I've come across this "Conn" deal several times - I guess people in this part of Ohio are just plain gullible. The pianos seem to be the W.W. Kimball piano with a Conn name on them. Why don't - oops, didn't - I seem the Conn pianos in any stores? Were they only sold to the bootleggers? Del Gittinger, RPT Registered Piano Technician of the Piano Technicians Guild delgit@acc-net.com Marion, Ohio ---------- > From: MR RICHARD C BITTNER <HXHP60A@prodigy.com> > To: pianotech@byu.edu > Subject: Conn Vertical > Date: Wednesday, January 08, 1997 9:55 PM > > Fred, > > That piano was made by Kimball -- out of their Jasper American Piano > Co. As for as the story of the piano being repossessed that's what > it is -- an old story. The sales person makes the customer feel like > there are getting this great deal but in reality they are just paying > retail. > > Larry Fine has a section in his book about this piano. I am sure he > will be writing to you on this subject. That's if he is not at the > NAMM show already. > > > Richard Bittner
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