Orange Coast Piano Inc.,
2658 SOUTH GRAND AVE. SANTA ANA. CA. 92705
HALLET, DAVIS & COMPANY
EST. 1835
This history listed below was copied from the Presto Piano Buyers Guide of 1928
Among the oldest American pianos and one whose career has reflected credit upon the American art industries. Hallet, Davis & Co. can trace its origins to the year 1835. It was among the oldest of the historic Boston piano companies. Many world-famous pianists have chosen Hallet, Davis & Co. as their favorite piano. The world-renown composer Franz Liszt played on one at the great Paris exposition in 1867. In 1911, His Holiness, Pope Pius X selected a Hallet, & Davis & Co. piano for the Vatican, and awarded the Hallet, & Davis Company a gold medal in recognition of the beautiful qualities of the instrument. In November 1925, the Hallet & Davis Piano Co. was acquired by the Premier Grand Corporation of New York, which continued the manufacture of the famous grand piano which so long came from Boston. Building a piano is a demanding and precise art. It is a task based on knowledge and experience, and on the devotion of the builders to an unswerving ideal - never to compromise quality.
This company has continued to expand and today it is everywhere regarded as the high grade product of one of America's most ambitious piano industries Hallet & Davis pianos and player-pianos contain all modern improvements and are used by many eminent pianists and have won the endorsement of almost countless critics and experts. Hallet & Davis pianos are made in grand and upright styles, the grand pianos having been chosen by many artists for their public performances. Whatever the style and form, these pianos are strictly high grade instruments.
With the globalization of the world economy, Hallet, Davis & Co. found it impossible to build pianos in the United States because of the high labor costs. Due to the high man-hours involved in producing these pianos, they were forced, like many other piano manufacturers to move their production overseas. Hallet, Davis & Co. have partnered with overseas manufacturers to produce a high quality, aesthetically pleasing pianos at affordable prices.
Hallet, Davis & Co. collaborated with these manufactures to produce an impressive number of high quality pianos. Grand pianos in both traditional and Victorian period styles. Queen Anne and Chippendale models are featured as well as Decorator Consoles and Professional Uprights. There are also Continental and Studio styles available in a myriad of beautiful veneers and finishes. If they were to award Academy Awards for performance by a piano, Hallet & Davis would have a wall full of them.
1901-49500 1915-85000
1902-51000 1916-89000
1903-53000 1917-93000
1904-55000 1918-96500
1905-55000 1919-100000
1906-59000 1920-102000
1907-61000 1921-105000
1908-63000 1922-109000
1909-65000 1923-113000
1910-68000 1924-117000
1911-71000 1925-121000
1912-74000 1926-124000
1913-77000 1927-128000
1914-81000 1928-131000Still in production during 2006.
Listed below is the current historical background on Hallet, Davis & Co. copied from their website
Hallet, Davis & Co. can trace its origins to the year 1835. It was among the oldest of the historic Boston piano companies.
Many world-famous pianists have chosen Hallet, Davis & Co. as their favorite piano. The world-renown composer Franz Liszt played on one at the great Paris exposition in 1867. In 1911, His Holiness, Pope Pius X selected a Hallet, & Davis & Co. piano for the Vatican, and awarded the Hallet, & Davis Company a gold medal in recognition of the beautiful qualities of the instrument.
Building a piano is a demanding and precise art. It is a task based on knowledge and experience, and on the devotion of the builders to an unswerving ideal - never to compromise quality.
With the globalization of the world economy, Hallet, Davis & Co. found it impossible to build pianos in the United States because of the high labor costs. Due to the high man-hours involved in producing these pianos, they were forced, like many other piano manufacturers to move their production overseas. Hallet, Davis & Co. have partnered with overseas manufacturers to produce a high quality, aesthetically pleasing pianos at affordable prices.
Hallet, Davis & Co. collaborated with these manufacturers to produce an impressive number of high quality pianos. Grand pianos in both traditional and Victorian period styles. Queen Anne and Chippendale models are featured as well as Decorator Consoles and Professional Uprights. There are also Continental and Studio styles available in a myriad of beautiful veneers and finishes.
We hope you will choose one of our Hallet, Davis & Co. pianos for your playing pleasure.