Antique Art Deco WM. Knabe and Co. Crotch Walnut Baby Grand Player Piano & Bench

Description

A stunning WM. Knabe & Company Late Art Deco Baby Grand Player Piano, circa 1935-1939 (serial no. 111688). Features a stunning matchbook walnut case complete with 88 keys, a music holder, and QRS Pianomation 2000CD+ Player. The piano is paired with a Joseph Shale Div. Barnard & Simonds Co Bench and includes a few cds.

Wm. Knabe Pianos remain as one of the most celebrated piano brands in the world.

Despite the long pattern of turnovers and shifts from one owner to another, the long list of turnovers has not changed the quality of the products and the satisfaction Knabe pianos give to whomever plays them.

Company History

The start of Wm. Knabe and Co. pianos can be traced back to the 1830s. After his move to the United States from Germany, William Knabe worked for a well-known piano maker, Henry Hartge, and four years later, in 1837, Knabe started selling and repairing used pianos on his own.

In 1839, Knabe opened a partnership with Henry Gaehle, as Knabe & Gaehle, for the purpose of manufacturing pianos in Baltimore, Maryland. The company made drastic success until the early 1850’s. Following Gaehle’s death in 1855, Knabe advertised that he bought all the rights of the company and continued the business as Wm. Knabe and Co.

After his death on May 21, 1864, Wilhem Knabe was succeeded by his son William Knabe and his son-in-law Charles Keidel. In 1908, the Knabe Company incorporated and joined the American Piano Company. In 1932, Aeolian purchased American, and together they formed the Aeolian-American Corporation Knabe became part of the Mason & Hamlin Corporation, along with Falcone, Sohmer, and George Steck.

Today, Wm. Knabe and Co. is one of the top lines of pianos manufactured by Samick Musical Instruments, Ltd.

Condition

Good Antique Condition; Gently Used. The player is fully functional and the piano has a great sound. slight finish wear to the front left edge of the piano as well as the area where your hands rest when playing. One of the keys is missing a small portion. Sun fading to the right side of the case from light.

Dimensions

Piano
65" D x 57" W x 38" H
Ottoman
34" x 15" x 20"h