Private company

Buegeleisen and Jacobson

Buegeleisen and Jacobson (B & J) was a musical instrument distributor in New York City, United States. B & J opened for business in 1901, on 17th Street in Manhattan, run by the previously salesmen Samuel Buegeleisen (1871–1957) and David Jacobson (1869–1904). In 1913, they moved to University Place.2 It ceased to exist in 1970.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1901Founded1
B&J The Serenader, metal soundboard guitar
Photo: Housing Works Thrift Shops, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Buegeleisen and Jacobson (B & J) was a musical instrument distributor in New York City, United States.2

Corporate structure

Buegeleisen and Jacobson sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Buegeleisen and Jacobson
    • Kent (guitar) Owned

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Buegeleisen and Jacobson reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

  • Kent (guitar)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Also owns

  • Kent (guitar)

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1970Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1901Founded Founded1

Sources

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