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Vol. 86 July 18, 2026 No. 19

Charles Keidel

business manager member of firm
  • William Knabe & Company
  • Knabe & Company

Biography

Charles Keidel was a relative of William Knabe by marriage. Following Knabe's death in 1864, Keidel became, together with Knabe's sons William Jr. and Ernest, one of the heirs of the William Knabe & Company house, which continued to operate under that name. Charles Keidel was a member of the firm of Knabe & Company. He is identified in the text as the brother of Herman F. Keidel, who managed the firm's Fifth Avenue warerooms and retail trade in New York for many years until his death in 1889.

Highlights

  • A relative of William Knabe by marriage who became a co-heir of William Knabe & Company alongside Knabe's two sons
  • Member of the firm of Knabe & Company
  • Brother of Herman F. Keidel, the firm's longtime New York wareroom manager

Source

Daniel Spillane, History of the American Pianoforte (1890), pp. 132, 298.

Public domain.

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