Kimball Pianos. From its humble beginnings in as W. Kimball and Company, to the present mega company, Kimball International , the brand name Kimball has certainly gone through some interesting events over the decades.
Kimball Pianos are some of the best known pianos in the world, and unfortunately, they are no longer produced as of On it you can see the autographs of all employees and executives of the company.
Kimball and Company What we know today as Kimball international has its roots in the corner of a jewelry store. There is where William Wallace Kimball founded the company as a piano dealership. It is important to note that at this point, Kimball was purely a dealership, not a manufacturer, although this would later change.
Wallace Kimball did not, however, give up. He started working from home and gradually rebuilt the business. The first time that Kimball began making its own instruments was in when it started assembling reed organs.
The company quickly grew as a manufacturer and by the organs they were selling were made wholly in-house. The Kimball Company was officially formed in and at this time there was enough money to build a large factory for the production of reed organs. Production underwent a quick growth spurt and soon peaked at 15, organs per year. Look at the back of the piano. Commonly, Kimball pianos feature serial numbers on the upper left or right corner of the backside of a piano.
Again, look for a six- or five-digit number embossed or inked into the wood. Consult a piano 'blue book' from a library or the Internet that lists the serial numbers and the corresponding dates in which the model was manufactured See Resources.
Match the serial number on your piano with a number in the book. These 'blue books' will also usually list pricing, rarity and other information on each make and year of a piano. That in mind, it's likely a piano with serial number would have been produced in the middle to later half of that 5-year period, about - A WW Kimball Co.
This year, the company began producing at serial , with marking the beginning of the production year.
Check out this website, it gives you diagrams, and information on how to find the serial numbers on your piano. Good luck! The value of a Kimball console piano would actually be dependent upon a couple things.
The most important of these things would be the condition. Call any music store for the answer. According to The Blue Book of Pianos the serial number was manufactured in the year Double-check the serial number-I don't think that any Kimball Whitney pianos were ever made with five-digit serial numbers; they all have at least six digits in the serial number.
With that said, I'd guess yours is from the late s. Kimball started producing pianos in the s in By , the company had reached number With that in mind, it's most likely that your piano with serial would have been built sometime in early to mid According to my Pierce piano atlas 12th edition on page , serial number was made in the middle of September, Les [email protected]. In , Kimball was still using 4-digit serial numbers starting with But I also am trying to determine the value of a Kimball piano with serial number D Do you have any sugtgestions?
Tip If you cannot find the serial number, consult a knowledgeable piano tuner who might be able to date the instrument accordingly. Kimball grand piano serial number is how old? Well that depends if you know how old the piano is What is the age of a kimball piano serial number ? If you have not made a typographical error in the serial number, the piano was made before What is value of Kimball upright player piano serial number ?
This is a kimball player piano. Added by: person with question What is the age of a Kimball piano serial number ? According to the serial number provided, this piano was built in approximately, - What is the value of a baby grand piano WW Kimball Company serial number ?
It is Black, immaculate exterior condition, Needs tuning.
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