

The first Kimball factory started to build upright pianos five years later in a factory created especially for this purpose, in response to a growing market.

The various components of these instruments were bought from outside companies and assembled in Kimball’s own factory and then sold on an increasing scale. It is worth noting that in the first years he was only a dealer, he did not deal with instrument production.Īfter about 20 years, Kimball’s company also produced reed organs and sold them with great success. Kimball Company in Chicago to sell leading piano brands ( Chickering & Sons, Hallet-Davis, Emerson etc.). When the market was under threat and the economic situation in America was uncertain, he decided to change his business and sell pianos.

William Walace Kimball was an American businessman who was involved in real estate brokerage.
