Kimball Whitney

[David M. Porritt]

Avery:

I've seen a couple of Whitney grands.  At one time Kimball made some
ornate grands with the Whitney name on them.  I've been fortunate not
to have seen many!

dave

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On 1/6/2003 at 3:52 PM Avery Todd wrote:

>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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David M. Porritt
dporritt@mail.smu.edu
Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275
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