Wikipedia:Walter Piano Company

Walter Piano Company, Inc (also known as Charles R. Walter Piano Company) an American piano-manufacturing company in Elkhart, Indiana.

History
The company was formed in 1969 after Charles Walter, a former C.G. Conn head of Piano Design and Developmental Engineering, bought the Janssen piano name from Conn and started his own company making Jassen pianos, doing so until 1991.

In 1975, Charles Walter start his own line of console and studio upright pianos and in 1997 the first grand piano was introduced,

Walter Piano Company is now a company run by the Walter family where many of the workers are part of the Walter family. Walter pianos are hand crafted in the factory of Elkhart, Indiana.

Piano models
The Charles R. Walter line of pianos consist of four models.


 * Grand Piano
 * W 190 (6' 4")
 * W 170 (5' 9")
 * Upright Console Piano
 * Walter 1520 (43")
 * Upright Studio Piano
 * Walter 1500 (45")