| 1721 |
C.G.
Schroeter of Germany was established. He was probably
the first makers of pianos and actions in Germany. |
| 1760 |
Zumpe
of England made a square piano. |
| 1770 |
Virbes
of France was established.. |
| 1770 |
J.K.
Mercken of France was established. |
| 1745 |
Freferici produced
one of the first vertical pianos. |
| 1775 |
J.
Behrent built the first piano in America under the Pianoforte
name. |
| 1777 |
Erard
of France makes his first piano. |
| 1783 |
Hildebrandy of France
was established. |
| 1783 |
Hoffman
of France was established. |
| 1788 |
J. Broadwood enlarged the strings
in the square piano; he used two thick strings instead
of three thinner ones. |
| 1870 |
D.
Decker received a patent for bending and gluing the cases
of grand pianos. |
| 1781 |
J.
Broadwood made the first grand piano. |
| 1794 |
E. Schlengel built an oval
piano. |
| 1796 |
Erard of France makes his first
grand piano. |
| 1797 |
H. Steinweg was born. |
| 1800 |
J.J. Hawkins received a patent
and was credited with having made the first upright piano
in America. |
| 1800 |
Clementi founded Collards. |
| 1803 |
Nanette Streicher built a studio
piano for Beethoven. Most of his compositions were created
on pianos built by her. |
| 1804 |
G. Hoffman built a symmetrically
rounded piano. |
| 1825 |
A. Babcock received a patent
for a one piece cast iron frame. |
| 1827 |
H. Pape built a piano with
the action above the strings. |
| 1828 |
A. Babcock introduced cross
stringing. This caused a senstation at the world exhibition
in Paris in 1862. |
| 1828 |
McKay received a patent for
fitting hammer heads. |
| 1828 |
H. Pape started to use cross
stringing. |
| 1830 |
Loud built an upright with
cross stringing. |
| 1832 |
C. Meyer used an iron frame
in a single casting. |
| 1835 |
H. Steinweg makes his first
piano. |
| 1857 |
H. Steinway received a patent
for the overstrung grand. |
| 1860 |
First census for piano makers
was taken in America showning about 110 makers. |
| 1869 |
U.S.A makers produced 25,000
pianos |
| 1872 |
C.F.T Steinway recieved a patent
for his duplex scale. |
| 1876 |
Mangeot of France builds a
piano with reversible keyboards. |
| 1881 |
W. Tonk & Bros was established. |
| 1887 |
Antisell of America recieved
a patent for the Wrest plank. |
| 1887 |
Yamaha was established. They
were the first Japanese piano manufacturers. |
| 1888 |
J. Bluthner developed and patented
his aliquot system employing a fourth string in the top
sections to vibrate sympathetically. |
| 1889 |
S. Hansing of America received
a patent for a muffler for upright pianos. |
| 1890 |
Charles Howes was established |
