Hobart M. Cable is a piano manufacturer which originated in 1900 in La Porte, Indiana and is now owned by American Sejung Corp, a Korean company.[1][2][3]
- Hobart M. Cable Piano Serial No. 72428
- Hobart M Cable Upright Piano Serial Number
- Hobart M Cable Piano Price
History[edit]
Hobart m cable piano serial number J Christie Nashville Piano Rescue Since 1918 Lascassas,Murfreesboro TN 20 YEARS - Piano World! Haines also built a line of very high quality pianos for Piwno Loud, a prominent retailer and piano dealer in. CABLE, HOBART M. More than a hundred thousand instruments bearing this name have been manufactured since 1911. The pianos are known for their musical excellence, durability and attractive cabinet work. Instruments bearing this name are manufactured by The Hobart M. Cable Co., Laporte, Indiana. Cable was a piano maker at Cable Piano Co. With brothers H.D. Cable and Fayette S. Cable prior to starting the company that bears his name in 1900. He built player pianos during the depression years and continued to make pianos until the 1960s when the name was discontinued. HOW OLD IS YOUR PIANO? - FIND THE AGE & SERIAL NUMBER OF YOUR PIANO. Some piano manufacturers place serial numbers in various places. The age of your piano is determined by the Serial Number. Pianos also have numbers other than serial numbers, such is the case with part or patent numbers. Cable Serial Numbers - Piano Age Lookup Please reference the following years and serial numbers to research the age of your Hobart M. From years 1926 to 1929, grand pianos used their own serial numbers.
Hobart M. Cable grew out of the Cable Piano Company, which was founded in 1880 and was one of the largest piano manufacturers in Chicago as well as a major contributor to the American piano industry.[4]
Hobart M. Cable was a piano maker at Cable Piano Co. with brothers H.D. Cable and Fayette S. Cable prior to starting the company that bears his name in 1900. He built player pianos during the depression years and continued to make pianos until the 1960s when the name was discontinued.[5]
The brand was purchased by American Sejung in the 1990s and the pianos are now made in the largest stringed instrument factory in the world, located in Quingdao China. American Sejung also produces George Steck and Falcone pianos.[6]
Hobart M. Cable Piano Serial No. 72428
Apr 20, 2010 Serial number is 142304 (I think). There is a seal on the inside of the lid that says: Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition 1909 Seattle. Gold Medal Hobart M. Then, Manufactured by the Hobart M. Cable Company, La Port, Indiana. The condition is: finish shows signs of wear. One foot pedal is broken.
Hobart M Cable Upright Piano Serial Number
Current models[edit]
Hobart M. Cable pianos are built using Alaskan Sitka spruce soundboards and Japanese hammer felt.[7] The company makes upright pianos, console pianos and grand pianos. Upright piano model numbers begin with UH, grand piano model numbers begin with GH and console models begin with CH.
References[edit]
- ^'Antique Piano Shop'. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ^'America Sejung Website'. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ^'Old Hobart Cable piano site'. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ^'Blue Book of Pianos'. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ^'Antique Piano Shop'. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ^'America Sejung Website'. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ^'America Sejung Website'. Retrieved 27 January 2012.