Antique mid to late 1880s upright Piano Wm Knabe & Co. - working condition

Wm. Knabe & Co. Baltimore MD Gold Medal Piano Serial Number 27944 dated mid to late 1880s according to research. Probably hasn’t been tuned in a while. It functions okay and plays. Likely out of tune. Soundboard seems fine to me. 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. 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. **Buyer will need to arrange to pickup and move this piano without any assistance from seller. Piano is located less than 10’ from the front door (only 2 steps up to front porch) of a single family residential home in the suburbs. Proper or professional movers will be needed to ensure no damage occurs to seller’s home.** Here is a link to the potential of a similar fully restored piano: https://antiquepianoshop.com/product/knabe-rosewood-victorian-upright-piano/