Conover Cable Piano Reviews
Cable was established in 1900 in laporte indiana and was built in the united states for over 65 years.
Conover cable piano reviews. Charles and manufactured pianos under the names. Of oregon using schiller pianos as their top end models and becoming known as the schiller cable co. Cable and conover then acquired the schiller piano co. Acquiring schiller piano from illinois the cable company had two factories in the u s.
Cable to make conover cable pianos and the company later became the cable piano co. By the 1900s cable had two factories in illinois chicago and st. We have rented for over two years and spent over 4k to date on this conover cable so the dealer says that the piano is worth a total of 6 895 and we d have to pay additional 2900 tax for it. Of oregon il and used the schiller pianos as their higher end models.
It claimed to be the world s greatest manufacturer of pianos inner player pianos and organs. 1890 they consolidated with h d. Based in new york the cable piano company company merged with conover brothers in 1890 while cable s two brothers also joined operations. Discover your piano s age and country of origin with our 5 star accuracy guide to ensure the quality and reliability of each result.
We have been renting a piano for my little girl to practice on and need to decide whether we should buy it. As a part of the deal the conover cable company obtained the mason and hamlin dealerships and had access to some of the designs of richard gertz of mason and hamlin. Charles and the other in chicago. By 1920 one in st.
This piano page is dedicated to piano ratings piano care piano construction and links to other piano based websites. Charles on 3 5 acres west of the fox river. Cable was an affiliate of the cable piano company together with other cables specifically his brothers fayette s. I have taken my best effort to review these pianos based on construction of.
All stencil pianos kohler campbell conover cable etc yamaha t and m series verticals perzina carl ebel with laminated soundboard. In 1904 the conover cable company had the opportunity to bail the mason hamlin piano company out of bankruptcy in the amount of 100 000. The cable piano company or simply cable company was an american piano manufacturing company founded by herman d. For a short period.
Conover cable dekoven kingsbury midget puritan wellington schiller. Prior to 1900 hobart m. In 1901 the company built a factory in st.