Baldwin "Monarch" ?

[jolly roger]

Hi Mike,
              An educated guess would be 20's to early 30's, production was
then shifted to Chicago. A number of smaller companies were aquired at that
time.
Roger

At 08:41 PM 8/17/01 -0400, you wrote:
>What year did Baldwin acquire the Monarch piano company and start making 
>pianos under that name?  The piano in question is pre 1915 with "Monarch 
>Piano Company
>New York" on the plate. 
>
>
   
>  Michael Crosby
>
   
>   Atlanta, Ga.
>