1914 Heintzman Grand Model F

The beautiful grand in the window is one of Canada’s finest examples of piano manufacturing; A Heintzman Model F, 6’2” in length, manufactured at their Toronto factory,  in 1914.   

Exquisitely refinished by our own finisher in a unique bleached Mahogany finish and restored in our own workshops by our talented craftsmen. 

In the 1920’s Canada alone had a record 125 piano manufactures.  Today, there are none, with the last company standing being the Sherlock Manning company in Clinton, Ontario; they closed their doors in 1988.  The Heintzman Piano ceased to be made in Canada in the early 1980s. 

The Heintzman Piano Company, founded in 1866 by Theodore Heintzmann,  was born in 1817 in Berlin Germany. 

He was a piano apprentice in Berlin, due to the political climate and growing population, he left Germany in 1850 and headed to America. There he Americanized his name from Heintzmann to Heintzman.  Rumour has it, he worked along with the Englehard Steinway at Lighte and Newton manufacturing company while he continued his piano apprenticeship.  

Looking to branch out on his own, he left New York, after a brief stint in Buffalo, Theodore ended up in Toronto. By 1866 he had raised enough capital to open the doors to his own business.  His first factory was at 105 King Street West, turning out 60 pianos a year.

Heintzman became a true Canadian icon, reaching its peak in 1922, with 400 employees and manufacturing approximately 3000 pianos a year.  In total 164,000 Heintzman’s were manufactured in Canada, only a few are in excellent working order with their original ivory keys.  In 1929 this piano originally listed for  $1,325.00. 

If you are interested in owning an exquisite piece of Canadiana, come in and try out this piano; offered @ $28,900. + HST; including the matching bench, the first tuning, a 5 year warranty and delivery (within Toronto).