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Top 25 Musical instrument builders based in the United States

Name: Musical instrument builders based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 691 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 691 musical instrument builders headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 15,588 professional contacts across them, including 3,460 with verified work emails. Los Angeles is the largest hub.

This list covers musical instrument builders headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

691Companies

15,588Contacts tracked

3,460Verified emails

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The 25 largest musical instrument builders based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 691 musical instrument builders based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to musical instrument builders: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Music & Arts	Partial evidence	Frederick, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	5,001-10,000	6,091 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The first Music & Arts, run by founder Benjamin O’Brien, opened in 1952 and was located in a small house in Bethesda, MD.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	Fender Musical Instruments Corporation	Strong evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,953 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Since 1946, Fender has revolutionized music and culture as one of the world’s leading musical instrument manufacturers, marketers and distributors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	Gibson, INC	Partial evidence	Nashville, TN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	919 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Gibson, the leading iconic guitar brand, has shaped the sounds of generations of musicians and music lovers across genres for 127 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	Steinway & Sons	Indirect evidence	Astoria, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	642 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since 1853, Steinway & Sons pianos have set an uncompromising standard for sound, touch, beauty and investment value.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	Taylor Guitars	Indirect evidence	El Cajon, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	398 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 1974 and now 100% employee-owned, Taylor Guitars is a leading manufacturer of premium acoustic and electric guitars.#taylorplayer Renowned for blending an innovative…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	Conn Selmer	Strong evidence	Elkhart, IN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	330 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Conn Selmer is the leading manufacturer and distributor of musical instruments for students and professionals.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	PRS Guitars	Indirect evidence	Stevensville, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	199 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Paul Reed Smith Guitars is one of the worlds premier guitar and amplifier manufacturer located in Stevensville, MD.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	Schmitt Music	Strong evidence	Bloomington, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	176 contacts →
	Strong evidence “At Schmitt Music you'll find the best brands and a great selection of band and orchestra instruments, acoustic & digital pianos, sheet music & books, accessories, guitars &…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	West Music Company	Partial evidence	Coralville, IA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	152 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 1941, West Music’s mission to "encourage people of all ages and abilities to: Play now.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	Avedis Zildjian Company	Strong evidence	Norwell, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	145 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Avedis Zildjian Company has been synonymous with setting the standard for the development and manufacture of high performance musical instruments since 1623.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Ernie Ball Music MAN	Indirect evidence	Coachella, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	144 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Ernie Ball was the first to offer rock strings with the creation of Slinkys, and further revolutionized the market by offering guitarists custom-guage single strings.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	American Musical Supply	Partial evidence	Oakland, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	128 contacts →
	Partial evidence “American Musical Supply is among the world's largest suppliers of quality musical equipment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	Shar Music	Indirect evidence	Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	115 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “CELEBRATING 60 YEARS IN BUSINESS!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	Heid Music	Strong evidence	Appleton, WI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	75 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Heid Music: Where Music Comes Alive Experience Heid Music's unparalleled selection of band & orchestra instruments, pianos, guitars, ukuleles and more.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	Menchey Music Service	Indirect evidence	Hanover, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	75 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 1936 by J.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	Palen Music Center	Partial evidence	Springfield, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	67 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Palen Music Center is a retail company based out of Springfield, Missouri.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	Schecter Guitar Research	Strong evidence	Sun Valley, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	59 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Schecter Guitar Research is a leading manufacturer of premium Musical Instruments providing Acoustic & Electric Guitars and Basses to musicians around the world through strategic…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Chicago Music Exchange	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	55 contacts →
	Partial evidence “For 30 years we have been serving musicians, collectors and friends who want straight answers, expertise, and first-hand knowledge.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Brook Mays Music	Partial evidence	Dallas, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	55 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Brook Mays & H&H Music, founded in Dallas Texas in 1901, is the oldest and largest family owned music store in Texas.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	TED Brown Music	Partial evidence	Tacoma, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	52 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Ted Brown Music is a family-owned full-service music store established in 1931.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	Chuck Levin's Washington Music Center	Partial evidence	Silver Spring, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	52 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Chuck Levin’s Washington Music Center got its start in 1958 on 12th and H St.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	Eckroth Music	Strong evidence	Bismarck, ND, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	47 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Eckroth Music, an employee-owned company serving the music industry since 1972, specializes in band and orchestra instruments, accessories, method books and instrument repair.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	St. Louis Music	Partial evidence	St. Louis, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	45 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Celebrating over 100 years of serving the music industry, St.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	Kala Brand Music	Strong evidence	Petaluma, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	41 contacts →
	Strong evidence “KALA BRAND MUSIC is the result of an ever-expanding vision of quality, affordable instruments.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	Alto Music	Partial evidence	Middletown, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	41 contacts →
	Partial evidence “OUR STORY Jon Haber, Owner of Alto Music, started as an employee of the original Alto Music in 1981 arranging displays and sweeping floors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: musical instrument builders. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names musical instrument builders.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of musical instrument builders, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name musical instrument builders. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Musical instrument builders based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

22.2%Verified-email coverage

22.6Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

1.7%Largest-city concentration · Los Angeles

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

366

11-50

249

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 691 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among musical instrument builders, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “musical instrument builders”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names musical instrument builders), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among musical instrument builders, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 3,460 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names musical instrument builders, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many musical instrument builders are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 691 musical instrument builders headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Music & Arts, headquartered in Frederick, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most musical instrument builders?

Los Angeles leads with 12 headquartered companies, followed by Nashville (11) and New York (11).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 3,460 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 691 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.