[pianotech] Kimballs

[James Grebe]

I have often wondered about Kimball.

They built pipe organs that were top notch and the best that they could be 
built and yet the pianos of the same era were rot gut. In the 1970's and 
80's I owned a 2m/8r (1921) Kimball theatre pipe organ and know first hand 
their quality construction and design..   The one thing that endeared me 
about the company was that they stood with their warranty long after pianos 
ceased in production.
James
James Grebe Est. 1962
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Nereson" <da88ve at gmail.com>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 11:10 PM
Subject: [pianotech] Kimballs


> <<I don't mean to criticize but isn't awful & Kimball in the same sentence 
> redundant? (g)
>
> Maybe they just ran out of stickers?
>
> Mike>>
>
>    Well, often, yes, but they got better in the 1990's, and were about as 
> good as Baldwins or any of the Korean verticals, I thought, which isn't 
> saying a whole lot, but what verticals in the same price range were any 
> better?
>    --David Nereson, RPT
>
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