American Piano Company

American Piano Company
IndustryPiano manufacturing
Founded1908 (1908)
Defunct1932 (1932)
FateMerged with Aeolian Company
BrandsAmpico

American Piano Company (Ampico) was an American piano manufacturer formed in 1908 through the merger of Wm. Knabe & Co., Chickering & Sons, Marshall & Wendell, and Foster-Armstrong. They later purchased the Mason & Hamlin piano company as their flagship piano. The merger created one of the largest American piano manufacturers. In 1932, it was merged with the Aeolian Company to form Aeolian-American Co.