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Upright Pianos: WV 43: 43' Polished Ebony: 5,300: WMV 245: 45' Polished Ebony: 5,900: WV 115: 45' Polished Ebony: 5,900: WMV 245: 45' Satin Ebony: 6,200. Dealer Locator Find a Knabe pianos authorized dealer near you! Find Nearest Location: Zip Code: Powered By XtremeLocator: History : Craftsmanship : Verticals.

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Samick Music Corp. (SMC)
1329 Gateway Drive
Gallatin, Tennessee 37066
615-206-0077
[email protected]
www.knabepianos.com

Pianos made by: Samick Musical Instrument Mfg. Co. Ltd., Inchon, South Korea; and Bogor, West Java, Indonesia

Founded in Baltimore in 1837 by Wilhelm (William) Knabe, a German immigrant, Wm. Knabe & Co. established itself in the 19th and early 20th centuries as one of the finest piano makers in America. Over the years, Knabe pianos have left an important mark on the music field, including over 40 years as the official piano of the Metropolitan Opera, sponsoring Tchaikovsky’s appearance at the opening of Carnegie Hall, and their places inside the White House and Graceland. Today, Knabe is the official piano of the American Ballet Theatre at the Met. 2012 marks the company’s 175th anniversary.

As part of the consolidation of the American piano industry in the early 20th century, Knabe eventually became part of the Aeolian family of brands. Following Aeolian’s demise in 1985, the Knabe name became part of Mason & Hamlin, which was purchased out of bankruptcy in 1996 by the owners of PianoDisc. For a time, a line of Knabe pianos was made for PianoDisc by Young Chang in Korea and China. When the line was discontinued, Samick acquired the Wm. Knabe & Co. name. (Note: “Knabe” is pronounced using the hard K sound followed by “nobby.”)

SMC (Samick’s U.S. distribution subsidiary) began by using the Wm. Knabe name on some of the pianos formerly sold as the World Piano premium line of Samick instruments. In 2002, SMC developed the Concert Artist series for the Knabe name. Highlighting this series are the 5′ 8″ and 6′ 4″ grand models, which have been redesigned, based on the original 19th- and early 20th-century Knabe scale designs and cabinet styles in use when the company was based in Baltimore. Features include sand-cast plates, lacquer semigloss wood finishes, Renner actions on larger grands, German hammers, and rims of maple and oak. The company has added 5′ 3″, 7′ 6″, and 9′ 2″ models for the American market. The verticals feature unique cabinet designs with bird’s-eye maple and mahogany inlays, rosewood key inserts, and tone escapement. The 52″ upright includes a full sostenuto, hand-activated mute rail, and agraffes throughout the bass section of the piano.

For two years, SMC completed assembly of Concert Artist grands at its Tennessee facility, with strung backs made in Indonesia or Korea. Now, most Knabe pianos are made in their entirety in Indonesia but are still uncrated in the U.S., where they are inspected, tuned, regulated, and voiced before being shipped to dealers.

In 2011, SMC unveiled two additional product lines within the Knabe family: the Academy and Baltimore series. The Academy series has many of the same features and specifications as the popular, upper-end, Kohler & Campbell Millennium brand, also made by Samick: a maple or beech inner rim (grands); a premium soundboard of solid white spruce; German hammers; a Samick Premium Action; satin lacquer semigloss wood finishes; and a Samick-made hornbeam action rail (larger verticals). (See Samick for more about Kohler & Campbell.) The Academy series also boasts two institutional studio uprights, the WMV245 and WMV247, both with full-length music racks, the WMV247 also with agraffes through the bass section.

The Baltimore series offers a more modestly priced alternative to the institutional Academy series or upper-end Concert Artist series. This line features an all-spruce “surface tension” (veneered) soundboard. The grands provide a full sostenuto pedal, slow-close fallboard, fully adjustable music desk and rack, multiple finishes in both satin ebony and wood tones, and, recently, a new designer grand with accents of Bubinga or African Pommele. The verticals showcase a wide range of sizes and cabinet styles, including wood tones in French cherry, traditional mahogany, and Renaissance walnut.

Warranty: 10 years, parts and labor, transferable to future owners within the warranty period.

Acoustic Piano: Model & Pricing Guide

* See the Introduction for an explanation of pricing.

Finding Your Pianos Serial number

Serial numbers are typically located in the interior of the piano either on the gold plate or on the soundboard. They tend to be 5-6 digits followed by a model number or letter.

Another common area to look is the underside of the music rack(sliding music holder), especially with vintage American and European grands.

Upright pianos serial numbers are normally in the inside, towards the top in between the bass and the tenor section of the piano, above or in between the tuning pins. If you were unable to locate it, the next best area to check is the back side/wall side of the piano on the upper right or left hand corner.

Less common places to look for the piano serial number

If you have tried the above mentioned areas and you are ready to take a closer look, hear are the details.

For American and European grands you can crawl on the underside of the piano and look up towards the soundboard. Inspect for the serial number, in fact check everywhere on the underside.

For Baldwin pianos, you’ll find the serial number stamped on the wood, in the form of a black ink stamped number.

Remember the size of the serial number is 1/2 inch tall by 2/3 inches long(it is small).

Another easy to access potential spot, is the key slip, the small piece of wood that is in front of the pianos keys. There are typically 3-4 screws holding the slip in place. located on the underside of the key slip. Carefully remove the screws as well as the key slip. Inspect the back side and underside of the piece, remember the serial number is small and usually stamped into the wood.

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***Special note, most vintage European pianos and Steinways & Mason & Hamlin’s do not have key slip screws, you simply use pressure with both hands at the same time and push the key slip up, be careful not to damage your piano keys, or key slip.

Japanese pianos and other Asian makes will have two easy to remove wing nut screws on both side of the key board on the underside. You can unscrew, then remove the blocks(Cheek Blocks) on both side of the keys. Be very cautious while attempting to remove the cheek blocks. Once they are removed you can lift up the key slip and check for the serial number. ***Do not attempt to remove the cheek blocks from Mason & Hamlin’s or Steinway pianos. You may severely damage the finish.

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