Nope. The 9' Chickerings were there, but the Kimball organ ( in the ballroom, not the main auditorium Aelian-Skinner ) had the 9' Kimball-Welte hooked up to play from it. I'm guessing that Kimball didn't want an Ampico product connected to their organ. I came by the piano through circuitous serendipity ( Luck ). By the way: Doug Hunt, international expert and curator for organs at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in N.Y., said, when asked by me, that this Kimball was the best-made organ he had ever seen. Held up far better to the sea-breezes, than the A-S. Ask Robin Hufford, if you have more questions. He got one of the Chickerings, and was "instrumental" in returning the Kimball to N.J.. Thump --- Pianoman <pianoman at accessus.net> wrote: > I have been under the impression that the Atlantic > City organ had 2- 9' > Chickerings originally. > JAMES > James Grebe Piano Tuning & Repair Member of > M.P.T. > R.P.T. of the P.T.G. for over 30 years. "Member of > the Year" in 1989 > Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups, Piano > Benches, Writing > Instruments > (314) 845-8282 1526 Raspberry Lane Arnold, MO > 63010 > Researcher of St. Louis Theatre History > BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE! > pianoman at accessus.net > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp at yahoo.com> > To: "Dave Davis" <dave at davispiano.com>; "Pianotech > List" <pianotech at ptg.org> > Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 8:10 PM > Subject: Re: 9 Foot Kimball > > > >2 years ago I sold the 9-foot Kimbal-Welte > reproducing > > piano back to the Atlantic City Convention Center > that > > was originally installed to play manually, from > the > > organ keyboard, or from Welte rolls. It was a > > reasonably good sounding piano, built in 1928, and > had > > a curved keyboard ( rears of keys were in an arc). > I > > don't remember where the serial # was, but I > believe > > it was on the inside of the keyslip. > > Thump > > > > > > > > --- Dave Davis <davistunes at yahoo.com> wrote: > > > >> I got a call to go take a look at a 9 foot > Kimball. > >> The potential buyer & seller couldn't find a > serial > >> number, looks like the plate has been painted, > and > >> they looked in the *normal* spots I could think > of > >> over the phone...under keybed, soundboard, etc. > >> Anyone have any other thoughts where secret > Kimball > >> serial numbers might be located? > >> > >> Also, any info on when and how many 9'ers might > have > >> been made? A colleague says he saw one in LA > about > >> 25 years ago. > >> > >> Dave Davis, RPT > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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