I have Smith Brothers furniture. Very strong warranty, hardwood frames, their own custom coil spring design and they do take care of issues if you have any of course it's the dealer who makes the call to get things corrected or not so make sure you pick a good dealer whatever you buy.

When I started looking for furniture I knew I wanted to upgrade from my low-mid level furniture to something that would be built better and hopefully last quite awhile. I talked to furniture repair people and re-upholstery shops asking them what I should look for in quality furniture and where can I get it. They recommended me to two local stores which cater to the mid-high end upholstery/leather furniture. A third store that carried BY and other brands had closed a few years ago. I went to the two stores and found the one store deals in multiple brands with H&M being their core brand and the other mainly focusing on SB. The H&M dealer pricing was quite a ways out of my budget and I did not know about Duane and his pricing at the time so I focused on the store selling SB for my furniture needs which was at the top of my budget. Before buying anything I wanted to know more about the furniture and company and since I never heard of SB before. I found at the time there was little on the internet I went digging for information on SB the company and their products. Hopefully I can help you like some others helped me in the past.

What I can remember as to the Amish connection I think SB is too modern to be Amish made/designed. I think it's more a connection to the area which has both Amish and Mennonite ties - Check this page for more information http://www.smithbrothersfurniture.com/about/berne/ From their history page "It uses a balance of state-of-the-art equipment and traditional techniques" http://www.smithbrothersfurniture.com/about/history/ . I found a link saying "Made in the Swiss Amish tradition" but I think that is more marketing than how they build it today. If you go this page and read the articles http://www.smithbrothersfurniture.com/about/news/ I doubt Amish would be running digital counters, cad, and other modern machines

As to the quality I would never suggest SB is on the level of HM but I do think they fit above the Thomasville's, Flexsteels and other lines. Good luck and feel free to ask questions.