Kimball Whitney

Avery Todd avery@ev1.net
Mon, 06 Jan 2003 15:52:59 -0600


Clyde,

In all the years I've been a piano tech, I've never seen a Whitney grand!
I don't even "think" I've seen a Whitney console. Have I missed something
or is it just old age! :-)

Avery

> > Having only "Kimball Whitney" is not enough to go on.  In my tuning
> > files I have 16 Whitneys.  Seven are consoles, studios or grands, nine
> > are spinets.  If it is a vertical piano, it is likely a spinet, but you
> > can't say for sure until you see the piano.
> >
> > The Whitney spinets I service are low quality instruments, and some of
> > them sound pretty bad even after they're tuned.  I wouldn't particularly
> > encourage a customer to buy one, but some families work on a very
> > limited budget and we need to recognize that.  Been there.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Clyde Hollinger, RPT
> >
> > SUSAN P SWEARINGEN wrote:
> >
> > > Any opinions on the quality of Kimball Whitney pianos?  Is it a
> > > spinet?? A customer of mine is looking at buying one for about $500
> > > and asked me but I've never tuned one. Thanks in advance for your
> > > responses. Corte Swearingen
> >
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