Complete Guide to Piano Makers List
Choosing a piano often starts with understanding the manufacturers who create them. Around the world, a variety of companies produce instruments ranging from beginner-friendly uprights to handcrafted concert grands. Each manufacturer brings its own approach to tone, craftsmanship, and design, shaping the unique character of every piano.
This page contains a list of piano makers and manufacturers, plus a number of piano brand names. The listing covers several pianos in its long history of manufacturing. Some names on this list are no longer used and the makers in some cases have been out of business for years.
Many names are owned by various existing piano companies that may not currently (2026) be using some of them on their instruments. It's possible that in the future some will be used again. And keep in mind that this list does not contain all piano brands that have been made since the history of the piano began around 1700 — there were thousands of piano names.
About Stencil Pianos
We have also made an effort to avoid stencil piano names on this list. A stencil piano is one made by various piano makers for companies or individuals who place or stencil their name on the front of the piano. Sometimes these names were misspellings of famous companies with the intention of capitalizing on the famous name. Some piano dealers were that devious (and maybe some still are). One example of an actual stencil is "Steinvey," which looks almost like Steinway.
Most of these bogus attempts to rip off the actual maker's name happened in the early part of the twentieth century. Nowadays there are enough trade-name laws that make it very difficult to get away with this. During the first 20 years of the 1900s, well-known makers like Baldwin and Steinway tried to get the government to pass a law to stop this disturbing practice and force the makers to put their name on their pianos. Their efforts failed.
It seems that the companies building the stencil pianos refused to place their names anywhere on the instruments — inside or out. One reason being that these pianos were usually much lower quality, and who wants their name on junk? As for the people using a stencil name, they were quite often very deceitful. So it makes sense that they would order cheaply built instruments. A few dealers were not using this practice, and were just using their name on the pianos in order to advertise their company.
Although quality piano makers like Steinway and Baldwin also probably hated seeing all those cheap, bad pianos being pawned off on the public, high quality means a higher price tag. Most pianos then and now are sold to average-income families — which means some quality will suffer.
Thousands of piano manufacturers have come and gone since the beginnings of this magnificent instrument. At present there are probably less than 200 makers in the whole world, with China most likely having more piano factories than any other country.
Top Manufacturers by Region
Popular American Manufacturers
- Steinway & Sons
- Baldwin
- Story & Clark
- Kimball
- Wurlitzer
Renowned European Manufacturers
- Bechstein
- Blüthner
- Bosendorfer
- Grotrian
- Schimmel
Leading Asian Manufacturers
- Yamaha
- Kawai
- Young Chang
- Samick
Piano Manufacturers List
An A–Z reference of piano makers and brand names — historic and current.
A
- Ackerman & Lowe
- Acoustigrande
- Acrosonic
- Adam
- Aeolian
- Ahlstrom
- Albrecht, Charles
- Allison Pianos
- Allmendinger
- Altenburg, Otto
- American Piano Co
- Ampico, The.
- Anderson
- Apollo
- Arion Piano Co.
- Armstrong Piano
- Astin-Weight
- Atlas
- Atjoli
- Aton
- Augsburg Piano
- Autopiano
- Auto Grand Piano Company
B
- Babcock
- Bach
- Bacon, Francis
- Baldwin
- Barock
- Barratt & Robinson
- Bauer & Co., Julius
- Baumbach, Josef
- Baus Piano Co.
- Bay, H. C.
- Beale Piano Mfg. Co.
- Bechstein
- Becker
- Bechwith
- Behning Piano Co.
- Behr. Bros.
- Beijing Hsinghai Piano Group
- Belarus Piano Co.
- Bell Piano & Organ Co.
- Bellman
- Bellevue
- Belmont
- Bennett
- Bent Geo. P
- Bently
- Berdux V.
- Bergmann
- Berlin Piano and Organ
- Berry, Nathaniel
- Betting, Th.
- Biddle
- Biese, W
- Billberg
- Billings & Co.
- Bjur Bros.
- Blondel, G
- Bluthner, Julius
- Boardman & Gray
- Boernhoeft, J. H.
- Bogart
- Bohemia
- Bond
- Bord, Antonie
- Borgato
- Bosendorfer
- Boston
- Bradbury
- Bradley
- Brambach
- Braumuller
- Bremen
- Brentwood
- Brewster
- Briggs
- Brinkerhoff
- Brinsmead & Son, John
- Broadwood & Sons, John
- Burgasser & Co.
- Burger & Jacob
- Bush & Gerts
- Bush & Lane
- Butler Bros
- Byrne Piano Co
C
- Cabaret
- Cable, Hobart M.
- Cable-Nelson
- Cable Piano Co.
- Cable & Sons
- California Pre-Piano
- Challen Pianos, Chas. H.
- Chappell Piano Co.
- Chase, A. B.
- Chase & Baker
- Chase Brothers
- Chickering
- Clark, Melville
- Classic Player Pianos
- Collard & Collard
- Colonial
- Conn
- Conover
- Continental
- Conway
- Cornish
- Cosmopolitan
- Cote Piano Manufacturing Co.
- Cramer
- Cremona
- Crescent
- Crown
- Cumberland
- Cunningham
- Currier
- Czapka & Sohn
- Czerny
D
- Daesung
- Daewoo
- Dalibor
- Dance-O-Grand
- Danemann, W.
- Davenport - Treacy
- Davis & Son
- Daynes - Beebe
- Daytron
- De Blaise
- Decker Bros.
- Decker & Sons
- Deitemeir
- De Kalb
- Detmer, Henry
- Diapason
- Dietmann
- Disklavier
- Doherty Piano & Organ Company
- Doll & Sons, Jacob
- Dongbei Piano Group
- Duo-Art Pianola Reproducing Piano
E
- Ebersole
- Electramatic
- Electratone
- Ellington
- Ellsworth
- Emerald
- Emerson
- Erard ( Erard-Gaveau )
- Essex
- Estey
- Estonia
- Euterpe Pianos
- Evans
- Everett
F
- Fahr
- Fairbanks
- Falcone Piano Co.
- Farfisa Electronic Pianos
- Fazioli
- Feurich, Julius
- Fischer, J & C
- Forster, August
- Foster-Armstrong Co.
- French & Sons, Jesse
G
- Gabler & Bro.
- Goldsmith Piano Co.
- Grand
- Grinnell Bros.
- Grotrain
- Gulbransen
H
- Haddorf
- Haines Bros.
- Hallet, Davis
- Hamilton
- Hammond
- Hampton
- Hardman, Peck
- Harrington
- Harvard
- Hastings
- Hazelton
- Heintzman
- Heller
- Henkelman
- Heppe
- Herbert, Henry
- Hermann
- Herrburger Brooks
- Hertz
- Hews, George
- Hindsburg, H. T.
- Hinze
- Hoffmann
- Holland
- Holmes & Son
- Hopkinson, J. J.
- Hornung & Moller, LTD
- Horton, H. B.
- Horugel, M.
- Houck, O. K.
- Howard Acrosonic
- Howard Manualo
- Howard
- Howes & Son, Charles
- Huntington
- Hupfeld, Ledwig
- Hyundai
I
- Ibach Sohn, Rud.
- Ideal
- Imperial
- International
- Irmler, I. G.
- Ivers & Pond
J
- Jackson
- Jacob Brothers
- James & Holmstrom
- Janssen
- Jefferson
- Jeffersonian
- Jenkins, Paul W.
- Jensen, Carl
- Jewel
- Jewett
- Johnson, E. P.
K
- Karn
- Kaufmann
- Kawai
- Keller Bros.
- Kellmer
- Kelso
- Kemble
- Kenmore
- Kensington
- Kerschner
- Kershner
- Kirkman
- Kitt, Homer L.
- Kleekamp Bros.
- Klein
- Klemm, Gottlieb Johan Organs
- Knabe Wm.
- Knight, Alfred
- Kohler
- Kohler & Campbell
- Koth-Bayer
- Krakauer Bros.
- Kramer
- Kranich & Bach
- Krauss, Ernst
- Kreiter
- Krell-French
- Krell
- Kremlin
- Kroeger
- Kurtzmann
L
- Laffargue
- Lagonda
- Lake
- Lakeside
- Lakewood
- Langdon
- Langer
- La Petite
- Leonard
- Lesage
- Lessing
- Lester
- Lexington
- Lighte
- Lindeman
- Linden
- Lindenburg
- Link
- Lipp & Sohn, Rich
- Little, Jewel Piano Co.
- Livingston
- Loud
- Love
- Lowery
- Ludwig
- Lyon & Healy
- Lyric
M
- Madelon
- Madison
- Maeari
- Majestic
- Mannborg
- Mansfield
- Manthey, Ferd
- Manuelo
- Marantz
- Marchiso
- Marco Polo
- Marquette
- Marshall
- Marshall & Marshall
- Marshall & Mittauer
- Marshall & Rose
- Marshall & Wendell
- Martin Bros.
- Mason
- Mason & Hamlin
- Mason & Risch
- Mathushek
- Maynard
- McDonald Miniature Piano
- McPhail
- Mehlin
- Meister
- Melodigrand
- Mendelssohn
- Mercer
- Merrill
- Metropolitan
- Midget
- Miessner
- Miller, Henry F.
- Milton
- Minipiano
- Minstrello
- Minum
- Minx
- Mirrapiano
- Modello
- Modeska
- Moller Pipe Organs
- Monarch
- Monington & Weston
- Monochord
- Mono Players
- Moore & Moore
- Morley
- Morrison
- Morrison-Waters Piano Co.
- Mozart
- Musette
- Musical Products SDN. BHD
N
- Nakamura
- National
- Needham
- Nelson
- Netzow
- Neumann
- Neupert
- New England Piano Co.
- Newman Bros.
- Newton
- Nickelodeon
- Niemeyer
- Niendorf, Gebr.
- Nippon-Gakki
- Nita Grand
- Noble
- Nordheimer
- Nordiska
- Normandie
- Norris
- Norwood
- Nunns & Clark
O
- Operators Piano Co.
- Originator
P
- Packard
- Pape, Johann Heinrich
- Pearl River
- Pease
- Peerless Player Co.
- Pepper, Wilhelm
- Perry
- Perzina, Gebr.
- Peter Pan
- Petite Grand
- Petitpiano
- Petrof
- Pfeiffer
- Phil-John
- Pianette
- Pianodisc
- Pianola
- Piccolo
- Pierce, Walters S.
- Pinafore
- Pleyel
- Poole
- Pramberger
- Pratt-Read Co.
- Prelude
- Premier
- Preston
- Price & Teeple
- Primatone
- Primrose
- Prince
- Purcell
- Puritan
- Putnam
Q
- QRS
R
- Rachals, M. F. & Co.
- Radcliff
- Radi-O-Player
- Radle, F.
- Ram Piano
- Rameau
- Rauworth, Edwin, C.
- Raymond
- Reed & Sons
- Regal Pianos
- Regent
- Rembrandt
- Remington
- Reprotone
- Rhodes- Fender-Keyboard Instruments
- Ricca & Son
- Richardson
- Richmond
- Ridgeway
- Rieger Kloss
- Rippen Piano Co.
- Ritmuller
- Rogers & Sons, George
- Rosler
- Ross Spinet, Betsy
- Royal
- Rudolf
S
- Sabel
- Samsung
- Samick
- Sargent
- Sauter, Carl
- Schaaf, Adam
- Schaeffer Piano MFG. Co.
- Schafer & Sons
- Schaff Bros.
- Schiedmayer
- Schiller
- Schimmel
- Schirmer
- Schmoller & Mueller
- Schubert
- Schulz
- Schumann
- Sears
- Seeburg
- Seiler, Ed
- Selectra
- Settergren
- Sextrolla
- Seybold
- Shanghai Piano Co.
- Sherlock-Manning
- Sherman Clay
- Shill Portable Piano
- Shoninger
- Singer
- Smith
- Smith & Barnes
- Smith & Nixon
- Sohmer
- Sojin
- Sonnett
- Southern California Music Co.
- Spencer
- Spinet Grand
- Spinette
- Standard Pneumatic Action Co.
- Starck, P. A.
- Starr
- Steck
- Steger & Sons
- Stein
- Steinberg
- Steinert, M.
- Steingraeber & Sohne
- Steinway & Sons
- Sterling
- Stieff
- Sting, The
- Stodart
- Story & Clark
- Story-Tone
- Straube
- Strohber
- Stroud
- Stuart & Sons
- Studio
- Stultz
- Stuyvesant
- Superscope
- Suttons
- Symphotone
T
- Tadashi
- Takemoto Shoten Co.
- Technola Piano Co.
- Temple
- Thein, Otto
- Thiery
- Thomas
- Thompson
- Tiffany
- Tokai
- Tom-Thum
- Tonarch
- Tonk
- Tono-Phone Electric Player
- Toyo
- Trayser
- Tri-Con Music Group, Inc.
- Triumph
- Tryber
- Tschudi, B
U
- Uebel & Lechleitner
- Universal
V
- Valley Gem
- Van Der Hoff
- Victor
- Victoria
- Vienna Music SDN. BHD
- Violagrand
- Violin Piano
- Vogel
- Vollmer
- Vose & Sons
- Vough
W
- Wadsworth
- Wagner
- Waldorf
- Walter, Charles R.
- Walters
- Waltham
- Walworth
- Warde
- Washburn
- Waters
- Weaver
- Weber
- Webster
- Wegman
- Weinbach
- Weiser & Son
- Wellington
- Wellsmore
- Welte-Mignon
- Wendl & Lung
- Wentworth
- Werner
- Weser
- Westbrook
- Western Electric Piano Co.
- Weydig
- Wheelock
- Whelpdale Maxwell & Codd LTD
- Whitman
- Whitmore
- Whitney
- Wilfred
- Willard
- Williams
- Willis
- Wilson
- Winter
- Winton
- Wissner
- Woodbury
- Woodchester
- World Sales Promotion Co.
- Wurlitzer
- Wyman
Y
- Yamaha
- Yinkou
- Young Chang
Z
- Zeitter & Winkelmann, K. G.
- Zimmermann
Talk to a Piano Expert
Whether you're looking to book an appointment or simply need expert guidance, The Piano Tickler is ready to assist.