![]() One cannot mention the name “Haddorff” without immediately envisioning beautifully sounding, exquisitely built instruments. In 1960, after almost 60 years, Kimball discontinued the Haddorff line of pianos. Shortly afterward, Conn Keyboards became a division of Kimball Piano Company. Eventually, the Haddorff Piano Company was purchased by Krakauer Brothers, out of New York, who sold the business to Conn Keyboards. The Haddorff factory was large enough to also produce Steinback & Dreher, Claredon, and Bush & Gerts pianos, among others, in addition to its own name-brand line. ![]() From his large Bedford, Illinois piano factory, Charles Haddorff masterfully designed and built the very first Haddorff piano himself– quite the labor of love. ![]() The Haddorff Piano Company was established in 1901 by Charles Haddorff.
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