Anyone ever hear of a Jasper American Piano? I tuned a 42" console today that was reported to be about 5 years old. It had the name of a local small time piano dealer bolted/nailed/screwed/glued to the plate and to the fallboard. On the front edge of the pinblock top down at the bass end was a little sticker that said Jasper American Piano Company - Model 434F - Serial #J41005. Isn't that like a Kimball model number? The plate had "Made in USA" cast into it at the top. Is this a Kimball? Or is Jasper a company? It sure tuned like a Kimball. One of the yuckiest newer pianos I have ever run across. Hammers were like little concrete blocks. Even the lady of the house (non-piano player who thought the poor piano, which had never been tuned and was 50 cents flat, sounded in pretty good tune) thought the piano sounded "tinny". Yeah, a bit of an understatement. Anyway, anyone ever hear of this piano? Terry Farrell Piano Tuning & Service Tampa, Florida mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
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