FABER
Piano and player-piano of good
quality and reliable construction which have won a popular
place in the trade and in the musical world. Made by Faber
Piano Co.
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FALCONE PIANO COMPANY
1982 - 1001 1985 -
1016 1988 - 1110 1991 - 1414
1983 - 1004 1986 - 1027 1989 - 1201 1992 - 1560
1984 - 1008 1987 - 1047 1990 - 1305 1993 - 1620
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FARRAND PIANO CO.
These pianos and player-
pianos are the products of the Farrand Piano Co. of Holland.
Michigan, and they hold a high position for their recognized
musical quality, merit and durability of construction,
insuring the life of the even singing tone for which they are
noted. These famous instruments are recognized for being one
of the highest grades and possessing the finest tonal
qualities. The manufacturers of the Farrand piano and Farrand
Cecilian Licensee Player-Piano are considered among the
country's experts in their line and backed by ample resources
have been able to produce and maintain a degree of quality
that offers the fullest measure of value to the buyer. The
name of "Farrand" has been distinguished in the
world of musical instrument manufacturers for a half century
and the Farrand Piano and Farrand Cecilian Player-Piano is
worthy of the favor which the name suggests to piano buyers.
With the Farrand Grand which has most beautiful tones.
Redundant in power and of exquisite timber, and with the
Farrand Reproducing Grands and uprights, the company has a
complete line of splendid instruments
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FAZER PIANO
Fazer pianos feature Linger
keys and actions, a four layer laminated soundboard, and
German Roslau steel treble wire strings.
1965 - 4510 1972 -
13705 1979 - 45105 1986 - 87510
1966 - 5810 1973 - 16410 1980 - 55800 1987 - 92510
1967 - 6410 1974 - 19610 1981 - 62000 1988 - 98116
1968 - 7301 1975 - 22305 1982 - 69150 1989 - 105240
1969 - 8005 1976 - 26505 1983 - 73055 1990 - 111644
1970 - 9205 1977 - 31013 1984 - 76050 1992 - 116787
1971 - 10605 1978 - 41520 1985 - 81860 1993 - 121810
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FEURICH PIANOS
for history, product and
rebuilding information.
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FISCHER,
J & C
The old New York house of J.
& C. Fischer was in existence since 1840 and was located
at East Rochester, N.Y. The original factory of J & C
Fischer was established in 1840. It being the outgrowth of
previous association with other firms engaged in the
manufacture of pianos. It is one of the oldest firms having
had its inception in New York City, and during its long and
honorable career has played a considerable part in the
musical development of our country. One of the oldest and
most reputable pianos manufactured in the United States and a
pioneer in the American Piano Industry. In 1896 the Fischer
house celebrated the manufacture of their one hundred
thousandth piano. The Fischer is a high grade, standard piano
with a fine, pure quality of tone, and notable for the beauty
of its case designs as well as artistic musical excellence. J
& C Fischer manufactured both grands and uprights,
available with the Ampico Player.
The J&C Fischer was later
made by the Aeolian - American Corp. One of the oldest and
most reputable pianos in the United States. J. C. Fischer
succeeded directly to the business of R.& W. Reynolds of New
York, one of the pioneer houses in the American piano
industry.
The title of J. & C. Fischer was given the firm
in 1840. John U. Fischer and Charles S. Fischer came of a
most distinguished family of piano makers, their father
having gained the coveted honor of being appointed
"piano-maker" to Ferdinand I, King of Naples. The
original factory of 3. C. Fischer was established in 1840 in
St. John's Lane, New York City. The present factories and
general offices are in East Rochester, N. Y. This house has
taken a prominent part in the development of the piano
industry in the United States.
The J&C Fischer was later
made by the Aeolian - American Corp.
The J & C Fischer
pianos in small grand pianos, consoles and school pianos of
professional pianos are celebrated for their fine, pure
quality tone, and further distinguished for the beauty of its
case designs. During 1928 world famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright
designed an acoustically correct room specifically for this
magnificent Art Deco piano. The cabinet and casing were designed to
grace this room. Special attention was given to of artistic piano making that even the regular models
of this line are noteworthy for their simplicity and grace,
and their period models are superb examples of the adaptation
of the decorative art of past centuries to the case of a
modern piano. A J & C Fischer makes an
excellent investment.
1900 -
115000 1950 - 187000 1969 - 214239 1975 - 219100
1905 - 126700 1960 - 198500 1970 - 215343 1976 - N/A
1910 - 134000 1965 - 207741 1971 - 216700 1977 - N/A
1920 - 145000 1966 - 209319 1972 - 217100 1978 -
219200
1930 - 159000 1967 - 211237 1973 - 217500 1981 -
219300
1940 - 178600 1968 - 212521 1974 - 218200 1982 -
219400
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FARNY
Instruments of good quality,
manufactured by the Farny Piano Co., an industry owned by the
Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., of Cincinnati, 0H. Factory is at North
Tonawanda, N.Y.
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FLOREY
BROS.
The admirable grand pianos and
reproducing pianos manufactured by this old industry are
notable in several respects. The Florey Bros. make grands
exclusively and devote all of their experience, skill and
energies to sustaining a reputation won by years of
consistent determination to excel. It is claimed, and
presumably not disputed, that Florey Bros. were the first to
seriously consider the establishing of an exclusive grand
piano industry. They began the experiment in 1909 and have
developed a substantial and constantly growing business with
a fine class of trade. Florey Bros. grands are beautiful
instruments of distinctly artistic tone quality and in every
way desirable in the esteem of competent critics. They are
sold by houses of the highest responsibility and they deserve
the success they have won. Florey Bros. is a corporation the
officers of which are practical piano builders.
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FORSTER,
AUGUST
Manufactured in Loebau, East
Germany, since 1863. One of the most respected grand pianos
in continental Europe. The concert grand with the Forster
name is a work of art. Various special construction features
help produce the distinctive, well known "Forster
Sound."
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FOSTER & CO.
Foster & Co. manufacture a
complete line of pianos and player pianos. This line of
instruments is very widely known, and is representative of
the best instruments of their grade. Reliably made of
excellent materials in very modern factories at East
Rochester, N. Y. The Foster pianos during recent years
achieved great prominence through the exploitation of the
same by some of the most representative piano houses
throughout the country. The Foster piano and player-piano of
today occupy as enviable standing for quality in respect to
tone and construction.
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FRANKLIN
Manufacture of this excellent
line of upright and grand pianos began in New York City in
1881. The Franklin is an instrument that fulfills the
exacting requirements of those music lovers who appreciate
and demand a piano constructed in accordance with the highest
ideals of musical craftsmanship and fittingly housed in a
case whose design and finish are the acme of elegance. It is
made by the Franklin Piano Co. That the Ampico is now offered
the musical public in the favorite Franklin is sufficient
recommendation of the quality of the Franklin instrument. A
new line of designs has been recently placed on the market,
and has been accorded the highest approval.
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FRENCH,
JESSE
Since 1875 the name Jesse
French have stood for everything high grade in the music
line. Many thousands of pianos' bearing the name Jesse French
have been marketed in past years, but now these instruments
bear the name of Jesse French & Sons. They are
manufactured by the Jesse French & Sons Piano Co.,
New Castle. Ind. See this name for further particulars.
JESSE FRENCH &
SONS
This artistic piano is the
finest product of the great factory of the Jesse French &
Sons Piano Co. at New Castle. Ind. It is a strictly high
grade artistic instrument, notable not only for its fine
musical qualities but also for its remarkably beautiful case
designs. These instruments have attained to a place of
distinction in the world of music. Many great pianists and
teachers having expressed for them their preference. A number
of leading music schools also have signified their approval
of the Jesse French & Sons' pianos by having them
installed in their institutions. The Jesse French & Sons'
grand pianos appeal equally to the artistic musicians and the
owners of fine homes. One of the recent additions to the list
is a parlor grand, which affords a fine example of great tone
in small case, and it has won especial favor. This grand is
also supplied with reproducing player actions. The uprights
may be had with electric expression actions both with and
without foot pedals. The name of French is one so Long
associated with pianos and music that it has literally become
a household word. Within the last year much skill and expense
have been invested in new scales, improved methods of
construction and new designs. There has also been introduced
a novel feature, known as the Dulcet Tone, which opens a wide
field of possibilities In tone coloring and shading. The
Dulcet Tone brings into operation an especially arranged set
of dampers and mutes in such manner as to give sweet one
string effects of peculiarly sympathetic quality. Mr. Jesse
French, the president of the company, started in the music
business in 1872, branching out into the piano business in
1875, and has been continuously connected with the industry
ever since. Mr. French was the founder of one and intimately
associated with others of the best, known and most successful
factories and distributing companies in the United States. It
has always been the aim of the company to make the Jesse
French & Sons instruments the very best that they could
produce, regardless of expense. The Jesse French & Sons'
piano is an artistic production, the culmination of years of
experience in the music trade. They are made in grands,
uprights, foot-power and electric players and reproducing
pianos in great varieties of size and styles, and in all of
the fancy woods. Every part of the instrument, with the
exception of the hardware, is produced in the mammoth factory
in New Castle. Ind., erected especially for the purpose and
equipped with the idea of securing the best possible results
in every department in any way connected with the production
of Jesse French & Sons pianos. For in them the question
of quality is paramount and the desire to excel a very potent
force, two expressive mottos being well known in this
connection, viz.: "Quality First and First Quality"
and "A Name well-known Since 1875."
In January 1955, the P. A.
Starck Piano Co. of Chicago purchased the Jesse French &
Sons trade position. In the modern Starck factory, master
craftsmen utilize materials and equipment to produce Jesse
French pianos of beauty and lasting musical quality for the
intimacy of the American home; the exactitude of the studio
and the hard usage of the school. The Jesse French models are
exclusive designs based on present day trends in home
furnishings. Jesse French pianos are scientifically balanced
in every detail, and are nationally known as instruments of
the highest quality. Many satisfied purchasers recommend
Jesse French pianos to their friends. It is not unusual for
the second and third generations of families topurchase a
Jesse French piano. Each Jesse French piano is equipped with
the new Ori-Coustic High Tension Scale. This scale has been
acclaimed by experts as one of the finest piano scales
available, regardless of price.
1960 - 158800 1962 -
169000 1964 - 183000 1966 - 207000
1961 - 163000 1963 - 176000 1965 - 195000 1967 -
219000
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FUEHR
& STEMMER
In every way the Fuehr &
Stemmer instruments may be recommended with perfect
confidence. The Fuehr & Stemmer factory, at 1932
Wentworth avenue. Chicago, is equipped for the manufacture of
high grade pianos and conducted under the personal
supervision of piano experts in every department of
construction. It may be safely said that the Fuehr &
Stemmer grand piano is in every way worthy of the reputation
of the manufacturers and the fame of their instruments. It is
powerful in total without the strident characteristics which
prove a blemish to some instruments. In every way this grand
may be commended, and the name of Fuehr & Stemmer on an
instrument is an assurance of merit and responsibility.
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