Now housed at Heritage Junction Historic Park in Newhall. The last Kimball pianos were made in 1996. Kimball International is now a Fortune 500 Company with involvements in furniture making, contract cabinetry, electronic subassembly, and plastics. Nice to have the info on a device now instead of lugging the book around. I was due for a new copy anyway so I sprung for the subscription instead. piano maker Krakauer in 1980, supplier companies such as the English maker of the Schwander and Langer actions, Herrburger Brooks and timber lands, lumber mills, and firms in other industries necessary to its operations. Most of you probably already know this, but for those of you who dont, the Pierce Piano Atlas is now available online as a subscription model. During the next two decades, Jasper, now called Kimball International, purchased the renowned Austrian piano manufacturer Bosendorfer in 1966, the highly respected U.S. In 1959, Kimball was sold to the Jasper Corporation, an Indiana plywood and cabinet manufacturer and piano production was moved to Indiana. I have a couple editions of the Pierce book, downloaded the Online Atlas app, and just paid for the online Pierce website with an annual subscription 12.99j, single use 3.99 or a 28 day usage 8.99. With our free piano serial number atlas, you can trace the serial number of your piano to find the year that it was made. when Kimball, a poor Maine farmboy who had set up a business selling real estate and insurance in Iowa, moved to Chicago and opened up a piano store, convinced that there was money to be made supplying goods to "Western" pioneers. Download Online Piano Atlas and enjoy it on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Kimball Piano Group (formerly Kimball Piano & Organ Co.) was founded in 1857 under the name of W.W.
Kimball square pianos made by Hale used 40000 to 45000 Kimball squares made by Emerson used 14000 to 24000 (1870s). Pierce Piano Atlas by Bob Pierce, June 1996, Pierce Piano Atlas edition, Hardcover - 10th edition. Kimball pianos in the 1870s used serial numbers in the 17000 to 24000 range.