Happens to musical instrument manufacturers all the time, too. I used to have a Chickering piano from around 1915; a lovely instrument with a good reputation. A

Happens to musical instrument manufacturers all the time, too. I used to have a Chickering piano from around 1915; a lovely instrument with a good reputation. At some point that company was sold, and they continued to produce pianos under that name, but they were nothing like the original.