Why Kimball died?

[Don Rose]

Hi All,

My point was simple--Kimball does not any longer produce pianos--so they do
not exist as far as the "piano world" therefore the business decision was to
"go under"!

At 09:46 AM 10/4/96 -0400, you wrote:
>Don Rose wrote:
>
>>About 1989 I read a trade article which compared home computer owners to
>>piano owners in North America. At that time the ownership of each was equal!
>>But it was 10% of HOMES! Perhaps this is one of the reasons Kimball went
>>under.
>snip
>
>Actually Kimball did not "go under." They are a Fortune 500 Company and are
>still very much in business. They made a business decision to stop
>manufacturing Kimball pianos. They still make piano actions, Piano cases
>for other makers and still own Bosendorfer.
>
>There warranty service department is still alive and well.
>
>Just thought I'd clarify this.
>
>Glenn Grafton
>Grafton Piano & Organ Co.
>
Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.
"Tuner for the Centre of the Arts"
drose@dlcwest.com
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REGINA, SK
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