Hi All, My point was simple--Kimball does not any longer produce pianos--so they do not exist as far as the "piano world" therefore the business decision was to "go under"! At 09:46 AM 10/4/96 -0400, you wrote: >Don Rose wrote: > >>About 1989 I read a trade article which compared home computer owners to >>piano owners in North America. At that time the ownership of each was equal! >>But it was 10% of HOMES! Perhaps this is one of the reasons Kimball went >>under. >snip > >Actually Kimball did not "go under." They are a Fortune 500 Company and are >still very much in business. They made a business decision to stop >manufacturing Kimball pianos. They still make piano actions, Piano cases >for other makers and still own Bosendorfer. > >There warranty service department is still alive and well. > >Just thought I'd clarify this. > >Glenn Grafton >Grafton Piano & Organ Co. > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. "Tuner for the Centre of the Arts" drose@dlcwest.com 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620
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