Kimball is gone! Now what?

[Gordon Wilson]

On Sat, 24 Feb 1996 TUNERJIM@aol.com wrote:

> To All And Sundry (Especially to Sundry)
>
. Speaking of which, I wonder how many
> CAUT techies know that Kimballs are a composite product  --  strung backs
> made by Baldwin, actions by Pratt-Win, cases by Kimball.  Which didn't they
> like?
>
> Jim DeRocher, Registered Whatever
>
(In my best Dana Carvey as Johnny Carson voice):

I did not know that...!

After all these years, now I know why those dreaded Kimball spinets have
such tight, jumpy tuning pins!  Who were the keys made by?  I just love
those downward-angled keys that break with a test-blow, don't you!

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