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Vol. 86 July 18, 2026 No. 19

Charles Doll

secretary
  • Jacob Doll and Sons

Biography

Charles Doll was the youngest of Jacob Doll's five sons. He joined his brothers in the family firm, Jacob Doll and Sons, in 1910 and was elected secretary of the company in 1911, the same year his father died. He assisted his brother Frederick Doll in managing the firm's nine retail stores. Like his brothers, he had been trained as a practical piano maker, continuing the family tradition within a company that was among the pioneers of player piano manufacturing and coin-operated electric pianos in the United States.

Highlights

  • Youngest son of Jacob Doll; joined the firm in 1910
  • Elected secretary of Jacob Doll and Sons in 1911, assisting his brother Frederick with the retail stores

Source

Alfred Dolge, Pianos and Their Makers, Vol. II (1913), p. 81.

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