Kingsbury Chicago Cable Company Piano

My parents bought it for 10 000 in decent condition about 20 years ago.

Kingsbury chicago cable company piano.

If that s the case the 5 digit serial. By the 1900s cable had two factories in illinois chicago and st. The cable piano company was established in 1880 by h d. This piano is made of beautiful quarter sawn oak wood under the old finish.

The kingsbury line was sold as one of cable s higher grade more expensive pianos. Discover your piano s age and country of origin with our 5 star accuracy guide to ensure the quality and reliability of each result. Charles and manufactured pianos under the names. It can be finished either in a light golden oak or a medium dark oak finish.

Kingsbury made by the cable company chicago. It claimed to be the world s greatest manufacturer of pianos inner player pianos and organs. It has since gained a few more cosmetic marks in the body and read more. The kingsbury name was manufactured by the famous cable piano company of chicago.

It was one of the largest piano makers in chicago. I have a 1932 kingsbury chicago cable company baby grand piano. 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. In the 1920s george j.

Was manufacturing conover cable kingsbury. Cable and conover then acquired the schiller piano co. Grand pianos by kingsbury before 1949. 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. Cable and conover acquired the schiller piano co. The second factory at st. Of oregon il and used the schiller pianos as their higher end models.

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. Your kingsbury piano was made by the cable piano company in 1918. In 1901 the company built a factory in st. The cable piano company or simply cable company was an american piano manufacturing company founded by herman d.

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. 1901 30000 1917 203000 1925 258000 1933 302000. Dowling was president and the cable co. One factory located in chicago at 22nd street paulina and dale place.

Charles on 3 5 acres west of the fox river.