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12/16/11

Piano Manufacturers (a partial listing)
Most piano manufacturers sell more than one "line" of pianos. For example in addition to their name brand, Steinway also sells pianos under the brand names Boston and Essex. Baldwin - (owned by Gibson) including Chickering, Howard, Hamilton and Wurlitzer piano lines Bechstein - grand, upright and institutional pianos. Bohemia, made by Bechstein Blüthner - including Haessler, Irmler and Breitmann pianos Bösendorfer - (owned by Yamaha) standard and conservatory models Brodmann - grands and uprights Estonia - grands only (I believe) Fazioli - grand and concert pianos Hailun - grands and uprights, concert performance series Kawai - grands and uprights, also Shigeru Kawai Kimball - grands and uprights (Kimball USA) Mason & Hamlin - grands and uprights Palatino - grands and uprights Pearl River - also Ritmüller pianos Petrof - grands and uprights Pleyel - grands and uprights in a variety of styles (in French only it seems) Samick - including Kohler & Campbell, Pramberger, Wm. Knabe and Sohmer & Co pianos Sauter - grands and uprights Schimmel - grands and uprights Seiler - grands and uprights Sejung - including Hobart M. Cable, George Steck and Falcone piano Steinway & Sons - including Boston and Essex pianos Story & Clark - owned by QRS Musics Walter - grands and uprights Weber - this is a UK site (made by Young Chang) Yamaha - including Cable-Nelson and Disklavier player pianos Young Chang - including platinum, professional artist and Bergman pianos
SF Bay Area Piano Dealers	Piano Teachers	Other
Most piano dealers sell both new and used pianos. Many also offer pianos for rent. D.C. Pianos (Berkeley) J-B Piano (San Rafael) Music Exchange (multiple) Pianos Plus (Castro Valley) Piedmont Piano (Oakland) R. Kassman Piano (Berkeley) Sherman Clay (multiple) World Class Pianos (Burlingame)	Susan Blinderman (SF) (415) 564-5429 Joel Tepper (Oakland) (510) 654-3759 Richard Rogers (Daly City) (650) 755-4446 or go to: Music Teachers Assoc of CA - SF	Piano Technicians Guild Find your piano's age at: Bluebook of Pianos National Piano Foundation For repair of electronic keyboards: CAE Sound
Piano Restoration	Refinishing	Piano Movers
Callahan Piano (Oakland) David Love (SF) Rotenburg Piano (Burlingame)	J & J Piano Finishers 23673 Connecticut St # 9 Hayward, CA 94545 (510) 276-0336‎ Grant Hillemeyer 209-352-0502 grantwillfixit@gmail.com	Quality Piano Movers (800) 429-9076 Golden Gate (415) 469-7509 Statewide (415) 564-8585 A-1 Piano Movers (510) 783-8031

Note: a listing on this page does not imply a recommendation on the part of Mitchell Piano Service. Links and references are provided only for convenience. For recommendations, please contact me directly.

If you are in the market for a new or used piano, I highly recommend getting copies of Larry Fine's books: "The Piano Book" and "The Piano Book 2007-2008 Supplement". These are rich in information on buying pianos, histories of piano brands, relative comparisons of brands and retail pricing information.

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This site was last updated 12/16/11