Kingsbury Chicago Cable Company Piano

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Kingsbury chicago cable company piano.

Discover your piano s age and country of origin with our 5 star accuracy guide to ensure the quality and reliability of each result. The kingsbury piano company was a division of the famous cable piano company of chicago. In the 1920s george j. By 1920 the cable piano co.

Cable who had originally been with the western cottage organ company later changed to the chicago cottage organ company the cable piano company was widely celebrated as a maker of fine instruments and they were a major contributor to the american. Of oregon il and used the schiller pianos as their higher end models. The kingsbury line was sold as one of cable s higher grade more expensive pianos. Each piano is manufactured with a unique serial number that is recorded for future reference of not only when it was made but also where.

The cable piano company was established in 1880 by h d. It can be finished either in a light golden oak or a medium dark oak finish. Your kingsbury piano was made by the cable piano company in 1918. Charles on 3 5 acres west of the fox river.

It claimed to be the world s greatest manufacturer of pianos inner player pianos and organs. Conover cable dekoven kingsbury midget puritan wellington schiller. Grand pianos by kingsbury before 1949. Charles and manufactured pianos under the names.

It was one of the largest piano makers in chicago. The cable piano company or simply cable company was an american piano manufacturing company founded by herman d. Dowling was president and the cable co. Haines piano company built a full line of upright pianos baby grand pianos and player pianos and their instruments were known for being of very good quality and the firm was very successful.

My parents bought it for 10 000 in decent condition about 20 years ago. This piano is made of beautiful quarter sawn oak wood under the old finish. I have a 1932 kingsbury chicago cable company baby grand piano. In 1901 the company built a factory in st.

Cable and conover then acquired the schiller piano co. By the 1900s cable had two factories in illinois chicago and st. If it s a chicago kingsbury check the plate or the case for a company or manufacturing location it would have been built by the cable company of chicago. Was manufacturing conover cable kingsbury.

It has since gained a few more cosmetic marks in the body and read more. Cable and conover acquired the schiller piano co. Kingsbury made by the cable company chicago. With it being almost 100 years old and because it is an upright there is very little value left in it since pianos decrease in value over time as they wear mechanically.

The kingsbury name was manufactured by the famous cable piano company of chicago.