The Journal News – February, 2011

Peekskill’s downtown art scene has been growing in recent years with the addition of artist’s lofts, museums and galleries. John Ford of Ford Piano plans to help improve Peekskill even more, with the building of a musical performance venue.

Westchester Business Journal – April 2001

John Fekete, who emigrated to the United States from Hungary in the 1890s, opened Fekete Pianos about 1912 or 1913 in Manhattan. Fekete ran the shop until his death in 1957, passing on the business to his son, John, who changed his family name to Ford and the name of the business to Ford Piano Co. He died in 1999 and his son, John Jr., who was “pretty much born in the piano shop,” continued the business in 1985 to keep alive the family tradition [...]