Zimmerman was born in Paris, the son of a piano maker. Among his pupils was the German piano maker . By 1969, Kimball had returned to its former position as the world's largest piano maker. Their father was a piano maker in the city. Zimmermann is a German piano maker and brand name. Vickery was born in Devon in 1844 to a piano maker and organ builder. A famous early piano maker, Gottfried Silbermann, was making 'pantaleons' by 1727. Other enterprises included the piano maker "Fabbrica Italiana Pianoforti". Most likely, however, he was not a piano maker but a dealer only.