Charles R. Walter

(Charles R. Walter's Official Website)

Charles R. Walter is a family-run company in Elkhart, Indiana, with a very strong ethic of quality and workmanship. In recent years they focused mainly on building vertical pianos, and over the years their verticals have come to be considered excellent values, rivaling the quality of Steinway's equivalent models. Most recently, Charles R. Walters has also introduced a 6'4" grand into production, a size niche not covered currently by either Steinway or Mason & Hamlin, and slightly larger than the Baldwin model "L" (6' 3"). Walter pianos generally have good resale value and are in demand.