CHARLES R. WALTER PIANO CO.
In 1901 Webb Janssen produced the first
Janssen piano at his shop in New York. In 1964 Janssen was
purchased by C. G. Conn where extensive research and technological advancements in piano design and engineering
in the late 1960's resulted in the Janssen becoming the first
computer designed piano in the country.
Being an instrument of real musical expression, it must
also be an instrument of exceptional beauty, expressive of
the aesthetic values of the home in which it is placed. The
Janssen piano designers paid particular attention to
both traditional styling and the best furniture trends. Expert design is
then combined with careful and
painstaking craftsmanship to produce pianos with beauty
characteristic of the finest home furnishings.
In 1970, Mr. Charles R. Walter, who had played a major role
in the work done at Conn, purchased the company. The name was changed
to The Walter Piano Company. The Walter Piano Company continued to
manufacture Janssen Pianos until 1976. Mr. Walter's intention from
the very start was to combine technological advances with his own extensive
engineering background and mechanical ability to produce the finest quality pianos
available on the market. Upon taking control, Mr. Walter
immediately cut back production to insure careful attention
to detail and to quality standards. The company's growth
since that time has been specifically directed toward
improving and maintaining quality.
The latest results of these efforts are the all-new
Charles R. Walter Concert Console and Studio pianos. Mr.
Walter has given these pianos his own name as the
"Signature of Quality" in order to emphasize his
personal interest in assuring and maintaining the highest
quality in design and in production standards. These pianos introduced in the summer of 1975 are acclaimed as the finest quality vertical pianos on
the market today.
WALTER, Charles R.
1977 - 502200 1978 -
502630 1979 - 503275 1980 - 504025 1981 - 505000
1982 - 505660 1983 -
506430 1984 - 507400 1986 - 508800 1987 - 509730
1988 -
510920 1989 - 512300 1990 - 513700 1991 - 515100 1992 - 516400
1993 - 517700 1994 -
518850 1995 - 520050 1996 - 521250 1997 - 522600
1998 - 524050
1999 - 525500 2000 - 526550 2001 - 527700 2002 - 528650
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WALTERS
Durable pianos, made by the Walters Piano
Co., New York. The factory is at Long Island City. The entire business and
interests of the Walters Piano Co. is controlled by Bloomingdale Brothers,
one of New York's big department stores
WARFIELD
Warfield pianos and player-pianos are manufactured by the
Waltham Piano Company of Milwaukee. Wisc. The above company
recognizes the need of a piano of high quality of attractive
case design and finish and of pleasing tonal qualities which
will fill the wants of piano purchasers who want to get the
best possible value for their purchasing power and have found
that the demand for the Warfield has exceeded their highest
expectations. The perfection of equipment and scientific
management of their large roomy factory has enabled them to
produce this instrument in sufficient numbers without in any
way interfering with the production of the requisite quantity
of Warfield pianos.
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HORRACE WATERS & CO
A name familiar in retail trade for many years. Refer to
Janssen Piano Co.
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WALTHAM
Manufactured by the Waltham Piano Co., Milwaukee, Wis. ,
Waltham pianos and player-pianos are constructed under the
supervision of experts in every department of the great
factory. All material has been carefully selected to insure
the very best in every part used in its construction. The
case work is especially worthy of mention. The case designs
are artistic and of exceptionally solid and substantial
construction. Waltham uprights and player-pianos are of one
tone quality and as handsome as durable. The Waltham
reproducing player is also worthy of special attention on
account of its lifelike reproduction of the artist
skill. Another player which this company is featuring is
equipped with an electric motor operated by turning a switch
and can at the will of the player also be operated by the
foot pedals. All of the piano and player actions in Waltham
instruments are of the best and are skillfully manufactured
and regulated. The player action department is equipped for
perfect workmanship and intelligent inspection previous to
shipping the finished instruments. All Waltham pianos and
player-pianos are very carefully inspected in the several
departments through which they pass while iii the process of
construction.
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WALDEMAR
Made by the Kreiter Manufacturing Co. Inc.,
of Milwaukee and Marinette, Wis. , The Waldemar piano and
player piano are named after the son of the president of the
Kreiter
Manufacturing Co. They are fully warranted by that
responsible corporation. These instruments are handled by
some of the largest and leading piano merchants of the United
States, and have proved very popular and reliable in every
particular.
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WALDORF
The Waldorf Piano Company, incorporated under the laws of
the State of New York, 1908, owned and controlled by the
Autopiano
Company, manufactures one style player-piano and an
expression player-piano, sponsored and vouched for by the
Autopiano
Company, thus assuring first-class material and
workmanship. The Waldorf player wholesales at a very
reasonable price. The financial standing of the Waldorf Piano
Co. is unquestioned.
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WASHBURN
Well-known pianos and player-pianos of the popular grade.
One of the Lyon & Healy made instruments
which have attained to great popularity because of
substantial material and musical merit. The house behind the
Washburn is of the highest credit.
WASHBURN
1948 - 207000 1952 - 235000 1958 - 275000 1960 -
312200
1950 - 221000 1955 - 254600 1960 - 300200 1962 -
322000
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WAVERLY
The distinctive name given to a very beautiful Duo Tone
Model produced by the Waltham Piano Co. of Milwaukee. This
instrument was in every way reliable and desirable.
Weaver pianos in uprights grands and player-pianos and
reproducing pianos have the characteristics that mark the
highest achievements in modern piano making Weaver pianos,
insuring the greatest possible durability, and wrought out so
as to assure the highest development of the carefully drawn
scales. The tone regulating and action regulating art so
thoroughly did as to give the piano an elastic and easy
touch, and to make it capable of the finest shades of
expression. In fact, the Weaver piano responds in every way
to the most exacting demands of the accomplished pianist. The
Weaver upright piano in large sizes has larger sounding board
and longer strings than the small grand pianos of various
makes, and is an upright grand piano with more volume and
more of a concert grand tone than the small horizontal
grands.
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WEBSTER
This piano has been prominent for many years. It was
established more than a quarter-century ago. A reliable
popular instrument. The Webster player-pianos are of the same
durable character and have a large demand. The Webster pianos
and players are controlled by W. P Haines & Co.,
of New York, with factories at Leominster, Mass
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WEBER & SONS
Small industry at corner Wellington and Herndon St.,
Chicago, where practical men make a few pianos bearing this
name.
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WEBER
A piano of international renown, manufactured by the Weber
Piano Co., of New York. The house of Weber was established in
1852. The pianos of this make have been held in high esteem
by artists and the musical public. In 1904 the Weber Piano
Co. received from His Majesty, Alfonso XIII, a royal warrant
of appointment as piano manufacturers to the court of Spain.
His Holiness, Pope Pius X, also honored this distinguished
concern by appointing it his personal purveyor and also for
the apostolic palaces.
The Weber, when introduced in 1852, won immediate response
due to its tone quality, power and sympathy. It was awarded
distinguished honors at the Philadelphia Centennial in 1876;
at the American Exhibition in London, in 1887, and at the
Paris Exposition in 1889. Albert Weber, who supervised the
manufacture, was a powerful figure in the music world of his
day furthering the development of musical knowledge. The
Weber Piano Company continued to produce fine pianos after
his death and Aeolian carried on the tradition when they
acquired the company.
The Weber piano, one of the oldest names in American-made
pianos, made it a fourth top-of-the-line piano produced in
the East Rochester plant, sharing that position with Knabe,
Chickering and Mason & Hamlin.
A division of Aeolian American. The house of Weber was
founded in 1852 by the late Albert Weber, a Skilled musician,
a piano maker of the highest distinction and a business man
of rare enterprise and consummate ability Almost from the
start he won for his instruments general recognition for
artistic merit and a leading Position in the musical world.
Weber gave to his pianos that distinct individuality of tone
quality, power and sympathy which is today and has always
been characteristic of them. He was for many years one of the
most prominent figures in the musical and artistic world of
this country, and did much to further the developmen~ of
musical knowledge and culture. He was closely identified with
the musical undertaking of his time and wielded a powerful
influence. The business was afterward conducted by his estate
until 1897, when the Weber Piano Co., with William E.
Wheelock as president, was formed.
The "Weber" Pianos won distinguished honors at
the Philadelphia Centennial in 1876. In 1887 they were
exhIbited at the American Exhibition in London, where they
attracted the admiration of the most distinguished musicians
and critics. Two years later they were exhibited at the Paris
Exposition, where they secured an enthusiastic indorsement
from the press and the musical public and obtained medal of
highest award. The "Weber" Instruments, obtainable
in grands and verticals, have always been favorites with the
most distinguished musicians and artists and with singers of
the highest renown. The international standing and artistic
excellence of the "Weber" Pianos are shown by its
selection by His Holiness Pope Pius X for his personal use
and for the use of the Apostolic Court. A further compliment
of like nature was paid the "Weber" piano when it
was selected by His Majesty Alfonso XIII for his own personal
use.
WEBER
1903 - 54700 1950 - 94600 1964 - 98738 1969 - 100044
1910 - 64500 1960 - 96850 1965 - 99100 1970 - 100082
1920 - 76000 1961 - 97368 1966 - 99440 1971 - 100323
1930 - 81300 1962 - 97887 1967 - 99800 1977 - 100432
1940 - 90700 1963 - 98329 1968 - 10002 1978 - 100733
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WEGMAN
The Wegman Piano Company was incorporated in New York
State in 1882 and was reorganized in 1916, and later was
acquired by the Estey Piano Corp., of Bluffton, Indiana, who
manufactured these pianos. Wegrnan pianos were of exceptional
tone quality and modern and beautiful designs
WEGMAN
1956 - 160000 1959 - 169000 1962 - 180000 1965 -
191000
1958 - 166000 1961 - 176000 1964 - 187000 1967 -
192000
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WEGNER
Manufactured by the Kreiter Manufacturing Co. in the large
and perfectly equipped factory of that industry at Marinette,
Wis.
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WEIDLING
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WEINBACH PIANOS
1900 - 10510 1950 -
85550 1973 - 143000 1978 - 173062
1910 - 23920 1960 - 96600 1974 - 149200 1979 - 180000
1920 - 32920 1970 - 129200 1975 - 153300 1980 -
188000
1930 - 64200 1971 - 132500 1976 - 160000 1981 -
191880
1940 - 72120 1972 - 136800 1977 - 170000 1982 -
199000
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WESTBROOK
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WEISER & SONS.
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WELLINGTON
The Wellington pianos belong to the extensive line of
instruments manufactured by The Cable Company
Chicago They possess an attractiveness of and finish,
elasticity of action and durability, not surpassed by many
pianos of much higher price In tone quality, in durability
and in appearance the Wellington pianos reveal evidences of
masterly piano building skill and, price considered, are hard
to equal. These instruments have been found so satisfactory
that they are in great demand throughout the country and have
also won an export trade of large proportions. While not an
expensive piano the Wellington presents all the elegance of
finish and melody of tone character that charm the lover of
good pianos. It is a reliable piano in which the buyer
receives a large return for a comparatively small investment.
Its manufacturers possess peculiarly great facilities for the
economical production of good pianos and they have succeeded
in creating instruments of rare attractiveness at prices
within the reach of the people. The Wellington is a safe
piano and a splendid value. The Cable Company,
1950 - 318000 1958 -
342400 1966 - 386000 1975 - 425700
1951 - 321000 1959 - 345800 1967 - 393000 1976 -
429300
1952 - 323000 1960 - 350600 1969 - 398000 1977 -
434000
1954 - 333000 1962 - 360000 1971 - 407300 1979 -
443000
1955 - 336500 1963 - 365000 1972 - 411400 1980 -
448000
1957 - 339200 1965 - 379000 1974 - 420700 1982 -
455200
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WELLSMORE & CO.
Pianos and player pianos of popular character and medium
prices are made by the Wellsmore Piano Co., Inc, These
instruments are fully guaranteed by their makers and are
reliable in every way. They have long since demonstrated that
they possess the qualities that satisfy.
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WERNER PIANO COMPANY
Manufactured by the Werner Piano Co in a well-equipped
factory in Chicago The Werner player-piano has secured an
excellent reputation on account of its simple and effective
method of operation and control.
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WESER PIANO CO.
This concern manufactured Weser Bros. pianos which
weremade since 1879 by the Weser family. This company was
founded in 1879 by John A. Weser who was the first to build
the Weser piano. Ever since inception Weser pianos have been
noted for their quality of tone and beautiful case designs.
Only the most skilled artisans are employed by this company.
Pioneers in the use of the direct-drive action for consoles
they manufacture many beautiful Colonial and period models.
Weser grands have always enjoyed recognition in the musical
world and are noted for their beautiful appearance,
durability and richness of tone. Over 125,000 pianos have
been made by the Weser family.
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WESER BROS
Weser pianos and player-pianos arc made by the old
established, highly responsible firm of Weser Bros., New York
City, established in 1879. The product of this factory is
shipped to all parts of the world and the organization is
reputed to make one of the highest grade commercial pianos.
Its factory covers more than three acres of working floor
space. Weser pianos are noted for their excellent ease
operation mechanical quality and attractive cases.
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WENTWORTH
The Wentworth Piano Co., of
Boston, manufactures pianos and player pianos.
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WESTERN ELECTRIC
Automatic pianos of reliable construction are manufactured
by the Western Electric Piano Co.
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WEYDIG
Makers of the well known "Radi-O-Players' of
attractive and quality features the characteristics of the
instruments manufactured by The Weydig Corp.
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WHEELOCK
Popular instruments manufactured by the Wheelock Piano
Co., of New York, which are controlled by the
Aeolian-Weber
Corporation.
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WHITMAN
Popular pianos and player-pianos made by the
Weydig
Piano Corporation.
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WHITNEY
After 1950
1950 - 517000 1957 -
579000 1964 - 646800 1971 - 771000
1951 - 528000 1958 - 586500 1965 - 661300 1972 -
817000
1952 - 537020 1959 - 595500 1966 - 678500 1973 -
820000
1953 - 554200 1960 - 604000 1967 - 700100 1974 -
901000
1954 - 553000 1961 - 607400 1968 - 717900 1975 -
951000
1955 - 562300 1962 - 617900 1969 - 721500 1976 -
1000100
1956 - 571300 1963 - 630500 1970 - 764200
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WIDDIFIELD This is the name of one of the
popular pianos made by the Warren Piano Co. of Warren, Pa.
The founder of this industry, Mr. Thomas. Cook, long ago
gained a fine place in the trade by his upright methods and
unchallenged integrity.
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WILLARD
A thoroughly good piano of medium price, made by
Smith,
Barnes & Strohber Co., in their large factory at
Chicago, Ill. The Willard piano has been on the market for
more than twenty years. It has proved itself to be of
dependable construction, good and lasting tone and reliable
in every way.
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WILBUR
Popular pianos and player-pianos manufactured by the
Pease
Piano Co. of New York, which insures their
reliability as instruments of good tone and value of the
medium grade.
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P.S. WICK
Upright pianos, player-pianos, grands and reproducing
pianos of distinctly high-grade quality and attractiveness
are manufactured by the P S Wick Co., of North St. Paul,
Minn. The best of materials are used in these instruments and
the construction is beyond reproach. The result is a tone
that is at once powerful, sensitive and, pleasing to critical
ears. The case designs are refined and beautiful and the
finish is in keeping. The P.S. Wick a piano of the
progressive kind, and its makers are ambitious to win and
sustain the reputation for producing none but instruments of
the high class by which reputations are made. The president
and treasurer of the company making these pianos is Mr. P. S.
Wick, a gentleman of large experience in this line of
industry. These famous instruments are now produced also in
small grands and full-sized grands and they are in every way
representative of their ambition fully realized.
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WILFRED
Instruments of beautiful tone quality and fine
craftsmanship manufactured by the Wilfred Piano Co., 156th
St. and Whitlock Ave., New York. The company consists experts
in the various departments of fine piano manufacture. The
industry was established in 1913 and has grown steadily. The
player-piano actions are manufactured in the company's
factory as are also the piano cases. Wilfred pianos and
player-pianos are the products of skilled artisans, and the
members of the company take personal pride in the creations
of their energies.
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WILSON
Wilson pianos and players are manufactured in the large
and well-equipped factory of the Waltham Piano Company, at
Milwaukee, Wis. The Wilson Piano fills the need for a
well-constructed piano which can be marketed at a reasonable
price and which is at the same time a reliable and durable
instrument, which will stand the test of time and wear and
has durability, excellent tonal qualities, artistic case
designs, durable finish and has enjoyed an excellent demand
which is constantly increasing.
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WELLINGTON.
This Piano was manufactured by the Conover-Cable Piano Co.
with general offices and factory at Oregon, III. It is
designed to meet requirements of those who want a thoroughly
modern piano at a very moderate price. Thousands of
Wellington pianos have been sold and the large output has
enabled the makers to market a piano of exceptional quality
at a reasonable price. An unusually well built piano at an
unusually low price, Wellington is a registered Trade Mark.
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WINTER & COMPANY
Generally conceded to be one of America's largest and
leading piano manufacturers, whose factory was located at 863
E. 141 Street, New York, N. Y., probably produced more
instruments than any other single plant in the world. This
company's enviable Position in no small way could be
attributed to its open-minded approach to new methods and
improvements and in its genuine interest in producing fine
pianos. Winter had a reputation for progressiveness which
resulted in beautifully toned, and styled pianos of long
durability. This is the company that introduced the Alumatone
plate; developed Practiano, a device permitting piano
practice without disturbance to others in the room; and the
Resotonic Scale. It was Winter & Company's Musette piano,
first introduced in 1935, that launched the great re-styling
movement which has swept the modern console into nation-wide
popularity.
With all equipment for production of quality pianos under
the most economical conditions. The Winter factory is
self-contained with a large lumber yard for storing and
air-drying kilns to insure proper drying and aging of all
wood parts. The Winter lumber mill is considered a model for
completeness of equipment to turn out the most elaborate case
work; as well as backs, pin blocks, bridges, etc., of the
very highest quality. The veneers used in the Winter pianos
are carefully selected for beauty of figure and a completely
equipped veneering department with hot plate presses,
automatic glue spreaders, veneer dryers, taping and matching
machines insure productive efficiency and permanent bonding.
Core stock is quarter-sawed in small strips so that even
under the most adverse conditions, warping of case work is
held to a minimum. In the case shop, elaborate sanding
machines, as well as a staff of hand sanders, guarantee
smooth rich finish.
All Winter piano cases are double filled and stained
before best quality lacquer is applied to produce the
handsome, durable finish. All exposed internal wood parts are
filled and sealed to protect against moisture and atmospheric
conditions. In stringing, action finishing, side-gluing,
regulating and tuning, experienced craftsmen perform these
operations by the best traditional hand methods. These men
are of long experience. many having been with the company
over thirty years, and have long training in the art of
producing fine tone qualitv Steady employment at the Winter
factory, as a result of the large demand for its pianos, has
attracted the best and most experienced craftsmen. Every
operation in the factory is passed upon by an inspector
before moving on to the next department. Finally, each
instrument is hand-rubbed, fine tuned, and a final inspection
before shipment serves to protect the high standards of
Winter pianos. The recognition given by the trade to the
Winter line is the best evidence of their muscal excellence,
fine quality and attractive designs. Winter & Co. make a
very comprehensive line of pianos, consisting of grands,
studios, spinets, and consoles in a varety of cases.
Pianos Before 1960:
1900 - 4000 1940 - 183000 1952 - 291000 1957 - 84800
1910 - 28000 1946 - 225000 1953 - 310000 1958 - 92500
1930 - 98000 1951 - 278000 1955 - 324000 1960 -
102000
After 1960:
1960 - 364200 1966 - 397700 1972 - 420500 1978 -
440000
1961 - 370700 1967 - 401500 1973 - 424900 1979 -
444000
1962 - 376900 1968 - 405200 1974 - 430300 1980 -
446900
1963 - 383100 1969 - 407500 1975 - 433400 1981 -
449700
Vertical & Grand Pianos Winter/Ivers & Pond
Aeolian After 1960:
1960 - 91014 1966 -
109800 1972 - 127200 1978 - 144000
1961 - 92222 1967 - 112300 1973 - 130700 1979 -
145600
1962 - 94371 1968 - 116000 1974 - 135600 1980 -
148000
1963 - 97026 1969 - 120000 1975 - 137500 1981 -
150500
1964 - 100442 1970 - 121900 1976 - 140900 1982 -
145300
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WING & SON
The Wing & Sons' pianos and player-pianos are
manufactured by that firm in New York City, and are sold only
direct to their own customers. The firm of Wing & Son is
one of the oldest in the trade, having been established in
1868 as Doan, Wing & Cushing which was
succeeded by Wing & Son in 1873, and now by a third
successive generation of Wing piano makers.
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WINKLER PIANO CO.
Pianos and player-pianos of good character are made in
steadily increasing numbers by Winkler Piano Co. Trenton, N.
J. The product of experienced manufacturers, whose ambition
is to excel, these instruments deserve the confidence of the
musical public. They are favorites with a large number of the
prominent pianists in Trenton, their home city.
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WILLIAMS
Pianos and player-pianos manufactured by the Williams
Piano & Organ Co., in their well-equipped factory at 127
Fullerton Ave., Chicago, enjoy a wide reputation for
sweetness of tone and all-around reliability. The fine new
Williams six-story fireproof factory is modern in every
appointment and has every needed improvement for the
manufacture of high-class pianos and every convenience for
the welfare and comfort of their workmen. The Williams Piano
& Organ Co. is the outgrowth of the old firm of J. W.
Williams, established by J. W. Williams & Sons, 1884
recognized by artistic piano makers as a mail of unusual
musical taste and judgment, has given much time, attention
and scientific experimentation to that department of piano
construction which specially pertaining is to tone. Mr.
Williams successful endeavor has been to produce a piano that
spontaneously responds to the varying moods of the musician
and for the time likens a part of himself. This
characteristic or quality can only lie found in pianos from
an artistic instead of a commercial point of view. The
Williams pianos are made by a firm of unquestioned integrity
and of the highest commercial and personal responsibility,
and is a safe piano to buy.
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WISSNER
Mr. Otto Wissner a thoroughly skilled piano-maker whose
ambition to excel has never relaxed. The tone quality of the
Wissner pianos and player-pianos is of refined and satisfying
character. The Wissner piano is used in a number of prominent
music schools and colleges and always with most satisfactory
results.
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WISSNER & SON
Refer to Janssen Piano Co.
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WOODBURY
Well-made pianos and player-pianos, manufactured by the
Jewett Piano Co., of Leominster, Mass. These instruments have
been in the market for many years and have sustained the
reputation of a responsible industry.
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W. WUERTZ
Well-made pianos and player-pianos made by the W. Wuertz
Co., Inc., 1907 Park Ave., New York.
Piano values
will vary with age, type of wood, style and condition.
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WURLITZER
Established in 1856
Wurlitzer set up a manufacturing plant in Cincinnati,
Ohio, in 1861. Four years later he opened a retail shop and
expanded the distribution business across the US.
In 1880 Wurlitzer started to make pianos, and the company
grew and became particularly well known for military and
mechanical instruments. Franz Rudolph Wurlitzer died in 1914,
but the company continued and managed to survive the age of
the gramophone by introducing the first automatic jukebox,
the Wurlitzer Simplex. Wurlitzer was also known for its pipe
and theater organs.
In 1935, Wurlitzer introduced the tradition-breaking
spinette piano, proving that a piano only thirty-nine inches
high could replace the bulky instruments traditionally
produced. Upon the design of this piano is based all modern
piano production. Through science, research, and ingenuity,
Wurlitzer has developed such exclusive features as
Tonecrafted Hammers, Pentagonal Sound Board, Augmented Sound
Board, and many others to provide a greater volume of rich,
resonant tone. A unique achievement in finishes is
"Wurl-on," highly resistant to heat, cold, dryness,
and moisture as well as mars, scratches, and abrasions an
attractive as well as durable and long-lasting finish. The
complete line of Wurlitzer pianos offers a wide range of
spinette, console, and studio-type designs, finished in a
variety of fine woods, hand-rubbed to satin smoothness, and
priced to suit any budget. Noted for their perfection of
performance and beauty of appearance, Wurlitzer pianos give
enduring satisfaction and are a handsome addition to any
setting. Introduced in 1955, the sensational new Wurlitzer
electronic piano has no strings or sound board, provides
natural piano tone through means entirely electronic, weighs
only sixty-eight pounds, carries like a suitcase by means of
its handy porta-cover, is unaffected by changes in
temperature or climatic conditions, has built4n volume
control, may be played "silently" with earphones
plugged in, and offers the additional important advantage of
modest cost. A console model of the electronic piano,
introduced in 1957, met with immediate popularity.
WURLITZER BRAND NAMES
AND TRADEMARKS
Apollo - De Kalb - Julius Bauer - Melville Clark -
Farney
Kingston - Kurtzman - Merrium - Schaff Bros. -
Underwood
1901 - 480 1910 - 11600 1919 - 36000 1928 - 85000
1902 - 1430 1911 - 13000 1920 - 40000 1929 - 93000
1903 - 1910 1912 - 14000 1921 - 45000 1930 - 112000
1904 - 3000 1913 - 15000 1922 - 49000 1931 - 118000
1905 - 4500 1914 - 19000 1923 - 53000 1932 - 126500
1906 - 6000 1915 - 22000 1924 - 58000 1933 - 130300
1907 - 7500 1916 - 25000 1925 - 63000 1934 - 133300
1908 - 9000 1917 - 28000 1926 - 77000 1935 - 136000
1909 - 10300 1918 - 32000 1927 - 80000 1936 - 138700
Vertical & Grand Pianos after 1937:
1937 - 150000 1952 - 444000 1969 - 106500 1981 -
1645000
1938 - 175000 1953 - 474451 1970 - 1105000 1982 -
1700000
1939 - 180000 1955 - 537000 1971 - 1145000 1983 -
1725000
1940 - 195000 1960 - 657000 1972 - 1175000 1984 -
1775000
1941 - 210000 1961 - 715000 1973 - 1205000 1985 -
1825000
1942 - 225000 1962 - 760000 1974 - 1235000 1986 -
1850000
1946 - 330000 1963 - 815000 1975 - 1266000 1987 -
1900000
1947 - 333000 1964 - 860000 1976 - 1296000 1988 -
2020000
1948 - 340000 1965 - 905000 1977 - 1385000 1989 -
2055000
1949 - 370000 1966 - 945000 1978 - 1495000 1990 -
2080000
1950 - 400000 1967 - 985000 1979 - 1550000 1991 -
2115000
1951 - 419000 1968 - 1025000 1980 - 1595000 1992 -
2145000
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