Kimball La Petite

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

><< get an idea of what the value of a fairly clean La 
> Petite grand. Have access to a blue book, 

>You should pay anyone who wants this POS for taking it. (Now, Bob, that's
not 
>nice)
>I really don't have anything constructive to add. Sorry

Now, Bob,

Yes, Let's be nice.   The La Petite was a price driven instrument. ANY
piano with that small a scale is going to have major differences of opinion
from one section to the next (hell, within a section).

The absolute worst thing about it was action, however.  The furniture
designers didn't like the proportions of the case with a full sized
normally configured action. (Too deep)  So... to make the furniture _look_
right they forced the use of that low profile alleged action and made that
wonderful music rack.

I think that this is one of those instruments which is worth whatever you
can get for it. Kimball did/does make nice furniture.



Conrad Hoffsommer - Music Technician 	mailto:hoffsoco@luther.edu
Luther College				(319)-387-1204
Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045

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