Kemble Pianos
Kemble Pianos
Kemble Pianos was established in1911 by Michael Kemble. The company were originally based in London, then later moved Milton Keynes, England.Kemble’s factory was owned by Yamaha since the mid 1980′s. It sadly closed it's doors at the end of 2009 and moved production to Indonesia.
One of the most well known Kemble models was the compact Kemble 'Classic' which was shorter, having just 85 notes rather than the standard 88. This popular small piano can still be found on the market today. We usually have atleast one pre-owned Kemble Classic upright piano in stock, or a very simliar style piano often branded as 'Chappell' 'Moore & Moore' or 'Cramer'. All of these pianos have 85 notes and measure a mere 130cm in length.
Kemble pianos are renowned for their build quality and nice tone. Often slightlymore mellow in tone, they are a good piano for someone who favours the sound of older pianos, but is looking for a modern instrument.
Current stock of Kemble Pianos at The Piano Gallery:
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Models
Category | Model | Width (cm) | Depth (cm) | Height (cm) | Yamaha Silent Option |
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Contemporary Collection | Kemble CT121 | 153 | 62 | 122 | Yes |
Contemporary Collection | Kemble Oxford | 149 | 54.2 | 115 | Yes |
Family Collection | Kemble Cambridge 12 | 148 | 54.5 | 112 | Yes |
Family Collection | Kemble Classic T | 152 | 57.3 | 116 | Yes |
Family Collection | Kemble Concerto | 150.4 | 54.4 | 114 | Yes |
Prelude Collection | Kemble K109 | 148 | 54 | 109 | Yes |
Prelude Collection | Kemble K113 | 149 | 53 | 113 | Yes |
Professional Collection | Kemble Conservatorie | 156 | 64 | 124 | Yes |
Professional Collection | Kemble K121 CL | 153 | 62 | 122 | Yes |
Special Edition | Kemble Chopin | 153 | 62 | 122 |
Model | Width (cm) | Depth (cm) | Height (cm) |
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KC-173 | 149 | 173 | 101 |
Model | Width (cm) | Depth (cm) | Height (cm) | Silent Option |
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Kemble Cambridge 10 | 150 | 58 | 114 | Yes |
Kemble Classic | 130 | 48 | 108 | |
Kemble Console | 135 | 60 | 102 | |
Kemble Empire | 152 | 58 | 118 | |
Kemble K116 | 152 | 56 | 116 | |
Kemble K121CL | 153 | 61 | 121 | Yes |
Kemble K121ZT | 153 | 61 | 121 | Yes |
Kemble Minx | 130 | 53 | 87 | |
Kemble Mozart | 153 | 62 | 121 | |
Kemble Nordia | 130 | 48 | 106 | |
Kemble Prestige | 152 | 58 | 118 | |
Kemble Quantum 2 | 151.5 | 64 | 124 | |
Kemble Studio | 150 | 57 | 113 | |
Kemble Windsor | 152 | 58 | 118 | Yes |
Kemble Vermont | 153 | 61.5 | 120 | |
Kemble K131 | 153 | 64 | 131 |
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Serial Numbers
1930 – 32100 | 1949 – 79500 | 1965 – 123500 | 1981 – 202385 | 1997 – 279322 |
1931 – 34600 | 1950 – 91700 | 1966 – 126100 | 1982 – 206806 | 1998 – 279322 |
1932 – 37500 | 1951 – 84200 | 1967 – 129200 | 1983 – 211495 | 1999 – 292160 |
1933 – 39600 | 1952 – 87000 | 1968 – 131200 | 1984 – 212842 | 2000 – 298201 |
1934 – 43000 | 1953 – 90000 | 1969 – 134100 | 1985 – 217811 | 2001 – 303744 |
1935 – 47000 | 1954 – 92500 | 1970 – 139100 | 1986 – 222207 | 2002 – 308992 |
1936 – 52000 | 1955 – 95000 | 1971 – 143500 | 1987 – 223395 | |
1937 – 57600 | 1956 – 97500 | 1972 – 148000 | 1988 – 229195 | |
1938 – 62600 | 1957 – 100500 | 1973 – 153500 | 1989 – 234995 | |
1939 – 67300 | 1958 – 103500 | 1974 – 159500 | 1990 – 235000 | |
1940 – 70900 | 1959 – 106300 | 1975 – 165800 | 1991 – 240952 | |
1941 – 73500 | 1960 – 109700 | 1976 – 169950 | 1992 – 247101 | |
1942 – 74500 | 1961 – 113200 | 1977 – 178600 | 1993 – 252854 | |
1946 – 75000 | 1962 – 116200 | 1978 – 188500 | 1994 – 257593 | |
1947 – 76100 | 1963 – 118500 | 1979 – 191500 | 1995 – 262730 | |
1948 – 77600 | 1964 – 120800 | 1980 – 197980 | 1996 – 267729 |
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History
Started
The Kemble piano company was started in 1911 by Michael Kemble in Stoke Newington, North London.Noteable Dates
- 1911 – Kemble Company started in Stoke Newington
- 1930 – Introduced the Rogers Eungblut brand
- 1933 – Introduced the Moore and Moore brand
- 1950 – Michael’s son Robert took over the running of the company and moved to Bletchley.
- 1960 – Take over the J. B. Cramer & Co brand
- 1960 – Take over the B. Squire & Son brand
- 1967 – Purchased John Brinsmead & Son Pianos
- 1968 – Partnered with Yamaha
- 1970 – Take over the Chappell brand
- 1977 – Take over the Schmidt-Flohr brand
- 1985 – Kemble manufactured pianos for Yamaha
- 1986 – Michael’s grandson Brian took over the running of the company
- 1992 – Granted the Queens Award for Export Achievement (the only piano company to get it)
- 2000 – Stop making Chappell
- 2009 – Kemble collaborated with Bosendorfer to release a special edition Chopin piano for the 200th anniversay of Chopins birth.
- 2009 – Piano manufacture moved to Indonesia.
- 2011 – Kemble 100th anniversay
Other Brands associated or owned by Kemble
- Squire and Longson
- Rogers Eungblut
- Moore and Moore
- J. B. Cramer & Co
- B. Squire & Son
- Yamaha
- Chappell
- Schmidt-Flohr
- Bosendorfer