<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2604" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>The Zimmermans that I have serviced all have = damper guide wires buzzing on the bass strings.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Jim</FONT></DIV> <DIV>James Grebe<BR>Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair<BR>Creator of = Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups, piano benches, writing instruments<BR>(314) = 608-4137<BR><A href="http://www.JamesGrebe.com">WWW.JamesGrebe.com</A><BR>1526 = Raspberry Lane<BR>Arnold, MO 63010<BR>BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE!<BR><A href="mailto:pianoman@accessus.net">pianoman@accessus.net</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=irs.pianos@earthlink.net = href="mailto:irs.pianos@earthlink.net">Isaac Sadigursky</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 31, 2005 = 11:09 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Zimmerman = Grand</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">Hi,Terry!  I'm familiar with = Zimmerman Petit Grands.They were made in former communist East Germany and were popular,hard to find in my old country,Ex-Soviet Union.The size was appropriate  for very small government apartments,the quality was = a lot better that anything produced in Russia,so>>></FONT></DIV> <DIV>In the late 1980 they tried to sell their product in USA and a = few hundred of those are in people's homes.The cabinets are very = attractive ,but technically speaking...Yes,they could use a lot of improvements:the = hammers are severely angled,very little space in the bass and low-mid = tenor,hammer tails need to be trimmed to provide necessary clearance.Overall,re = pinning of hammers and whippens presents problem in a few years...Pay attention = to the shifting system,in the nearest future it will need some serious repair,when  a problem with "sticky keys" will appear. Been = there,done it! If any more questions regarding this topic-feel free to = communicate.  Best Regards!  Isaac. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=terry@farrellpiano.com href="mailto:terry@farrellpiano.com">Terry</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">piano tech@ptg.org</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 3/31/05 4:21:43 PM = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Zimmerman = Grand</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I tuned a 1980 Zimmerman micro = grand today - my first one.  Kind of a dead less-than-stellar piano.  Is = Zimmerman kinda like the Kimball of Germany?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>