Conn Vertical

[Ronald R Shiflet]

Fred,
	I've seen those pianos going around for years.  They are stencil
pianos,  usually made by Kimball, and the story is always the same.
I've seen the name Conn, Ayers and several others that I can't think of
off hand.  They even have a Kimball actions specs paper stapled inside
the cabinet on the left side.  The pianos are pretty much the same and
the salesman in the truck had financing available and sold them through
classified ads.
	Personally I believe that it was a marketing move by Kimball to
increase their capital by selling them for retail behind their dealers
backs.  The repo story was a gimmic to attract the buyers.  I have yet
to service one that I thought was used.

Ron


On Wed, 08 Jan 1997 19:06:16 -0500 (EST) FRED W TREMPER
<f.trempe@morehead-st.edu> writes:
>A few days ago I tuned a Conn vertical.  The customer bought it off
>the back
>of a truck; apparently the original owner was not able to make the
>payments
>and the bank repossessed.  The wholesaler bought the paper from the
>bank
>and pedalled it on an itinerant schedule.
>
>I have to admit I was very favorably impressed by the instrument.  I
>have tuned about three of them over the years and was well pleased
>with
>the outcome.
>
>I would like to know more about the manufacturer.  Does anyone have
>information on it?
>
>Fred
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