Kimball Grand resembles B'dorf'

[Kent Swafford]

I got a call a few days ago from a man who swears he owns a pecan  
finish french provincial Kimball grand that was built by Bosendorfer  
techs with Bosendorfer parts, material, and design here in the United  
States in the late 1960's. He says for all intents and purposes it is  
a Bosendorfer but with the Kimball name on it.

At first I figured he had a Viennese model Kimball grand that some  
salesman had oversold, but he eventually got me convinced. His  
description of the piano was very detailed and seemed to describe a  
Bosendorfer. The man knew Roger Weisensteiner and had recently talked  
to Jon Light. Light only goes back 20 years or so with the company  
and knows nothing of this.

This would have been from the time after Kimball bought Bosendorfer.  
Does anyone know when that was?

Does anyone know of any other pianos like this? There were supposedly  
as many as 100 of these.

The owner wishes to properly value the piano for insurance purposes.  
(Yeah, I know. If it has a Kimball name on it, then it probably has a  
Kimball value as well.)

Thanks for any info anyone might have.


Kent