Here we have a recondition Sherman Clay & Co Console Grand Piano. Make: Sherman Clay & Co Model: Console Finish: Oak Status: Used/Reconditioned. SHERMAN CLAY & CO PIANOS. [1] Founded in 1853 as A. During the 20th century, it gradually expanded its retail operation into a nationwide chain of stores, and by the 1980s it had around 60 stores. It was based in San Francisco until at least the 1970s. What would become Sherman, Clay was founded in 1853 as the A. Rosenberg music store and was located in San Francisco at the corner of Kearny and Sutter Streets. In 1892, Sherman, Clay & Co. Was incorporated with Sherman as president. During the 1890s, the firm imported music, pianos, and musical instruments, and it manufactured pianos and church organs from its factory. At that time, the two principals were Leonard Georges (born 1850), who served as treasurer, and Louis F. By 1894, the company had grown to four stores, with the opening of a store in Portland, Oregon, joining existing ones in San Francisco, Oakland, and Seattle. The Portland store changed locations a few times but, notably, remained in the Woodlark Building from 1930 to 1974, and the company continued to operate a Portland store until 2013. Clay Sherman, grandson of co-founder Leander Sherman, became president of the company in 1949. The company had 21 stores in the 1950s and was continuing to expand. It had 28 stores in the spring of 1965, all located in the three states of California, Oregon, and Washington. Its headquarters were still in San Francisco at that time. The company soon began to expand beyond the West Coast, and by the mid-1970s it had become a national chain, with stores from Manhattan to Kansas City and Seattle to Los Angeles. In the 1980s, it had around 60 stores. Sherman Clay & Co. Founded in 1853 as A. During the 20th century, it gradually expanded its retail operation into a nationwide chain of stores, and by the 1980s, it had around 60 stores. It was based in San Francisco until, at least, the 1970s. (Sherman Clay Console) as advertised. Available at our NEW Arroyo Pasadena Location.