His third, and youngest son, Arthur W Brainard (1861-1942), aged 10, was considered too young to partake in the family business.

[7] Throughout the 1870s and 1880s, Charles and Henry continued their father's work; publishing vocal and instrumental music, songbooks, and political and patriotic songs.

During this time, Henry Mould Brainard opened his own shop in Cleveland as an outfit for Steinway pianos.

In 1886, Arthur W Brainard, now a developer and businessman, moved to California, where he contributed in founding and building the city of Sierra Madre.

Upon his death, management was carried on by his widow, Katie (née Kate H. Sim; 1851–1936), who, on January 24, 1910, remarried – in Highland, New York – to Edward Albert Stege (né Albert Eduard Gustav Stege; 1861–1933) of Eldred, New York.