9 Foot Kimball

[Pianoman]

I meant always
James Grebe   Piano Tuning & Repair   Member of M.P.T.
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Instruments
(314) 845-8282   1526 Raspberry Lane   Arnold, MO 63010
Researcher of St. Louis Theatre History
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pianoman" <pianoman at accessus.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 7:06 AM
Subject: Re: 9 Foot Kimball


> Kimball, IMHO, has layaways been a great pipe organ.  I used to own a 
> KImball, circa 1921, 2m/9r from the Grand Theatre, Wheaton, Il.
>
> James
> James Grebe   Piano Tuning & Repair   Member of M.P.T.
> R.P.T. of the P.T.G. for over 30 years.   "Member of the Year" in 1989
>   Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups, Piano Benches, Writing 
> Instruments
> (314) 845-8282   1526 Raspberry Lane   Arnold, MO 63010
> Researcher of St. Louis Theatre History
> BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE!
> pianoman at accessus.net
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp at yahoo.com>
> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 9:06 PM
> Subject: Re: 9 Foot Kimball
>
>
>> Nope. The 9' Chickerings were there, but the Kimball
>> organ ( in the ballroom, not the main auditorium
>> Aelian-Skinner ) had the 9' Kimball-Welte hooked up to
>> play from it. I'm guessing that Kimball didn't want an
>> Ampico product connected to their organ. I came by the
>> piano through circuitous serendipity
>> ( Luck ).
>>     By the way: Doug Hunt, international expert and
>> curator for organs at the Cathedral of St. John the
>> Divine in N.Y., said, when asked by me, that this
>> Kimball was the best-made  organ he had ever seen.
>> Held up far better to the sea-breezes, than the A-S.
>>     Ask Robin Hufford, if you have more questions. He
>> got one of the Chickerings, and was "instrumental" in
>> returning the Kimball to N.J..
>>     Thump
>>
>>
>> --- Pianoman <pianoman at accessus.net> wrote:
>>
>>> I have been under the impression that the Atlantic
>>> City organ had 2- 9'
>>> Chickerings originally.
>>> JAMES
>>> James Grebe   Piano Tuning & Repair   Member of
>>> M.P.T.
>>> R.P.T. of the P.T.G. for over 30 years.   "Member of
>>> the Year" in 1989
>>>    Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups, Piano
>>> Benches, Writing
>>> Instruments
>>> (314) 845-8282   1526 Raspberry Lane   Arnold, MO
>>> 63010
>>> Researcher of St. Louis Theatre History
>>> BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE!
>>> pianoman at accessus.net
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp at yahoo.com>
>>> To: "Dave Davis" <dave at davispiano.com>; "Pianotech
>>> List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 8:10 PM
>>> Subject: Re: 9 Foot Kimball
>>>
>>>
>>> >2 years ago I sold the 9-foot Kimbal-Welte
>>> reproducing
>>> > piano back to the Atlantic City Convention Center
>>> that
>>> > was originally installed to play manually, from
>>> the
>>> > organ keyboard, or from Welte rolls. It was a
>>> > reasonably good sounding piano, built in 1928, and
>>> had
>>> > a curved keyboard ( rears of keys were in an arc).
>>> I
>>> > don't remember where the serial # was, but I
>>> believe
>>> > it was on the inside of the keyslip.
>>> >     Thump
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > --- Dave Davis <davistunes at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> I got a call to go take a look at a 9 foot
>>> Kimball.
>>> >> The potential buyer & seller couldn't find a
>>> serial
>>> >> number, looks like the plate has been painted,
>>> and
>>> >> they looked in the *normal* spots I could think
>>> of
>>> >> over the phone...under keybed, soundboard, etc.
>>> >> Anyone have any other thoughts where secret
>>> Kimball
>>> >> serial numbers might be located?
>>> >>
>>> >> Also, any info on when and how many 9'ers might
>>> have
>>> >> been made? A colleague says he saw one in LA
>>> about
>>> >> 25 years ago.
>>> >>
>>> >> Dave Davis, RPT
>>> >
>>> >
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