Piano Brand
United StatesBush & Gerts
Bush & Gerts was a Chicago piano maker founded in the mid-1880s by William H. Bush, his son William L. Bush and John Gerts. Its showroom building, the Bush Temple of Music at Chicago Avenue and Clark Street, is now a Chicago landmark. The Haddorff Piano Company took over the brand in 1924, and production ended around 1942.
- Est. 1885
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- No longer in production
Bush & Gerts
Est. 1885 · Chicago, Illinois
Serial number
Bush & Gerts serial number lookup
How old is your Bush & Gerts piano? Enter its serial number to find the year it was made. Our chart has 19 dated Bush & Gerts serial numbers from 1884 to 1942.
- Upright piano: open the top lid and look at the cast-iron plate near the tuning pins, usually on the left or right side.
- Grand piano: look on the plate near the tuning pins, under the music desk, or on the soundboard beside the plate.
- Ignore model numbers and patent dates: the serial number is usually 4 to 7 digits long.
Timeline
Bush & Gerts through the years
In business from 1885 to 1942: 57 years.
Dated serials 1884–1942
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