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American Piano Company
Ampico reproducing piano in the Bayernhof Music Museum | |
| Industry | Piano manufacturing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1908; 117 years ago (1908) |
| Defunct | 1932 (1932) |
| Fate | Merged with Aeolian Company |
| Brands | Ampico |
American Piano Company (Ampico) was an American piano manufacturer formed in 1908 through the merger of Wm.
Knabe & Co., Chickering & Sons, Marshall & Wendell, and Foster-Armstrong.[1] They later purchased the Mason & Hamlin piano company as their flagship piano.
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The merger created one of the largest American piano manufacturers. In 1932, it was merged with the Aeolian Company to form Aeolian-American Co.
Reproducing pianos
From 1914, American Piano was one of the leading producers of player pianos, most notably their reproducing player known as the Ampico.
The Ampico reproducing player piano was able to capture all the expression of the original performance, with dynamics and fine nuances