![]() With the newly perfected “Pianola,’ he launched an aggressive advertising campaign which was entirely new to the stodgy piano business. His son took over in 1899 and immediately set about to apply his own business acumen to the company’s affairs. He founded the “Aeolian Organ and Music Company” around 1888 the firm achieved considerable success with larger instruments and organs. 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. Tremaine was a business genius who brought about the commercial exploitation of the piano player on a big scale. Name brands built in East Rochester include Chickering & Sons, J & C Fischer, Wm. 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. ![]() 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. All Baldwin Upright or Vertical Pianos – Does not include Hamilton Studios or Baldwin Grand Pianos.ĪEOLIAN/AEOLIAN – AMERICAN Est. Regis, Sargent, Schroeder, Valley Gem and Winton). No local provenance other than the fact that donor used to live in San Mateo County and served on the SMCHA Auxilliary.1928-100000 1929-104000 1930-105000 1931-106000 1932-107000 1933-108000ĪCROSONIC (Baldwin Uprights and Verticals, Classic, Ellington, Franke, Howard before 1959, Kremlin, Manuelo, Modello, Monarch, St. Top has hinged opening as well.ĭonor purchased this piano used in Liverpool, New York in 1973. ![]() Keys are a bit chipped and one black key is missing. ![]() Fluted columns on front side corners at top and bottom. ![]() The flowers are strung along ribbons with bows. Front design also has a harp and trumpet, crossing over each other, among the flowers. Serial #22101, New Haven, NH is a wooden upright piano decorated with floral carvings on front, sides, and legs. ![]()
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