<HTML>In a message dated 1/5/03 12:36:31 PM Central Standard Time, tomtuner@attbi.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">List,     Not to open a can of worms here, and I preface my comment by telling you I'm not a "digital keyboard" ,guy but even a low cost digital would be more productive for a beginner than a Whitney that is difficult to tune, has horrid stability problems , awful tone and an action that has poor performance at best. If there is a reason why Kimball is gone the Whitney may give a clue.Just my opinion .     Tom Driscoll RPT </BLOCKQUOTE> Funny, I never had any of these problems.  Kimball is still in business and making a profit.  The Whitney piano will last longer than all of those on here who have condemned it.  If it were in my area, I'd treat it just as I would any other piano.  I might charge more for servicing than was paid for the piano but that's how I make my living, piano service, not trashing virtually every piano ever made. Bill Bremmer RPT Madison, Wisconsin <A HREF="http://www.billbremmer.com/">Click here: -=w w w . b i l l b r e m m e r . c o m =-</A></HTML>