Kimball +

[pianoman]

I heard that Kimball is building the cases for the Boston vertical pianos:
true or false?
James Grebe
R.P.T. from St. Louis
pianoman@inlink.com
"Only my best is good enough"

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> From: David ilvedson <ilvey@a.crl.com>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re:  Kimball
> Date: Sunday, November 23, 1997 5:38 AM
> 
> > From:          JIMRPT@aol.com
> > Date:          Sun, 23 Nov 1997 08:10:16 -0500 (EST)
> > To:            pianotech@ptg.org
> > Subject:       Re:  Kimball
> > Reply-to:      pianotech@ptg.org
> 
> You wonder why Kimball couldn't have taken the Bosendorfer 
> influence and run with it on all their pianos.  They just might 
> still be in business.  I believe they are still making furniture 
> or something like that?  
> 
> David ilvedson, RPT
> Pacifica, CA
> 
> 
> > 
> > In a message dated 11/23/97 7:32:43 AM, you wrote:
> > 
> > << Now if they only played and sounded good.  Many
> > 
> > times a companies last products before their death are the best
products
> > 
> > the company ever made.  A shame it didn't happen to Kimball.>>
> > 
> > James:
> >  Unfortunately it did "happen to Kimball".  Their 'Viennese Collection'
of
> > grands were really quite acceptable instruments, especially in their
price
> > range.
> > Jim Bryant (FL)
> > 
> >