If the opportunity to buy another one, (especially one of the 6'7' models) ever came along, I would definitely consider it.ĭigital Pianos - Electronic Pianos - Synths &a. I case you are interested, here is a short YT video of the piano recorded a day or so after I got it.ġ977 model Kimball Viennese 5'8' baby grand The piano had a very nice tone as far as I was concerned. A fellow PW forum member helped me locate the serial number, which was elusive at first. It was located under the piano on the rear vertical edge of the wood key-bed stamped in large letters (on the right side of the piano if sitting on the piano bench facing the piano).

Initially, I had a hard time finding a serial number. Supposedly, the cast-iron plate on the Kimball Viennese models, with the big sound holes, were similar to the Bosendorfer plate design. The one I owned had the laminated sound-board, held a tuning like a rock, and the Schwander(sp?) action felt superb. In my view, these models were among the best pianos Kimball ever made. I think these models (a 5'8' and 6'7') were built during the early 1970s until the late 1980s, before Kimball eased out of the piano building business but my estimations could be off a bit. The Kimball Viennese model I owned was from the mid-to-late 1970's, if my memory serves me correctly (which was likely one of the earlier models). Even someone with the PAS (Piano Acquisition Syndrome) condition has only so much room. Yes, I did own one of the 5'8' Kimball Viennese models for a year or two, before I found my Baldwin R.

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