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| Piano Make |
Kemble
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| Made in |
Est. 1911 by Michael Kemble. Originally based in London, then Milton Keynes, England. Kemble's factory (owned by Yamaha since the mid 1980's) closed down at the end of 2009. At the time of closure, they were still exporting about 7000 pianos a year.
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| Rating when Reconditioned (see makes page) |
55-78 |
| Estimated number of pianos in the UK |
120,000. 98% upright, 2% grand. About 20% minipianos
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| Dates of manufacture and serial numbers |
1930 - 32100
1950 - 81700
1970 - 139100
1990 - 235000
2000 - 298201
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| Comments on this make |
British firm. Varied in quality but best are very good. Some older ones overdampers. Kemble Minx minipianos well made but have "spinet" actions and therefore the keys are too short to give much control. If you're looking for a small piano, then the Kemble "Compact" is one of the best very small 7 octave pianos in the UK, measuring less than 52 inches in length. We normally have one of these in stock, but if not, please leave us your details and we'll let you know when the next one comes in.
Kemble also manufacture some Yamaha upright pianos; you can normally tell which ones were made by them as they carry the suffix "N" to the model number, eg P110N
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 10 January 2012 12:27 |
