For a full history see, the National Register of Historic Places. The Grinnell Brothers store in Pontiac eventually closed, and the building was converted into a nightclub. The company hired architect Leo John Heenan, a former employee of both Albert Kahn and Smith, Hinchman and Grylls, to design the building.
The original Pontiac building was destroyed by fire, and in 1923, the company constructed this building to replace it. They opened an outlet in Pontiac in 1907. Grinnell Mutual recognized a group of 50 independent agents and 11 mutual insurance companies. AM Best issued Grinnell Mutual a Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (excellent) with a stable outlook. In 1905, they moved to Woodward Avenue in Detroit, and in 1915 they built their headquarters two miles north on Woodward Avenue. The Indiana Department of Insurance has instituted a moratorium for three Indiana counties for policyholders affected by September 3-4 flooding. Eventually, it had 43 retail stores in Michigan Windsor, Ontario and Toledo, Ohio. By 1901, Grinnell Brothers was one of Michigan's largest piano and general music dealers, and the company began opening retail outlets in other cities in Michigan. They moved the company to Ypsilanti in 1882, where they had success selling the Steinway brand and started manufacturing their own brand of pianos.
Grinnell started a music business in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In this list, only a handful of the names are manufacturing their own pianos and many of the names are associated with "stencil pianos.In 1880, brothers Herbert B. Piano Brands: What’s The Story?īelow is a partial list showing the mind-boggling amount of piano brands that have been manufactured. (just scroll to the bottom of this page to see a list) As you start to look deeper into the multitude of names emblazoned on pianos, we wonder about. We see so many different piano names come through the store that it can be mind-boggling to keep it all straight. Some factories produce dozens of differently branded pianos using essentially the same base instrument with a different logo, finish, etc.
This often applies to old brand names, re-used to give off an heir of heritage to a new piano line, or to pianos manufactured specifically for individual dealers or shops. Sometimes, what appears to be a familiar piano brand is just a “stencil piano” using that name for recognition. But, that is not always the case, and the name you see on the front of a piano doesn’t necessarily correlate to who manufactured it. Manufacturers like Steinway, Yamaha, and Kawai are synonymous with pianos today and each produces their unique signature pianos.
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