ERARD, or ERARD-GAVEAU, Est. 1777, 45-47 rue la Boetie, Paris, France.
 Sebastian Erard born in Strassburg, Germany 1752 at age 16 settled in
 Paris, first piano made 1777.  The French Revolution drove Sebastian to
 London, where he immediately started a piano and harp factory, in 1796 he
 returned to Paris.  Nicholas Erard, France 1878.  Jean Baptiste, brother of
 Sebastian.  Pierre Erard made pedal board piano. Erard is famous for the
 introduction of a grand action system still used today Used names Erard &
 Cie, Guichard et Cie, Erard & Blondell also made harps. Erard and Gaveau
 formed a single company in 1960, in 1971 a contract of cooperation
 between Erard-Gaveau and Schimmel Piano Co. was signed.  For additional
 information see Gaveau and Schimmel. See photo on page 112, 225.
1800-16400    1913-103000     1948-127800
1805-29000    1914-105000     1949-128000
1810-38050    1915-105500     1950-128300
1815-45000    1916-106000     1951-128600
1820-52000    1917-106500     1952-129000
1825-60000    1918 -107000    1953-129400
1830-90000    1919 -107500    1954-129600
1835-12000    1920-108000     1955-130000
1840-15000    1921-109000     1956-130400
1845-18000    1922-110000     1957-130900
1850-22000    1923-111000     1958-131280
1855-26500    1924-112500     1959-131560
1860-32000    1865-36000      1870-43000
1875-48000    1880-53000      1885-58000
1890-63000    1895-73500      1900-80000
1902-83500    1903-84000      1904-86500
1905-87900    1906-89500      1907-90200
1908-92500    1909-94900      1910-97500
1911-99400    1912-101200
ERARD OF LONDON -
    square grand #3454

Operated by Sebastien Erard circa 1855, 8 ft. 3
1866-9275      1870-12220     1878-15840
ERARD & BLONDELL, France