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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>