J. Kindshuber, hoflieferant

[Darthmo]

I have recently taken over possession of a piano that my grandmother bought in 1965. I am just trying to determine roughly how old it is and maybe a little history about it. The name printed on the piano lid is German and appears as follows: J. Kindshuber, hoflieferant and then the word Ansbach under that. It has a some sort of crest next to the name. The serial number on the inside is 3364. It is an upright piano. This is really all I have. Any help or direction would be appreciated!

[Bill Kibby]

This is not a well-known maker, and probably not a real maker at all, so serial numbers do not help, and without photos, I can't tell you anything about the individual piano.

Can you upload images of the whole piano here, or email them to me?

Ansbach is a city in Bavaria, "hoflieferant" is a purveyor or sometimes a retailer.

If your tuner could remove the action, it may be marked with the action makers' name and number, and I may be able to date this.

[Darthmo]

I will get some pics up asap!

[Darthmo]

Here are a few pictures of the piano.

[Darthmo]

These are just a few pictures that I took with my camera phone. I can take more with an actual camera if that would be more helpful.

[Bill Kibby]

This looks like a typical German upright piano of the 1890s, perhaps around 1896.
The action may be marked in the rear of this area, but it can be risky removing it if you are not confident about doing it safely...

[Darthmo]

Okay cool, I just had it tuned when it was moved I didn't think to look around while it was apart for a maker, I just thought that was the name on the little plaque. Thank you so much for your help and information!

[Bill Kibby]

ction he working parts of the notes, it will have been made by a specialist action maer, and may be marked with his name and number, which might give me a date for you. You can ask your tuner next time.