Maker/Dealer
New York Band Instrument Co.
New York
USA
1913 - 1950
The New York Musical Instrument Co. weredealers and importers. They were later known as N.Y. Band Instrument Co. Reported that they ceased business in 1950.
- Louis Ortlieb, b. 1872 in Switzerland, emigrated in 1884,
naturalized in 1893.
1885 Louis Ortlieb, eating, h. #128 E. Houston, Brooklyn
1891 (Max) William Renz, piano maker, h. #417 W. 40th St. is
possible match for owner Renz in 1915
1913 NY Musical Inst. Co., 12 Cooper Sq. W., NYC, importers &
manufacturers of musical instruments
1915 NY Musical Inst. Co., 12 Cooper, Max Renz & Louis Ortlieb
1917 NYMI Co., #10 Cooper Sq.
19191 The company was first called New York Musical Instrument Co, but because that name was held by another concern, it was changed to New York Band Instrument Co.
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1920 NYMI Co. & NY Band Inst. Co., #56 Cooper Sq.NYC
1921 photo of store at #111 E. 14th St. they are a
dealer for Buescher band instruments
1922 selling Alexander French horns
1925 Ortlieb family is now in Rochester; Louis and two sons are
running a music store there so he must have sold the NY
store by then
1946 NY Band Inst. Co., #1166 6th Ave. & #111 E. 14th St.
1946 NYBI Co., #270 4th Ave. & #1166 6th Ave.
1949 NYBI Co. is exhibiting at a convention
Undated ad shows them selling Buescher, Toneking, & Harmony
band instruments as well as Alexander French horns; #111
E. 14th St.
Models sold with their label include Toneking, La Sete, The Regal, and
Harmony. Most are Austrian made probably by Julius Keilwerth of Grazlitz.
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