Bay (H.C.) Co.

Bay (H.C.) Co. An American piano manufacturer established in 1909. Maker of the H.C. Bay reproducing grand piano action, and an upright action, used in many brands of inexpensive pianos. The apparatus would slide under the keyboard when not in use. Its offices were located in Chicago, with a factory in Bluffton, Indiana. The president was Harry C. Bay. The firm made as many as 4,000 reproducing pianos, 8,000 grands, and 18,000 upright and player pianos annually.