American Made Pianos

An Outstanding Manufacturing Tradition

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Jewett, Allan

Factory Location: Boston, Massachusettes
Serial Number Dates: 1875 - 1931

History:

Allan Jewett Pianos was established in 1860 and made pianos for over half a century. The company eventually was aquired by Steinert & Sons of Boston. The pianos are sometimes known as "Allen & Jewett, or "W. H. Jewett."

 

Information source: Pierce Piano Atlas

The Resonance of a Continent: The American Piano Tradition

The American piano manufacturing tradition is a story of unparalleled craftsmanship meeting the boundless natural resources of a new world. At its heart lies the selection of materials—most notably the vast, old-growth spruce forests of the Pacific Northwest and the Northeast. These superior stands of Sitka and Adirondack spruce provided the tight-grained, resonant timber essential for crafting the world’s finest soundboards, offering a tonal depth and "singing" quality that European makers envied. Combined with a relentless spirit of industrial innovation, American makers refined the overstrung scale and the heavy cast-iron plate, creating instruments of such structural integrity and powerful projection that they redefined the modern piano.