Kimball Question

[Dean May]

Actually, in the early 90's Kimball started making a pretty decent console.
It was a marked improvement from the "artist console" series that they made
for years, a new scale and a new action. I thought it was pretty nice. They
kept making the same crappy grand, though, and in the 90's it was a grand
market. I think that was what killed them.

 

I would also endorse any Kimball product made in Chicago, which was like
pre-1950 before they moved to Jasper. 

 

Dean

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of William R. Monroe
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 10:51 PM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: Kimball Question

 

Brian,

 

You'll likely receive all manner of answers here, but if I had a client
shopping for a piano and they said, "Kimball," I would encourage them to
look elsewhere.  Console or otherwise.  There are exceptions, of course, but
sight unseen, I'd never recommend a Kimball console for someone readying to
learn a new language (music).

 

To say nothing of the whole, "for a Beginner" phrase.  If someone wants
their child to take piano seriously, they owe it to that child to be equally
serious in selecting a piano.  Selecting a piano that won't be too big a
loss if they quit, is absolutely the most wrong-headed approach one can take
IMNSHO.  As an associate of mine said to me, "I can guarantee that I can get
your kid to stop taking lessons, just let me pick the piano."

 

As far as value, if the piano is what I would expect for a Kimball console
(musically inadequate), I would recommend against its purchase, no $$ value
needed.

 

William R. Monroe

 

 

According to Larry Fine's book, a 1990 Kimball console is a pretty good
piano for a beginner.  Does anyone have any first hand experience with a
Kimball model 433?  Any inherent problems with this model?

 

 

Brian P. Doepke

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