BRAND

Pianoforte-brand ca. 1900

Pianos made by Sydney ZENDER & Co

KALTWASSER Augustus

Patent of 1857 : "466. Augustus Kaltwasser, of Grove-street, Camden-town, pianoforte-maker. An improvement in the action of horizontal pianofortes." The Mechanics' Magazine, 1857, p. 261

London

& Germany since 1920

12, Howland Street (x1825), London

33,  Rochester Row (x1825), London

KEITH Robert & William

(1767 - 1846)

91, Aldersgate Street (**1822)(x1825), 131, Cheapside (x1825)(*1831),  148, Fenchurch Street, E.C. (**1891)(**1895), 48, Cheapside, E.C. (*1842)(**1852)(**1882)(**1891)(**1895)(*1906)(*1909)(*1910)(*1915), 13, Grand Hotel Buildings, Charing Cross, W.C. (**1882), 3, Grand Hotel Buildings, W.C. (**1895)(*1914)(*1915), 48, Victoria Street, Westminster, S.W. (**1895), 4, First Avenue Hotel Buildings, High Holborn, W.C. (**1895)(*1914)(*1915), 1, Prince's Buildings, Coventry Street, W. (**1895), 48, Cheapside, E.C.  (*1907), 16, New Bond Street, W. (*1914), 47, Kensington High Street, W. (*1914)(*1915), 1, Angel Court, E.C. (*1914)(*1915), 31, Coventry Street, W. (*1914)(*1915), 148, Fenchurch Street, E.C. (*1914)(*1915), 83, Brompton Road, S.W. (*1914)(*1915), 46, King William Street, E.C. (*1914)(*1915), 167, Finchley Road, N.W. (*1914)(*1915), 42, Poland Street, W. (*1914)(*1915), 38, Berners Street, W. (*1914)(*1915), 162, New Bond Street, W. (*1915), 45, Aldwych, W.C. (*1915), 42, Victoria Street, S.W. (*1915), London

Paris, France

'Pianoforte-maker' and harmoniums, since 1824

KELLY & LYON (*1851)(**1852), see also LYON [LION]

1851 - "Notice is hereby given, that the Partnership hitherto carried on by us the undersigned, Charles Kelly and Frederick Galliard Lyon, of the High-street, Kensington, in the county of Middlesex, Pianoforte Makers, has this day been dissolved by mutual consent. All debts due from the firm are to be paid by, and all monies due to be received by, the said Charles Kelly.—Witness their hands this 26th day of April 1851. Charles Kelly. Frederick Galliard Lyon." The London Gazette, 06/05/1851, p. 1204 - see also LYON

KELLY & Co (*1875)

KELLY Charles (**1882)

KELLY & Co (**1884)(**1891)

'Pianoforte & Organ -manufacterer' since 1911

KEMBLE & Co (*1917)(*1919)

In 1950 : 81700 pianos.
In 1980 : 197980 pianos. (1)

They were the successors of BRINSMEAD, CHAPPEL, COLLARD & COLLARD, CRAMER, MOORE & MOORE, ROGERS EUNGBLUT & Co, B. SQUIRE and TEMPLE

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1891-1915

KEMMLER Charles & Co (**1891)(**1895)

KEMMLER & Co (*1895)(*1899)(*1906)(*1907)(*1910)

KEMMLER, BÉNARD & Co (*1914)

KEMMLER, BÉNARD & Co Ltd. (*1915)

Patent of 1864 : "Kemp. 12th April 1864. - 912. Robert Alexander Kemp, of Dudly Grove, Paddington, W., for an invention for Improvements in apparatus or instruments employed for assisting or aiding in the tuning of pianofortes and other keyed musical instruments. Provisional protection only." Chronological index of patents applied for and patents, 1865, p. 65

"The Stock of Musical Instruments of Mr. Kennedy, of Oxford-street, (retiring from business,) Musical Library, Sec.
Messrs. PUTTICK & SIMPSON, Auctioneers of Music and Literary Property, will sell by Auction, at their Great Room, 191, Piccadilly, about the middle of May, a portion of the stock, of the well known Musical Instrument Maker, Mr. Kennedy of Oxford-street, consisting of Violins, Violoncellos, Double Basses, &c, of his own manufacture, and some Foreign Instruments j also, Pianofortes, by Allison and others ; Harps, by Delvean, Erard, &c. ; and a capital Library of Music, including some Antiquarian Works, original editions of Madrigals, Sec. Catalogues will be sent on application.
*Small parcels of Music and Musical Instruments can be consigned to Messrs. P. & S., to be included in their sales of Musical Property." The Musical Times, 01/05/1849, p. 65

"PIANOFORTES, At KENNAY & CO.'s, 15, Berners Street, Oxford St. - Every description of Piccolo, Cottage, and Cabinet Pianofortes, of the b materials and the lowest prices. Established upward of 40 years. - A variety of Second-hand instruments always on Sale. Instruments taken in exchange. KENNAY & Co., 15, Berners Street, Oxford Street." The Musical World, Volume 22, 1847, p. 675

KENNAY James & Co (**1841)

KENNAY James (x1842)

KENNAY & Co (*1847)

KENNAY James & Co (**1852)

BRAND

Pianos made by LESWEIN

Tilburg, The Netherlands

'Pianoforte-makers' since 1874

KING Brothers (**1904)

KING Brothers Ltd. (*1916)(*1917)(*1918)(*1919)

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1914-15

KING FRANKLAND (*1914)

KING FRANKLAND & Co (*1915)

10, Swiss Terrace, Belsize Road, N.W. (*1914)(*1915), London

86, Upper Street, Islington, N. (**1870), Highbury Corner, St. Paul 's Road, Islington, N. (**1882)(**1884)(**1891)(**1895)(*1906)(*1907)(*1910), London

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1884-1919

KIPPS William (**1884)

KIPPS William & Son (**1904)

(? - 1794)

(? - 1794)

Square pianoforte n° 15 of 1775, hammerfluegel.info

KIRKMAN Jacob & Abraham

Square pianoforte n° 15 of 1775, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany
Square pianoforte ca. 1778, The Schureck Piano Collection, Berowra Heights, NSW, Australia
Square pianoforte of 1778, Oberlin Conservatory of Music: Frederick R. Selch Center for American Music, Oberlin, U.S.
Square pianoforte of 1779, Collection Susanne Shapiro, Los Angeles, U.S.
Square pianoforte of 1783, Eric Feller Early Keyboard Instruments Collection, Germany

Grand pianoforte of 1789, Eric Feller Early Keyboard Instruments Collection, Germany

"FREDERICK KIRKMAN, Son of the late Mr. JOSEPH KIRKMAN, of No. 19, Broad Street, Golden Square. Grand Piano-Forte Maker to his Majesty, begs leave most respectfully to Inform the Nobility, Gentry, and his Friends, that he has succeeded to the Business of his late Father. He intends to continue the same on the Old Premises as above, which have been in the possession of his Family for upwards of a Century, and invites an Inspection of his choice Assortment of Instruments of every Description, ready for immediate Sale." The London Literary Gazette and Journal of Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences, Etc, 03/07/1830, p. 438

(1710 - 1792)

(1711 - 1792)

"M. en W. STODART maken enkel groote, geen kleine Piano Forto’s. BROADWOOD en Son maken groote en kleine ; insgelijks Jos. KIRKMAN, edoch niet van de waarde der vorige; nog eenige andere leveren Fabriekwerken." Nieuwste reize door Engeland, Schotland en Ierland, voornamentlijk ..., Philipp Andreas Nemnich, 1809, p. 287

KIRKMAN Joseph Junior (1822)

KIRKMAN Joseph & Son
| KIRCKMANN

Upright pianoforte ca. 1855, hammerfluegel.info

Prize medal London, 1851 | Exhibitors list Dublin, 1853 | Exhibitors list London, 1862 | Exhibitors list Dublin, 1865 | Exhibitors list Paris, 1867 | Exhibitors list London, 1872 | Exhibitors list Vienna, 1873

SEE ALSO ...

PIANO CONTROVERSY 1851

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1893-1910

KITCHEN A. Mrs. (*1903)(*1906)(*1909)(*1910)

'Pianoforte-importer' ca. 1891-1915

KLINKER Hermann & Co Ltd. (*1915)

3, Park Street, Islington, N. (**1884), Works : Park Street, Islington, N. (**1884), 17a, Park Street, Islington, N. (**1882)(**1891)(*1895)(**1895)(*1897)(*1899)(*1903)(*1906)(*1907)(*1909), London

'Pianoforte-maker' since 1936

Made already 64930 pianos in 1980. (1)

"KNOLL & CO., PIANOFORTE MANUFACTURERS, 187, Tottenham Court-road, London, beg to call the attention of Nobility, Gentry, Professors. Sec, to their
THREE UNISON OBLIQUE PIANOFORTE, Compass. 7 octaves, which is admitted to be equal to Three Unison Horizontal Grand, and more powerful and brillianttoned than any Cottage or Boudoir Pianoforte offered to the Public. It is built with iron bars, metallic plate, superior double action, and improved soft pedal, which avoids the shifting of the action, so that the tone, although soft, is not feeb'e. This instruments are of elegant construction, and are diked ani fluted behind, and so finished th it they may be placed in the centre or in any part of the drawing-room.
TWO UNISON OBLIQUE PIANOFORTE. Compass. 6 7/8 octaves, of the same construction, and with the same action as the above.
SEVEN OCTAVE COTTAGE PIANOFOBTE, With double action and improved soft pedal. Ditto, 6 7/8 octaves.
PICCOLO PIANOFORTES, Compass, 7 and 6 7/8 octaves, with C. Knoll's newly-invented double action and improved soft pedal. As to the quality of the material and workmanship of this Pianoforte, C. Knoll begs to refer to his long pFactical experience, acquired during a period of twenty years in the first and best Manufactories, as Foreman, Finisher, and Regulator; also to his having Finished the Grand Pianoforte exhibited by Messrs. Erabd at the Great Exhibition in 1851; and prepared all the Models of Actions submitted by Messrs. E«akd to the examination of the Jurors on that occasion, as well as superintended all the important branches in the manufacturing of their instruments. — Established 1852." The Musical Times, Volume 9, 01/02/1860, p. 198

'Pianoforte-maker' since 1852

KNOLL C. A. & Co (*1862)

KNOLL Charles Louis (**1863)

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1900

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1870-93

KNOTT H. (**1870)

KNOTT Henry & Son (**1882)(**1884)

KNOTT & Son (*1893)

Patent of 1858 : "2819. Robert Lloyd Burrowes and John Knowles [Junior, of the same place, Mine Surveyor], of St. Helen's, Lancashire, for the construction of pianofortes and organs. — Dated December 9, 1858." The Repertory of patent inventions, 1859, p. 78 and read more : Mechanic's Magazine, 29/07/1859, p. 77

'Musical Instrument Maker' ca. 1808-18

PERCIVAL & KOHLER (**1818), see also PERCIVAL

"G. A. KOLLMANN'S NEW PATENT PIANOFORTES.
THE novel features which characterize Mr. G. Kollmann's Horizontal Grand, Horizontal Square, Upright Grand, and Upright Semigrand PianoFortes, consist not merely in Improvements of One, or several of the various parts of which the Instrument is composed, while the Principles according to which it has hitherto been formed are retained, but in the application of superior Principles of such a nature, that these Pianofortes receive a new and improved construction in all their departments, obtaining by simple means the best results, namely in — Quality And Quantity Op Tone —Standing In Tune — Facility of Tuning — Good Touch — External Form — And General Durability.
The new qualities of the Horizontal Grand Pianoforte, may be briefly described as follows : —
1. The Hammers and Mechanism are placed Above the String, so that the Hammers Strike Down on the Strings Towards the Bridge and Soundboard. It is by this mode of action alone, that tone of the finest quality and greatest power is produced. In the usual Grand Pianofortes the Mechanism is placed Under the Strings, and the Hammers strike them Upwards, Away from the Bridge and Soundboard.
2. The Stringing and Soundboard have qualities by which the Quantity of tone in the Instrument is increased.
3. The entire Plan of Tuning is New, and rendered a mathematical operation, regulated with Ease and Certainty, by means of Screw power. Hence the Pianoforte can be tuned with exactness and facility. It stands firm in tune, and the strings can be renewed as often as may be desirable, without the mode of fixing them being lessened in security. i. The Mechanism is Simple, and acts with the least possible friction and resistance. The results of this arrangement are : 1. A good and easy touch, enabling the performer to produce every variety of expression and execution with facility — 2. Durability of the action's original state. 3. New features of Outline of the Pianoforte, by which it is rendered more Convenient and Elegant. The four Classes, of Mr. Kollmann's new Pianofortes, possess the qualities of the Horizontal Grand, therefore, although varying in form and dimensions, they all have the Grand Pianoforte Tone.
The above Pianofortes are to be seen at No. 21, Old Bond Street.
Class.
1. Horizontal Grand Pianoforte, of 6 ½ Octaves, in Rosewood, with massive Ornaments and feet of new design, &c. carved in solid Rosewood.
2. The above Pianoforte in every respect, but of Mahogany.
3. Ditto Rosewood without extra ornament.
4. Ditto Mahogany.
5. Horizontal Square Pianoforte of 6 ½ Octaves, three strings to each note, in Rosewood Case, ornamented, and with solid Rosewood feet, lyre, &c. The same Mechanism as in the Grand Pianoforte.
6. Ditto in Rosewood, Plainer.
7. Ditto in Mahogany.
8. Ditto Ditto with two strings to each note.
9. Upright Grand Pianoforte, 6 ½ Octaves, in every point the same as No. 1, in Rosewood. The elevation ot new design, with massive feet and ornaments of solid Rosewood.
10. Ditto in Rosewood, without ornaments.
11. Ditto in Mahogany.
12. Upright Semigrand Pianoforte, 6 ½ Octaves, in Rosewood, with solid plinths and feet, three strings to each note, and the same mechanism as in the Grand Pianoforte.
13. Ditto Ditto in Mahogany with two strings to each note." The Musical World a weekly record of Musical Science, Literature, and ..., 1838, p. 296

(continuation)

"Mr. G. Kollman's Pianofortes. — The first Pianoforte was a simple instrument, the happy improvement on the harpsichord which suggested itself to the fertile mind of Gottlieb Schroeder rather more than a century ago. Many improvements have since been effected, for some of which, performers have been indebted to scientific men in no wise connected with the profession; thus the covering the base strings with wire, we owe to the suggestion of a literary gentleman attached to the British Museum; and we doubt not that pianists are equally indebted in a similar way for many other valuable additions to the mechanism of this delightful instrument. The imperfection of the pianoforte exists in the fact, that its strings are not immediately acted on by the finger, or in other words, the mechanism attached to the ivory note is but inadequately adapted to obey the every varying and delicate impulses which agitate the mind of a finished performer and well educated musician. Much however has been effected; and much more appears to be attempting, a result which may probably be ascribed in some measure to the visits of the wonder-working professors of the new school of pianoforte composition — Thalberg and Doehler. The music now written for the instrument, demands great power of tone — and of that quality which will travel through a large and crowded room; a simultaneous grasp of distant intervals, and a rapid enunciation of each note. Mr. Kollman, by his invention, professes to have added improvements in regard to each of these attributes. He states that he has gained the finest quality, and the great power of tone by certain peculiarities in the sound boardssion, and affording the utmost scope to a facile execution. By a novel arrangemant of the screws, Mr. Kollman reports himself to have arrived at a purer intonation, and this attained by the simplest means. On Monday a numerous audience assembled in the Hanover Square Kooms to witness an exhibition of the advantages which these instruments are understood to possess. Mr- Kollman performed on the occasion a sonata of his own composition, a concerto and grand trio by Beethoven, and (with Miss Hippon) the adagio and finale in Hummel's duet in A flat. He was assisted by Mrs. Bishop, Miss Birch, and Miss F. Woodham, vocalists; by Messrs. Blagrove, Hauseman, and others, instrumentalists. We shall inspect and try for ourselves Mr. Kollman's inventions; and shall then announce our opinion of their merits. At present, it will be seen, we entirely withhold any expression either of approbation or the contrary." The Musical World a weekly record of Musical Science, Literature, and ..., 1838, p. 137

(**1843): 'The Bankrupt Directory: Being a Complete Register of All the Bankrupts, with ...', George Elwick, 1843, p. 245

(***1843): 'The London Journal of Arts and Sciences, and Repertory of Patent Inventions', 1843, p. 77

(*1847): 'The Musical World', Volume 22, 1847, p. 675

(x1849): 'The Musical Time's, 01/05/1849, p. 65

(*1851): 'The London Gazette', 06/05/1851, p. 1204

(**1851): 'Official description and illustrated catalogue of the Great exhibition 1851', p. 464

(**1852): 'Post Office London Directory', 1852 (specialcollections.le.ac.uk)

(*1853): 'Catalogue of the Great Industrial Exhibition, in connection with the Royal Dublin Society', 1853, p. 61

(xx1855): 'Post Office Directory of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire', 1855, p. 188

(*1857): 'The Mechanics' Magazine', 1857, p. 261

(*1858): 'Annuaire-almanach du commerce, de l'industrie, de la magistrature et de l'administration : ou almanach des 500.000 adresses de Paris, des départements et des pays étrangers : Firmin Didot et Bottin réunis', 1858, p. 2249

(*1860): 'The pianoforte, its origin, progress, and construction', Edward F. Rimbault, 1860, p. 155

(**1860): 'The Musical Times', Volume 9, 01/02/1860, p. 198

(*1861): 'Chronological and Descriptive Index of Patents Applied for and Patents', 1861, p. 153

(*1862): 'International exhibition, 1862 : Official catalogue of the industrial department', 1862, p. 54

(**1863): 'Chronological and Descriptive Index of Patents Applied for and Patents', 1863, p. 38+150

(*1865): 'The illustrated record and descriptive catalogue of the Dublin international exhibition', 1865, p. 241

(**1865): 'Chronological index of patents applied for and patents', 1865, p. 65

(*1867): 'The Musical Times', Volume 12, 01/01/1867, p. 443

(***1868): 'Allen's West London Street Directory, 1868, by Samuel Allen (gutenberg.jump&read)

(**1870): 'The 'Handbook' to the manufacturers & exporters of Great Britain', 1870, p. 367

(*1872): 'Journal of the Society of Arts', Volume 20, 1872, p. 889

(**1873): 'The British section at the Vienna Universal Exhibition, 1873 : Fine Art Galleries, Industrial, Agricultural and Machinery Halls, and park : official catalogue, with plans and illustrations', 1873, p. 113 (archive.org)

(*1874): 'The Woburn Directory', 1874

(**1874): 'Post Office Directory of Middlesex', 1874, p. 501 (specialcollections.le.ac.uk)

(*1875): 'The Musical Times', 01/05/1875, p. 67

(**1882): 'Post Office London Directory', 1882, p. 412 (specialcollections.le.ac.uk)

(**1884): 'Business Directory of London', 1884, p. 618-619 (specialcollections.le.ac.uk)

(**1890): 'The Musical Times and Singing-class Circular', 1890, p. 554

(**1891): 'Post Office London Trades Directory', 1891, p. 480-481 (specialcollections.le.ac.uk)

(x1891): 'The Edinburgh Gazette', 14/07/1891, p. 761

(*1893): 'Annuaire des artistes et de l'enseignement dramatique et musical', 1893, p. 656-664 (Gallica)

(*1895): 'Annuaire des artistes et de l'enseignement dramatique et musical', 1895, p. 717-718 (Gallica)

(**1895): 'Post Office London Directory, 1895, p. 2038-2039 (specialcollections.le.ac.uk)

(*1897): 'Annuaire des artistes et de l'enseignement dramatique et musical', 1897, p. 834-841 (Gallica)

(**1901): 'Kelly's London Suburban Directory', 1901, p. 1050-1051 (specialcollections.le.ac.uk)

(*1903): 'Annuaire des artistes et de l'enseignement dramatique et musical', 1903, p. 1103-1110 (Gallica)

(**1904) : 'Post Office London County Suburbs Directory', 1904, p. 1129-1130 (specialcollections.le.ac.uk)

(*1906): 'Annuaire des artistes et de l'enseignement dramatique', 1906, p. 1091-1100 (Gallica)

(*1907): 'Annuaire des artistes et de l'enseignement dramatique et musical', 1907, p. 1094-1104 (Gallica)

(*1909): 'Annuaire des artistes et de l'enseignement dramatique et musical', 1909, p. 1105-1113 (Gallica)

(*1910): 'Annuaire des artistes et de l'enseignement dramatique et musical', 1910, p. 1144-1153 (Gallica)

(*1914): 'Post Office London Directory', 1914, p. 1837-1838 (specialcollections.le.ac.uk)

(*1915): 'Post Office London Directory', 1915, p. 1796-1797 (specialcollections.le.ac.uk)

(*1916): 'Post Office London County Suburbs Directory', 1916, p. 606 (specialcollections.le.ac.uk)

(*1917): 'Post Office London County Suburbs Directory', 1917, p. 592-593 (specialcollections.le.ac.uk)

(*1918): 'Post Office London County Suburbs Directory', 1918, p. 571-572 (specialcollections.le.ac.uk)

(*1919): 'Post Office London County Suburbs Directory', 1919, p. 555 (specialcollections.le.ac.uk)

(1): 'Histoire de piano de 1700 à 1950', Mario Pizzi, 1983

(2): 'Makers of the Piano 1700-1820' and 'Makers of the Piano 1820-1860', Martha Novak Clinkscale, 1993

(5) : Haydn's Dictionary of Dates: Relating to All Ages and Nations, for Universal ..., 1871, p. 299