<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi, Marshal!<div>Few techs gave some good advice.</div><div>Kimball locks are NOT sophisticated.</div><div>TRIANGLE or SQUARE shape locks can be opened with a small Slotted Screwdriver.</div><div>Have a good variety of screwdrivers with you and you can do it.</div><div>For future:try to collect ALL Types of keys for every  modern and older  piano and have them handy.</div><div>Schaff sells a nice Plastic Box with assortment of different keys [page 136, item SP-3], and Triangle  and Square Keys,too [[page 149, items 553b, #554].</div><div>Yamaha,Kawai,Y.Chang,Samick,etc. keys can be ordered from Manufacturers,older keys collected from junked pianos.</div><div>Just my 2 Kopeks and Free advice.</div><div>Good luck!</div><div>Hope to see you in Belleview!</div><div>isaac<br><div><div>On Jun 12, 2012, at 2:38 PM, Marshall Gisondi wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div class="hmmessage" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><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">http://www.phillytuner.com</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></font><br></div></div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>