<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.18702"></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Willem,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I sold Kimball's for many years and some of the school pianos did have a lock on the lid.   I don't have any keys left, but that's how I remember it.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Marshall,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>You do have a problem, unless the screws for the hinges are on the back of the piano.  If so, just take them out and slide the lid back a little and maybe you can move the lock lever by hand.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>William</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=tnrwim@aol.com href="mailto:tnrwim@aol.com">tnrwim@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, June 12, 2012 6:33 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [pianotech] question about keys to unlock lid of piano</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT color=black size=2 face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <DIV>Hi Marshall</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>As far as I know, Kimball didn't put locks on their pianos. I suspect the customer is having difficulty opening the top. Just pull hard enough and it will open. The clips that hold the top down are probably rusted. </DIV> <DIV style="CLEAR: both"> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Willem </DIV></DIV><BR><BR> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Marshall Gisondi <<A href="mailto:pianotune05@hotmail.com">pianotune05@hotmail.com</A>><BR>To: pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org><BR>Sent: Tue, Jun 12, 2012 11:43 am<BR>Subject: [pianotech] question about keys to unlock lid of piano<BR><BR> <DIV id=AOLMsgPart_1_b4d522bd-a383-4b86-a1e7-f8e389372dc7> <STYLE>#AOLMsgPart_1_b4d522bd-a383-4b86-a1e7-f8e389372dc7 TD { COLOR: black } #AOLMsgPart_1_b4d522bd-a383-4b86-a1e7-f8e389372dc7 .hmmessage P { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } #AOLMsgPart_1_b4d522bd-a383-4b86-a1e7-f8e389372dc7 BODY.hmmessage { FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt } </STYLE> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=3 face=Arial>Hi Everyone,</FONT><BR><FONT size=3 face=Arial>I received a call today from a guy who has a Kimball piano. He didn't know if it was a spinet or console.  He bought it used.  He said the key cover is open but he doesn't have a key to unlock the lid so that I can get in to tune it.  so my question is, what kind of key does a Kimball use. Woud a Yamaha key work?  If there is a different kind of key, how woudl I obtain one and what kind of key will open a Kimball?  thanks</FONT><BR><FONT size=3 face=Arial>Marshall</FONT><BR><FONT size=3 face=Arial>MARSHALL'S PIANO SERVICE</FONT><BR><FONT size=3 face=Arial>215-510-9400</FONT><BR><FONT size=3 face=Arial><A href="http://www.phillytuner.com/" target=_blank>http://www.phillytuner.com</A> </FONT><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>