David C. Peek (August 4, 1797 was an organ and piano builder, piano tuner, and cabinet maker. He worked as the piano tuner for the
Stuyvesant family among other prominent New York residents beginning in the 1820s. He was only one of three piano tuners active in New York City in the year 1830, the others being James Pirsson and John Love. David C. Peek's son, David T. Peek (1825 founded Peek & Son (originally called Peek & Company) in 1850; a company which manufactured both pianos and
melodeons. a small
upright piano that the company began manufacturing in 1883. Another model sold by the company was the euterpe piano. and the Smith American Organ Company among other partner organizations. The firm was known for manufacturing higher quality pianos. It ceased operation during the
Great Depression of the 1930s. ==Peek family==