Kimball Whitney

[Richard Moody]

> For some reason, I just FEEL this post coming!! :-)
>
> Avery



I'll tell you what.... practice on a Whitney for 30 minutes and
then practice on any "digital keyboard" (valued the same as the
Whitney) for the same time and see which one you want to play for
the next 30 minutes.   If they only had 12 more notes there would
be no need to even write this.
     Does the Whitney have a metronome, diskette drive, midi out
and in, 120 voices, 120 rhythms, 12,000 note sequencer, music
editing capabilities, split keyboard, four voice layering,
playback of any midi file from the internet, real-time recording
of what you play, headphones so you can practice anytime,
anywhere?  Can you take your Whitney on the plane?
    If a client had $500 to buy a spinet I would advise them to
check out a "portable keyboard", at the same price and then
decide.  If a client wanted to spend $500 on getting a Whitney or
any other spinet into practicing condition I would still suggest
looking at the "electronic keyboards" before they commit.
    In this day and age the piano player with a Musician's Union
card gets paid very well to play the digital or electronic
keyboard.
    So what do you want to invest in?    ---rm


> >
> >>List,
> >>     Not to open a can of worms here, and I preface my comment
by
> >>telling you I'm not a "digital keyboard" ,guy but even a low
cost
> >>digital would be more productive for a beginner than a Whitney
that is
> >>difficult to tune, has horrid stability problems , awful tone
and an
> >>action that has poor performance at best. If there is a reason
why
> >>Kimball is gone the Whitney may give a clue.Just my opinion .

> >
> >
> >Funny, I never had any of these problems.  Kimball is still in
business
> >and making a profit.  The Whitney piano will last longer than
all of those
> >on here who have condemned it.  If it were in my area, I'd
treat it just
> >as I would any other piano.  I might charge more for servicing
than was
> >paid for the piano but that's how I make my living, piano
service, not
> >trashing virtually every piano ever made.