baltimore | 1842 | ||
| Nordheimer | Canada | |||
| Obermann & Sohn | ||||
| Overs | Sydney | |||
| Pape | Paris | 1817 | ||
| Perzina | 1871 | |||
| Petrof | 1864 | |||
| Petzold | Paris | 1806 | ||
| Pfeiffer | Stuttgart, Germany | 1862 | ||
| Prate | Canada | |||
| Pirsson | New York | 1829 | ||
| Pleyel | Paris | 1807 | ||
| QRS | 1900 | |||
| Quidoz | Quebec | |||
| Rainer | Canada | |||
| Reed & Sons | 1842 | |||
| Rubenstein | 2005 | |||
| Manuel Samaniego | Madrid | 1800sc. 1800s-1892 | ||
| Samick | 1958 | |||
| San Francisco Piano Co. | ||||
| Sauter | 1819-present | |||
| Adam Schaaf | Chicago | 1873-1930's | ||
| Schiedmayer | 1853 | |||
| Schiller | Oregon, Illinois | 1890-1936 | Cable Company | |
| Schimmel | Germany | 1885-present | ||
| Scholze | ||||
| Schultz & Sons | 1948 | |||
| Schulze & Pollman | ||||
| Schweighofer | 1792-1938 | |||
| Sears, Roebuck & Company | Chicago | 1900-1930c. 1900-1930 | Also manufactured/sold brands Beckwith, American Home, Maywood, Beverley, and Caldwell | |
| Seiler | 1849 | |||
| Sherlock-Manning | Ontario | |||
| Sherman Clay | ||||
| Shomacker | Philadelphia | 1840sc. 1840s | ||
| Smith & Barnes | ||||
| F.G. Smith | New York | 1866 | ||
| Sohmer & Co. | New York | 1872 | ||
| Steck | New York | 1857 | American Sejung Corp. | |
| Steingraeber & Söhne | Bayreuth, Germany | 1852-present | ||
| Steinway & Sons | New York and Hamburg, Germany | 1853-present | ||
| Story & Clark | 1884 | |||
| Streicher | 1802 | |||
| Strich & Zeidler | New York City | 1889-1930s | Also manufactured Homer brand | |
| Stuart and Sons | ||||
| Suzuki Corporation | ||||
| Thürmer | 1834 | |||
| Uebel & Lechleiter | Heilbronn, Germany | 1872-1987 | ||
| United Piano Makers | New York | 1800sc. 1800s | ||
| Waldberg | Berlin | 1890c. 1890 | ||
| Weber | New York | 1852 | ||
| George Weber & son, John | Chicago | 1917c. 1917 | ||
| Weber | Kingston, ON, Canada | 1862 | Lesage Piano Company | |
| Whelpdale, Maxwell & Codd | 1876 | |||
| George Wilkinson | London | 1811 | ||
| Wilh. Steinberg | Germany | 1877 | ||
| Willis & Company Ltd. | Montreal | 1889-1979 | Acquired Lesage Piano Company in 1907. Also manufactured Newcombe | |
| Wornum | London | 1811 | ||
| Wurlitzer | Cincinnati, OH, US | 1856-1988 | Baldwin | |
| Yamaha | 1889 | |||
| Young Chang | 1956 | Hyundai Development Company | Acquired in 2006 | |
| Zimmermann | Seifhennersdorf, Germany | 1884-2011 | Bechstein Pianoforte Fabrik AG | Acquired in 1992 |
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