in 1899, later incorporated as Winter & Co. and Memphis, Tenn.Īeolian probably produced more instruments than any other company in the U.S. Factories were located at East Rochester N.Y., Worchester Ma. Instruments made by Aeolian American Division enjoyed an unquestioned reputation throughout the worldĪEOLIAN – AMERICAN CORPORATION – Founded 1932Īeolian – American was the consolidation of the American Piano Company, Aeolian Piano Company formerly Winter & Company, and Weber Piano Company. Aeolian was one of America’s largest producers of grand pianos. of space situated on over eight acres of land occupied and devoted exclusively to the manufacture of only pianos since 1906. The manufacturing facilities at East Rochester consist of over 250,000 sq. Piano lines controlled and manufactured by this Division listed alphabetically include Chickering & Sons, Wm. This name is known the world over in connection with musical instruments, It is applied to some of the various products of the Aeolian Company of New York which instruments of renown included the Duo Art Pianola, Weber Pianola, Steck Pianola, Wheelock Pianola, Stuyvesant Pianola, Steinway Duo Art Pianola, Stroud Pianola the Aeolian Orchestrelle and the Aeolian Pipe Organ it also controlled the Meludee Music Co., Inc., and the Universal Music Co.ĪEOLIAN-AMERICAN DIVISION OF AEOLIAN CORP. By this time everyone got into the act, and every piano maker so manufactured a player of some sort. Within a few short years, the push up”players disappeared from the scene. It wasn’t long after the turn of the century that it was deemed desirable to “miniaturize” the clumsy Pianola and other similar, instruments so that they could be built directly inside the pianos. With four page color advertisements (almost unheard of in that day) published in the popular magazines, he literally stunned the piano industry with the message that here, indeed, was the answer to everyone’s prayer for music in the home! Tremaine and Pianola built an enormous business empire over the next thirty years. With the newly perfected “Pianola,’ he launched an aggressive advertising campaign which was entirely new to the stodgy piano business. His son took over in 1899 and immediately set about to apply his own business acumen to the company’s affairs. He founded the “Aeolian Organ and Music Company” around 1888 the firm achieved considerable success with larger instruments and organs. Tremaine’s father had built a successful small business making and cranked table-top-sized mechanical organs, a very popular item in homes in the late 1800’s. Tremaine was a business genius who brought about the commercial exploitation of the piano player on a big scale. Name brands built in East Rochester include Chickering & Sons, J & C Fischer, Wm. Combined they made a great and powerful contribution to the art of music, for each of the great instruments they produced will continue providing magnificent music for generations to come.
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The manufacturing facilities at East Rochester was comprised of a series of separate and individual factories planned so that manufacturing of the various instruments was carried on in an entirely individual and distinct manner, and by separate organizations, each under direction of men who had been associated with each respective make for many years, thus preserving, unimpaired, the individual and distinctive qualities of each piano. All Baldwin Upright or Vertical Pianos – Does not include Hamilton Studios or Baldwin Grand Pianos.ĪEOLIAN/AEOLIAN – AMERICAN Est. Regis, Sargent, Schroeder, Valley Gem and Winton). With our 3 year 100% trade up guarantee, you can relax. We've had pianos over 130 years old that were still decent instruments and had not yet been restored! Pianos built in the USA, and spent their entire lives here, can often be solid and reliable instruments for many generations if they are cared for. Now, 58 years might sound old.but a well-built piano can easily provide 80 to 100 years of music. No rust or corrosion, no mouse or moth damage, etc. Look at the hammers and strings! They are in SUPER condition. This is a very good indication the piano has had good care. No major issues, just a few surface scratches. The spruce soundboard is crack-free, which is quite unusual for a 58 year old piano. She has a few years on her and has made some pretty music in her life but, right now, she is lonely and just looking for a home where she'll be loved again.Įverything works.
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