Greer, who owned a controlling interest in the Falcone Piano Co. In 1989, MacNeil sold Sohmer & Co., which then included Mason & Hamlin, Knabe, and George Steck, to Bernard G. Production was moved to a new facility in Elysburg, Pennsylvania. to a group of investors headed by Robert MacNeil. bought Mason & Hamlin and William Knabe trademarks and equipment from the receivers of the bankrupt Aeolian Corporation, and in 1986, Pratt, Read & Co. "Only five feet long," these pianos were advertised as "the smallest grand ever manufactured," having "great power and volume of tone, together with the tone-sustaining quality and elastic touch heretofore only found in the concert grand." The company also patented improvements in agraffe bars and actions in 1882, and in 1887 an agraffe for a quadruple strung "reverbation scale" and a pianissimo pedal in uprights, and bridge agraffes in 1890. Hugo Sohmer marketed the first modern "bijou," or baby grand piano, built with a symmetrical case design which he patented in 1884. They also advertised first prizes received in Montreal in 18. Sohmer advertised their upright and square pianos had been awarded the First Medal of Merit, as well as the Diploma of Honour at the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia and displayed the awards in later instruments although the system of awarding prizes had led to notable public disagreement among piano manufacturers. The factory was expanded with a six-story addition completed in 1907, and in 1919 erected a six story office and showroom at 31 West 57th Street, on New York's "Piano Row". were altered according to plans drawn by Berger & Baylies, and in 1886 purchased a large waterfront plot on Jamaica Avenue, Long Island-near Steinway & Sons' new factory-and erected a six story factory, also designed by Berger & Baylies. In 1885, the facilities at the corner of 14th st. They expanded to 155 East 14th street and added Brooklyn showrooms by 1879, and in 1883 moved all but their warerooms to 143 East 23rd Street, formerly the factory of reed organ manufacturers Carhart & Needham.
manufactured and sold pianos at Marschall & Mittauer's former address at 149 East 14th street. There are a few dealers that are serious about what they do and do not price their pianos that way, but most will simply double the wholesale price and then offer a material discount (for high end pianos lees than for the entry level ones).Sohmer & Co. In that size a Perzina, which is a nice little piano, should sell for about $5,000 (try for 50% of what the dealer offers it for. On the other hand, you should consider a new Chinese piano. You will grow to hate it quickly and have to end up paying somebody to haul it away one way or another.
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I wouldn't take it even if they gave it to me for free and delivered it to my door. The Samick, well, that's not really a piano. I doubt it has been rebuilt, because who would spend the time doing that instead of rebuilding either a bigger one, or a better piano, like a Mason A, which is about the same size? Unless it has been fully rebuilt, you should not pay more than US$ 3,800 for it. It is small for my taste, but serviceable.
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