Kaps Pianos

History, relative rating, UK availability and examples handled by Roberts Pianos Oxford.

Guide rating 55-75

Photo Gallery

Kaps specialised in art cases; this one we repolished to try to bring out the best in the grain.

Rare style of Kaps upright, the front swinging back to form a music desk.

Kaps upright piano in rosewood with nouveau decoration

Kaps upright

Kaps detail

Kaps upright: A piano we have had in stock before

Kaps keys

Kaps soundboard

At a glance

Kaps facts

Make: Kaps

Made in: Dresden, Germany

Made by: Ernst Kaps

Rating: 55-75

Estimated Number In UK: 2000: 70% uprights 1895-1939, 15% grands 1865-1910, 5% other

Year and serial number:
1880 60011890 140011900 220011910 c305001920 c36500

Comments

Kaps Ernst pianos in the UK are nearly all one height of upright piano (130cm), made from about 1898 to 1930. They often have decorative cases and an excellent warm tone. Kaps grand pianos in the UK are generally older and more variable and we dont usually deal in them. Updated 3.2026