The Estey Piano - Its
Quality, Its Reputation, and Its Unique Contribution to US History
A Preferred Standard
The Estey Piano Company is renowned for its grand pianos and for several
good reasons. One of those reasons is because throughout its history,
the Estey has always held a reputation of high esteem and prominence all
over the world. Another reason is the collection of musicians it
attracted. You'll see a certain standard that the Estey piano aspires to
and it's this standard that hundreds of well-known musicians prefer.
Unlike so many other piano makers of the past, the Bluffton-based Estey
Company went into the piano business in 1869 and managed to maintain the
same quality that it began with. From as early as 1876 on to 1915, the
number of awards that this manufacturer rightfully earned defines the
degree of this quality that we could never accurately describe in text.
These awards include the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition and
Sesqui-Centennial~Exposition award, the Chicago World's Fair award,
Italy's International Exposition award, and San Francisco's Pan-American
Exposition award. Active Patents PendingIf you're an expert in
pianos, then you should know that the Estey piano is not only known for
its function, it's known for its aesthetics as well. From their very
first conceptions, they each make a lasting impression on everyone that
lays an eye on their traditional and modern designs crafted in the
finest finishes. But that doesn't mean the instrument is impervious to
improvement. The company is said to have made significant improvements
to the piano building industry as a whole with active patents pending
unto today.
One of those patents purports to improve the
piano's sustaining capability and the other makes the piano more
responsive to touch.
Interestingly enough, the Estey piano is
the product of a New Hampshire run-away orphan named Jacob Estey. At the
age of 25, Jacob observed New England melodeon makers (reed organs) in
the 1840s and than arranged his own melodeon manufacturing company,
"Estey & Green" in 1855. A Reputation For The BestFor the next
one hundred years, the Estey company built a reputation for
manufacturing the best instruments - all 506,000 of them - world-wide.
The product line included melodeons, pipe organs, and electronic organs,
which leant to the company's stretch of varied names: Estey & Company;
J. Estey & Company; Estey Organ Company; and Estey Organ Corporation.
Those who played Estey products widely ranged from the young beginning
piano student to prestigious musicians playing in New York City's
Capital. Smart investments gave the company opportunities to even build
residential developments complete with it's own "Esteyville" name and
community amenities.
The delicate balance between running a
business and contributing to culture isn't always an easy feat. The
Estey Company however, managed to sustain its role in the challenge and
continue to produce a quality product that fares as well as its foreign
rivals. American pianists can share a special sentiment with the Estey
piano since it is an American product manufactured and sold in the
United States.
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