<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>"Anyone ever hear of a Jasper American Piano? ..... Is this a = Kimball? "</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>"The Parent corporation of Kimball is Jasper American Inc. This = name was used <BR>to provide "exclusive" dealerships to more than one dealer in a = given area. <BR><BR>Its a Kimball."</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hey! Does this mean I are arrived as a pie-anna tuner when I can = recognize a Kimball just by what it sounds/tunes/looks like?<BR><BR></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell<BR>Piano Tuning & Service<BR>Tampa, Florida<BR><A = href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:VOCE88@AOL.COM" = title=VOCE88@AOL.COM>VOCE88@AOL.COM</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, November 22, = 2000 6:12 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Jasper American = Piano</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2>In a message dated 11/21/00 10:38:24 PM = Eastern Standard Time, <BR><A href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A> = writes: <BR><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px" TYPE="CITE">Anyone ever hear of a Jasper American Piano? I tuned a = 42" console today <BR>that was reported to be about 5 years old. It had = the name of a local small <BR>time piano dealer bolted/nailed/screwed/glued = to the plate and to the <BR>fallboard. On the front edge of the pinblock = top down at the bass end was a <BR>little sticker that said Jasper American = Piano Company - Model 434F - Serial <BR>#J41005. Isn't that like a Kimball = model number? The plate had "Made in USA" <BR>cast into it at the top. Is = this a Kimball? Or is Jasper a company? </BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>The Parent = corporation of Kimball is Jasper American Inc. This name was used <BR>to provide "exclusive" dealerships to more than one dealer in a given area. = <BR><BR>Its a Kimball. <BR><BR>Richard Galassini <BR>Cunningham Piano Co. & = Factory <BR>Philadelphia, Pa. <BR>1 (800) 394-1117 <BR><A = href="http://hometown.aol.com/voce88/cunn.html">http://hometown.aol.com= /voce88/cunn.html</A> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>