Piano History question

[Phil Bondi]

No, it was not a LaPetite. I know the music desk arrangement you speak 
of. This one had the conventional desk.

I guess Kimball made them that small back then.

Someone put a beautiful finish on this piano..sheen that you can comb 
your hair in (for those of you still fortunate to have any), and the 
rest of it is original..doped block..thuddy bass..hammers as hard as 
concrete...but it sho is purdy.

I didn't think Kimball made them that small back then..I guess they did.

-Phil Bondi(Fl)

Farrell wrote:
> Hey Phil - The Kimball La Petites have a music desk where the board 
> the music lies against is attached to what is actually the front 
> portion of the lid. Was it like that or did it have a more traditional 
> music desk arrangement? If it was part of the lid, I suspect the 
> instrument is closer to something from the 1960s.
>
> Terry Farrell
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> ----- Original Message -----
>> At 03:25 PM 8/5/2006, you wrote:
>>> Hi all.
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>>> I saw a Kimball micro grand today..no more than 5'.
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>>> From the serial number on the plate, Pierce says it was made in 
>>> 1904. It has the appearance, for whatever that's worth, of a 60's 
>>> piano.
>>>
>>> Did Kimball make pianos this small back then?
>>
>> They made small ones, to be sure, but what you are describing sounds 
>> like a "La Petite".  What did the action look like?
>>
>> Best.
>>
>> Horace
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