1860

Alfred Dolge started the American Piano Supply in New York City. The American Felt Co. acquired APSC in 1900.

1860

Civil war broke out in America.

1862

D. H. Baldwin established his firm in America. In 1889 the name was changed to the Baldwin Piano Company.

1862

Ajello & Sons, London. Giuliano Ajello established the business In London. They manufactured a variety of pianos and were very successful, eventually operating two factories in London. Ajello pianos won many prizes for piano making in Europe. Most of his six sons were involved in the piano business, as with many piano makers. The Ajello factory closed around 1930.

One of the factories was a leased property, while the second, in Camden Town, London, was owned by the family. When manufacturing ceased, the building was leased out to various users until the early 1980s. When Giuliano Ajello's grandson's estate was finally settled, the Camden Town building was sold.

Arthur Giovanni Ajello, and Louis Robert Ajello, grandsons of Giuliano Ajello emigrated to Canada 1910, and established their own firm, which operated until the early 1930s.

At Leestone Road, Wyhtenshawe, Manchester, relations of the Ajello family, namely Bill Ajello, set up making pianos in 1947 and stayed in production until 1960 according to the Pierce Piano Atlas that has the serial numbers for the Manchester factory. However, Peter Ajello believes they were still making pianos much later than that.

The following is courtesy of Bill Kibby of PianoGen:

1862-3 G. Ajello established in London, later maker to the King of Italy.

1870 Not listed in the Post Office London Directory.

1880 Guiliano Ajello, Pianoforte Maker, 11 Park street, Camden Town, N.W.

1885 Gold Medal awarded to G. Ajello at the International Inventions Exhibition.

1886 Kelly's Directory of the Furnishing Trades under Pianoforte Makers & Warehouses includes Giuliano Ajello, listed at 104 Park street, Camden Town, N.W.

1892 My Post Office London Directory lists Ajello at 104 Park Street, N.W., an address shared with Roof & Treacy, Marble Masons, and Alfred Spencer, Harmonium Fittings Maker.  Marian Ferriday is compiling a history of the building which was previously known as 104 Park Street: Can anyone help with further information about Ajello, or Alfred Spencer?

1894 104 Park Street.

1899 104 Park Street.

1908 Ajello made uprights with removable keyboards, to facilitate moving.

1911 G. Ajello & Sons are listed as makers in Dolge's book "Pianos and their Makers."

1914 Ajello & Sons Ltd., 104 Park Street, and at 285 Upper Street N. (2368 North).

1914 By Appointment to the King of Italy. Piano number 22,751 (& 751), rubber-stamped 1914 on action, and tuning dates on keys start 1914.

Around 1931 two G. Ajello & Sons pianos with serial numbers around 28,500 are dated quite reliably by Malcolm action numbers, in spite of the mark 2.10.9 on the iron frame. By Royal Appointment to H.M. the King of Italy.

A Monington & Weston piano, number 50,347, from 1931, has a similar mark - 2.12.9 on the frame. The number on the bracing is 15,502.

1936 G. Ajello & Sons Ltd. 285 Upper street N.W.

1951 Not listed in Music Trades Directory.

1960 Not listed. Later models were made by Kemble, who say that the historical records were destroyed in a fire: perhaps Chappell's 1964 fire?