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Andrew Kohler and Quincy Chase were dealers in San Francisco, and Oakland. They re-branded Frederick instruments and others.

They used Quincy as a tradename for low end instruments.

• 1852 Andrew Kohler, toys & fancy goods, 276 Stockton St., SF 1856 store now includes music goods; Quincy Chase is a clerk 1858 now at 276 Stockton & 178 Washington St.
• 1860 another store at 424 Sansome St. is added, this is the first year the listing includes musical instruments
• 1861 now 424 Sansome, 630 Washington, & 1108 Stockton
• 1867 first listing for Kohler, Chase & Co., importers, dealers and publishers of music and musical instruments; 421 Montgomery & 424 Sansome
• 1869 now at 633 & 635 Clay St.
• 1872 now at 633 to 640 Clay St.
• 1877 now at 633 to 637 Clay St.; name now Kohler & Chase
• 1878 added pianos & organs to list as well as store at corner of 9th and Washington St. in Oakland; brass instruments sold include Missenharter, Higham, Courtois, & Besson
• 1879 San Francisco store moves to 137-139 Post St.
• 1880 Oakland store at 951 Washington St.
• 1884 Oakland store now at 1105 Broadway
• 1885 founder Andrew Kohler dies in March at age 66
• 1887 Portland, Oregon store added at 71 Morrison St.
• 1889 Portland store gone from listing
• 1890 Store added in San Jose, no address given
• 1891 SF store now at 26-30 O’Farrell St.; Oakland is 1013 Broadway; they may have incorporated later this year
• 1896 Kohler & Chase now listed as incorporated; branch store in LA mentioned just this year
• 1904 SF wholesale location at 715 Mission St.
• 1906 SF store now at 1329 Sutter; no mention of Oakland
• 1907 now at 1385 Sutter, dealers in musical inst. & pianos
• 1909 new store at 26 O’Farrell St.
• 1920s only pianos are listed at this time; probably no more brass
• 1959 last year for pianos; selling real estate in 1960

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