HOW OLD IS YOUR PIANO
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1907-4600 1908-5400 1909-6300 1910-7200
1911-8000 1912-9100 1913-10300 1914-11500
1915-12700 1916-13600 1917-14500 1918-15400
1919-16200 1920-17000 1921-17800 1922-18600
1923-19000 1924-19890 1925-20300 1926-20900
1927-21300Jesse French Numbers
1904-26900 1905-29400 1906-31600 1907-32500
1908-38700 1909-41600 1910-43750 1911-45500
1912-49200 1913-53000 1914-57000 1915-60200
1916-42500 1917-65200 1918-68300 1919-70500
1920-74200 1921-77000 1922-80000 1923-83000
1924-86000 1925-91800 1926-93500 1927-96000
1928-100000 1929-104000 1930-105000 1931-106000
1932-107000 1933-108000
1900-500 1907-4600 1914-11500 1921-178001901-800 1908-5400 1915-12700 1922-186001902-1030 1909-6300 1916-13600 1923-190001903-1900 1910-7200 1917-14500 1924-198001904-2500 1911-8000 1918-15400 1925-203001905-3000 1912-9100 1919-16200 1926-209001906-3600 1913-10300 1920-17000 1927-21300AEOLIAN/AEOLIAN - AMERICAN Est. 1903 - New York, N.Y.
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. 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. Name brands built in East Rochester include Chickering & Sons, J & C Fischer, Wm. Knabe, Mason & Hamlin, and George Steck.
H. B. Tremaine was a business genius who brought about the commercial exploitation of the piano player on a big scale. 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. He founded the "Aeolian Organ and Music Company" around 1888; the firm achieved considerable success with larger instruments and organs. His son took over in 1899 and immediately set about to apply his own business acumen to the company's affairs. With the newly perfected "Pianola,' he launched an aggressive advertising campaign which was entirely new to the stodgy piano business. 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. 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. Within a few short years, the push up"players disappeared from the scene. By this time everyone got into the act, and every piano maker so manufactured a player of some sort.
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.
1903-1900 1904-3000 1905-5400 1906-9000
1907-12000 1908-15000 1909-19000 1910-23000
1911-27000 1912-31000 1913-35000 1914-39000
1915-43000 1916-47000 1917-51000 1918-55000
1919-59000 1920-30000 1921-70000 1922-70000
1923-73000 1924-76000 1925-78000 1926-80000
1927-82000 1928-85000 1929-88000 1930-91000
1931-94000 1932-97000 1933-98000For the current value of your piano please order an appraisal
AEOLIAN-AMERICAN DIVISION OF AEOLIAN CORP.
Piano lines controlled and manufactured by this Division listed alphabetically include Chickering & Sons, Wm. Knabe & Co., Mason & Hamlin and Weber. The manufacturing facilities at East Rochester consist of over 250,000 sq. ft. of space situated on over eight acres of land occupied and devoted exclusively to the manufacture of only pianos since 1906. Aeolian was one of America's largest producers of grand pianos. Instruments made by Aeolian American Division enjoyed an unquestioned reputation throughout the world
AEOLIAN - AMERICAN CORPORATION - Founded 1932
Aeolian - American was the consolidation of the American Piano Company, Aeolian Piano Company formerly Winter & Company, and Weber Piano Company. Factories were located at East Rochester N.Y., Worchester Ma. and Memphis, Tenn.
Aeolian probably produced more instruments than any other company in the U.S. Founded as Heller & Co. in 1899, later incorporated as Winter & Co. in 1903, the firm became affiliated with Sears Roebuck and Co. In 1941 William G. Heller, Henry R. Heller and associates acquired the Sears interest and devoted the production to defense work during World War II. Faith in the industry and the conviction that the piano industry needed someone to keep the venerable manufacturers in operation, Aeolian has acquired companies which would not otherwise have survived.
During 1960 the work force included only excellent craftsmen under the direction of people who had been associated with these fine makes for many years, thus preserving unimpaired the Individual and distinctive quality of each piano. The affiliation of the various houses that formed this large and powerful contributing force to the art of music, insures for each a wider scope for musical activity in that each of its units was of the highest quality in its grade, which had an extraordinary economy of production. This company's purchasing power contributed immeasurably to the integrity and value of instruments that were made in the various Divisions.
Aeolian Corporation, which in 1982 owned over 40 registered brand names, the product of merger and acquisitions over the years combining 16 domestic piano producers and the largest Canadian producer. Recognition was given by the trade to the various Aeolian lines is the best evidence that Aeolian Corporation pianos manufactured in Memphis and East Rochester, fulfilled every requirement in grands, studios, spinets, consoles and players in a variety of scales and finishes, as well as case designs. Aeolian produced not only the concert and beginners piano, but also for the artist and leisure time musician.
Although production ceased in 1982 and 1985 there are countless thousands of Aeolian -American pianos still in use throughout America, in private homes, schools, churches and rental fleets. They were not always the most expensive, and some of their designs were, while aesthetically correct they weren't always perfect, but they did and still do provide students with the perfect entry level piano ever made at a price that most families could afford.
A B Chase Gabler Musette Aeolian Haines & Co. Normandie Armstrong Haines Bros. Pease Bent, George P. W.P. Haines Pianette Bradbury Hallet & Davis Pianola Brewster Hardman Poole D.S. Buchanan Heller & Company Primatone Cable Holmer & Sons Restonic Cable, Fayette S. Holmes & Co. Rudolph Carola Huntington Schneider, Chickering Ivers & Pond Schiller Conover - Cable Kingsbury George Steck Cook, J.B. Knabe Sterling Crown Kranich & Bach Sting Duo - Art Laffargue Stratford Elbridge Lindeman Stroud Ellsworth Marshall & Wendell Stuyvesant Emerson Mason & Hamlin Vose & Sons Euphona Mehlin & Sons R. W. Waude, J & C. Fischer Melodigrand Weber Foster - Armstrong Mendelssohn Wheelock Franklin Henry F. Miller Wellington For the current value of your piano please order an appraisal
See individual names for numbers not listed.
Aeolian distinguished itself as a piano maker, not merely an assembler. Aeolian plants produced pianos that were quality assured, one of the reasons that over the years many of the largest school systems in the United States have selected their pianos exclusively. In addition, broadcasting stations, colleges, music schools, universities, operas, and symphonies have countless Aeolian pianos in constant service, this was during the time that American Institutions purchased pianos on limited budgets, not as commercial endorsements or University and College Piano Sale locations.
IVERS & POND and AEOLIAN NUMBERS
1885-3000 1918-65000 1939-79600 1965-104300 1890-7000 1919-67100 1940-79000 1966-109800 1895-16000 1920-66900 1946-80000 1967-112300 1900-24000 1921-70000 1947-80300 1968-116000 1901-28000 1922-71000 1948-82000 1969-120000 1902-31000 1923-72100 1949-83000 1970-121900 1903-33400 1924-73200 1950-84000 1971-124900 1904-35600 1925-74500 1951-85100 1972-127200 1905-37800 1926-75700 1952-85600 1973-130700 1906-40000 1927-76000 1953-85900 1974-135600 1907-42000 1928-76500 1954-86200 1975-137500 1908-44000 1929-77000 1955-86350 1976-140900 1909-46200 1930-77500 1956-86550 1977-142800 1910-48100 1931-77700 1957-87873 1978-144000 1911-50000 1932-77900 1958-86900 1979-145600 1912-51800 1933-78100 1959-88761 1980-148000 1913-53000 1934-78300 1960-91014 1981-150500 1914-55000 1935-78400 1961-92221 1982-153300 1915-57900 1936-78600 1962-94370 1983-156400 1916-60000 1937-79000 1963-97026 1984-159700 1917-62500 1938-79400 1964-100442 1985-Discontinued POOLE & AEOLIAN NUMBERS
1900-26000 1918-65000 1936-77500 1958-88500 1901-29000 1919-87100 1937-77600 1959-89816 1902-32000 1920-68900 1938-77700 1960-92800 1903-35000 1921-70000 1939-77800 1967-119400 1904-37000 1922-71000 1940-77900 1968-132800 1905-38500 1923-72000 1941-78000 1969-140300 1906-40000 1924-73200 1942-78200 1970-146000 1907-42000 1925-74500 1946-78300 1971-153400 1908-44000 1926-75700 1947-78400 1972-166600 1909-46200 1927-76000 1948-78500 1973-167600 1910-48100 1928-76500 1949-78800 1974-171800 1911-50000 1929-76700 1950-81000 1975-177000 1912-51800 1930-76800 1951-82000 1976-185900 1913-53000 1931-76900 1952-83400 1977-189000 1914-55000 1932-77000 1953-84600 1978-194000 1915-57900 1933-77200 1954-85300 1979-201500 1916-60000 1934-77300 1956-88400 1980-208700 1917-62500 1935-77400 1957-87490 1981-214200 1936-265000 1967-831583 1977-1104802 1987-14060541946-365000 1968-851540 1978-1135737 1988-14329271956-585454 1969-881087 1979-1180266 1989-14424021960-679844 1970-912986 1980-1220374 1990-14317601961-702806 1971-933476 1981-1253176 1991-14500681962-723778 1972-953937 1982-1286178 1992-14635681963-743772 1973-979129 1983-1324487 1993-14787441964-763143 1974-1007687 1984-1343955 1994-14831571965-784017 1975-1035719 1985-1365605 1995-14911271966-803727 1976-1067508 1986-1383187 1996-1500324For the current value of your piano please order an appraisal
1956-160000 1959-169000 1962-180000 1965-1910001957-163100 1960-172000 1963-183000 1966-1950001958-166000 1961-176000 1964-187000 1967-1990001959-10500 1960-11000 1961-11500 1962-120001963-12500 1964-13000 1965-13500 1966-140001967-14500 1968-15000 1969-15500 1970-16000
1920-81000 1923-84900 1926-88800 1929-937001921-82900 1924-86600 1927-89600 1930-940001922-83900 1925-87800 1928-91500 1931-97000For the current value of your piano please order an appraisal
1956-160000 1959-169000 1962-180000 1965-1910001957-163100 1960-172000 1963-183000 1966-1950001958-166000 1961-176000 1964-187000 1967-199000
1912-1000 1915-3400 1918-5400 1921-75001913-1500 1916-4200 1919-6000 1922-80001914-2600 1917-4800 1920-6700
1901-2075 1911-17800 1921-45000 1931-1120001902-4000 1912-19600 1922-49000 1932-1180001904-7000 1914-23200 1924-58000 1934-1300001905-8700 1915-24400 1925-63000 1935-1320001906-10000 1916-26800 1926-77000 1936-1350001907-11500 1917-29000 1927-80000 1937-1370001908-13000 1918-32800 1928-87000 1938-1500001909-14500 1919-36000 1929-95000 1939-1550001910-16000 1920-40000 1930-106000For the current value of your piano please order an appraisal
1920-147500 1923-170000 1926-202000 1929-2260001921-155000 1924-180000 1927-210000 1930-2300001922-162500 1925-190000 1928-218000For the current value of your piano please order an appraisal
1900-43000 1909-62000 1918-79000 1927-896001901-45000 1910-63700 1919-80200 1928-915001902-47000 1911-65500 1920-81100 1929-937001903-49000 1912-67800 1921-82900 1930-940001904-51000 1913-71000 1922-83900 1931-941001905-53000 1914-73600 1923-84900 1932-943001906-55400 1915-74000 1924-86600 1933-944001907-57600 1916-75600 1925-87800 1934-958001908-59900 1917-78000 1926-88700 1935-96000Verticals & Grand Built by Aeolian after 1959:1960-364200 1966-397700 1972-420500 1978-4400001961-370700 1967-401500 1973-424900 1979-4440001962-376900 1968-405200 1974-430300 1980-4469001963-383100 1969-407500 1975-433400 1981-4497001964-387900 1970-410900 1976-436900 1982-4524001965-392000 1971-415600 1977-438000For the current value of your piano please order an appraisal
1959-1000 1968-10000 1977-19000 1987-290001960-2000 1969-11000 1978-20000 1988-300001961-3000 1970-12000 1979-21000 1989-310001962-4000 1971-13000 1980-22000 1990-320001963-5000 1972-14000 1981-23000 1991-330001964-6000 1973-15000 1982-24000 1992-340001965-7000 1974-16000 1983-25000 1993-350001966-8000 1975-17000 1984-26000 1994-360001967-9000 1976-18000 1985-27000 1995-37000For the current value of your piano please order an appraisal
1873- 900 1924- 50000 1960-122500 1974-1475001880- 1700 1929- 60000 1961-124000 1976-1500001886- 5000 1937- 73000 1966-134000 1978-1520001898-10000 1948- 85000 1968-137500 1980-1540001904-15000 1950- 86300 1970-140500 1990-1610001910-25000 1952-102000 1972-143500 1996-164200
AUTOTONE PLAYER PIANOS1960-121100 1966-134300 1972-142900 1978-1509001961-123400 1967-136000 1973-144700 1979-1503001962-126200 1968- N/A 1974-146500 1980-1511001963-128500 1969- N/A 1975-147600 1981-1518001964-130500 1970- N/A 1976-148700 1982-1522001965-132000 1971-141100 1977-149900 1983-1531001950-408000 1964-570000 1971-643000 1978-7225001955-503000 1965-579000 1972-653500 1979-7370001958-521000 1966-589000 1973-660000 1980-7540001960-535000 1967-601500 1974-683000 1981-7670001961-542000 1968-611000 1975-695000 1982-7800001962-551000 1969-621000 1976-708500 1983-795491
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1901-1000 1909-9000 1916-16000 1923-230001902-2000 1910-1000 1917-17000 1924-240001903-3000 1911-11000 1918-18000 1925-250001904-4000 1912-12000 1919-19000 1926-260001905-5000 1913-13000 1920-20000 1927-270001906-6000 1914-14000 1921-21000 1928-280001907-7000 1915-15000 1922-22000 1929-29000For the current value of your piano please order an appraisal
1900-10400 1962-152706 1974-204113 1986-2663291910-16400 1963-156591 1975-208742 1987-2704161920-35800 1964-160868 1976-213470 1988-2785561930-63000 1965-165701 1977-217853 1989-2842281940-88700 1967-175821 1979-228858 1991-2937721943-102000 1968-179702 1980-236654 1992-3017741948-105000 1969-184661 1981-242984 1993-3051101950-110243 1970-190028 1982-248306 1994-3100001955-128167 1971-192401 1983-253274 1995-3130001960-145002 1972-195485 1984-257293 1996-3160001961-148635 1973-199649 1985-262256For the current value of your piano please order an appraisal
1914-3000 1918-8000 1922-14000 1926-192001915-4000 1919-9500 1923-15500 1927-203001916-5000 1920-11000 1924-17000 1928-220001917-6500 1921-12500 1925-18000 1929-23000
1853-176 1959-150600 1980-173785 1992-1849681860-8070 1960-151950 1990-184299 1994-1856701910-94753 1970-162300 1991-184625 1996-186144
1905-33000 1920-52800 1927-57200 1937-598901910-41000 1921-53600 1928-58000 1938-610001915-46400 1922-54800 1929-58500 1939-626001908-17000 1918-33400 1921-40000 1930-750001916-29000 1919-36000 1922-42000 1931-267001917-31000 1920-20600 1929-68000 1932-810001955-503000 1965-579000 1972-653500 1979-7370001958-521000 1966-589000 1973-660000 1980-7540001960-535000 1967-601500 1974-683000 1981-767000For the current value of your piano please order an appraisal
1900-15000 1910-50000 1920-72300 1928-940001905-33000 1915-64000 1927-89000 1929-98000Bent George P. by Winter & Co. (Aeolian)1960-364200 1966-397700 1972-420500 1978-4400001961-370700 1967-401500 1973-424900 1979-4440001962-376900 1968-405200 1974-430300 1980-4469001963-383100 1969-407500 1975-433400 1981-4497001964-387900 1970-410900 1976-436900 1982-452400For the current value of your piano please order an appraisal
1900-10000 1930-266000 1942-300200 1950-4080001910-30000 1935-274000 1947-401000 1951-4120001920-50000 1940-289000 1948-403000 1952-4160001925-60000 1941-295000 1949-406000 1953-420000Bjur Bros. same serial numbers as Brambachby Kohler & Campbell after 1955.1955-503000 1965-579000 1972-653500 1979-7370001958-521000 1966-589000 1973-660000 1980-7540001960-535000 1967-601500 1974-683000 1981-7670001961-542000 1968-611000 1975-695000 1982-7800001962-551000 1969-621000 1976-708500 1983-7954911963-560000 1970-631500 1977-712000For the current value of your piano please order an appraisal
1920-100000 1943-127000 1965-137500 1987-1535001925-101500 1946-128000 1970-140000 1988-1540001930-115000 1950-128800 1975-142000 1990-1550001935-119500 1955-130600 1980-145000 1995-1575001940-125500 1960-133006 1985-152500 1996-158000
1912-10000 1916-14000 1920-18000 1924-220001914-12000 1917-15000 1921-19000 1925-230001915-13000 1918-16000 1922-20000
1900-15640 1935-25700 1950-26960 1970-291091910-19640 1940-26290 1955-27490 1975-306221920-22530 1944-26730 1960-27900 1980-334441930-25350 1948-26830 1965-28434 1985-34155
1900-29400 1930-98000 1942-204000 1949-2540001910-35700 1935-125000 1943-210000 1951-2660001920-40000 1940-183000 1947-243000 1952-3000001925-40300 1941-193000 1948-250000 1953-3050001960-364200 1966-397700 1972-420500 1978-440001961-370700 1967-401500 1973-424900 1979-444001962-376900 1968-405200 1974-430300 1980-446901963-383100 1969-407500 1975-433400 1981-449701964-387900 1970-410900 1976-436900 1982-452401965-392000 1971-415600 1977-438000For the current value of your piano please order an appraisal
1900-10000 1930-266000 1942-300200 1950-4080001910-30000 1935-274000 1947-401000 1951-4120001920-50000 1940-289000 1948-403000 1952-4160001925-60000 1941-295000 1949-406000 1953-4200001955-503000 1965-579000 1972-653500 1979-7370001958-521000 1966-589000 1973-660000 1980-7540001960-535000 1967-601500 1974-683000 1981-7670001961-542000 1968-611000 1975-695000 1982-7800001962-551000 1969-621000 1976-708500 1983-7954911963-560000 1970-631500 1977-712000
1907-3500 1913-80000 1919-140000 1925-1900001908-6000 1914-88000 1920-147500 1926-2020001909-9000 1915-100000 1921-155000 1927-2100001910-11000 1916-110000 1922-162500 1928-2180001911-62000 1917-120000 1923-170000 1929-2260001912-71000 1918-130000 1924-180000 1930-2300001900-22000 1920-62000 1931-72200 1939-736001905-33000 1925-70000 1933-72500 1941-741001915-55000 1930-72000 1936-72900 1942-75000
1902-18000 1920-46000 1923-52500 1928-615001905-23000 1921-47500 1924-68000 1929-620001915-37500 1922-49800 1925-57700 1930-63000
CABARET PLAYER PIANO1977-5000 1979-7800 1981-101001978-6600 1980-9000 1982-11300
CABLE - PRE-19501885-3000 1909-122000 1920-224000 1931-3000001890-11000 1910-140000 1921-232000 1932-3010001895-23000 1911-155000 1922-236000 1933-3020001900-30000 1912-164000 1923-242000 1934-3030001902-40000 1913-172000 1925-258000 1935-3040001903-45000 1914-180000 1926-265000 1936-3050001904-50000 1915-188000 1927-271000 1937-3060001905-65000 1916-196500 1928-277000 1947-3080001906-80000 1917-203000 1929-287000 1948-3110001907-95000 1918-210000 1930-293000 1949-3150001908-110000 1919-217000CABLE after 1950 Aeolian1950-318000 1959-345800 1967-393000 1975-4257001951-321000 1960-350600 1968-392800 1976-4293001952-323000 1961-355000 1969-398000 1977-4340001953-326000 1962-360000 1970-402000 1978-4370001954-333000 1963-365000 1971-407300 1979-4430001955-336500 1964-372000 1972-411400 1980-4480001956-338000 1965-379000 1973-415900 1981-4510001957-339200 1966-386000 1974-420700 1982-4552001958-342400For the current value of your piano please order an appraisal
1960-307000 1967-407000 1974-505000 1981-5826271962-335000 1969-435000 1976-533000 1983-5952261965-379000 1972-477000 1979-555769 1986-6381101966-393000 1973-491000 1980-769807 1987-640771
CABLE-NELSON Made by Everett to 19731950-221000 1958-281700 1966-360000 1974-4170001951-228000 1959-289800 1967-365000 1975-4210001952-235000 1960-300100 1968-372000 1976-4240001953-241000 1961-311000 1969-381000 1977-4260001954-247000 1962-321000 1970-390000 1978- N/A1955-254400 1963-329000 1971-398000 1979- N/A1956-263000 1964-347000 1972-403000 1980- N/A1957-272000 1965-354000 1973-412000 1981-427000For the current value of your piano please order an appraisal
1900-42000 1910-54000 1920-62000 1930-72000Vertical & Grand Pianos After 1960 Made by Aeolian1961-928000 1970-146000 1975-177000 1980-2087001962-109700 1971-153400 1976-185900 1981-2142001963-119400 1972-160600 1977-189000 1982-2212001964-132800 1973-167600 1978-1940001965-140300 1974-171800 1979-201500
1956-160000 1959-169000 1962-180000 1965-1910001957-163100 1960-172000 1963-183000 1966-1950001958-166000 1961-176000 1964-187000
1823-100 1940-167200 1964-219221 1974-2358241850-10000 1943-179500 1965-221117 1975-2375781905-105000 1947-187000 1967-224943 1977-2406261910-115000 1950-195000 1968-226928 1978-2426941919-130000 1955-204000 1969-228651 1979-2442661920-132500 1960-212750 1970-230300 1980-2459891925-139700 1961-214527 1971-231317 1981-247477
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