They made an apartment grand, concert grand, and reproducing grand, among others. Lyon & Healy pianos were made in small numbers in order to supply the retail operation with only enough pianos to meet demand. In the late 1980s, the Lyon & Healy name was once again used in Asian import pianos and continues to be produced today in Chicago under the overhead of the Rippen pianos based in the Netherlands. The company was bought by Everett pianos which continued producing pianos under the Washburn name. The instruments were of great quality and enjoyed an excellent reputation until they were discontinued during the Great Depression. The firm built pianos under the “Washburn Piano Company” name in addition to the “Lyon & Healy Piano Company” name. By 1876 after a devastating factory fire, the company began producing pianos and organs to source their retail store.
As an early company, the Lyon Healy brand was known for selling a variety of musical products like sheet music, strings, piano parts and other items that positioned them as one of the earliest “music stores” in the country at the time. They also built pianos, player pianos, organs, and many other types of musical instruments for many years.
Lyon & Healy, established in 1864, originally made concert harps and was the leading manufacturer in the world.
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