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<DIV>Kimball studio upright, circa late '80s--at the height of the the =
"we
own Boesdendorfer" hype.</DIV>
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<DIV>Interesting piano. Not great, but certainly better than many Kimb=
alls
I've seen from that era. It has some similarities to Charles Walters..=
.any
relation there?</DIV>
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<DIV>Anyway, the Langer action has a weird spring attached at the catcher sh=
ank
that seems to contact the jack, but only on firm blows. Can't quite fi=
gure
out the utility of that thing, other than to befuddle technicians. It =
is
obviously some kind of jack rebound device, but its effectiveness seems
questionable. Whaddya think? </DIV>
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<DIV>Dave Stahl</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>