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Cosmopolitan upright made by Kimball. Yr: 1998.
Kimball apparently made this model as an experiment to compete with electronic keyboards. At least that's what the customer told me the salesman told her. All I can find is that Cosmopolitan is a name that Kimball used. Can't find any info on the piano itself. Apparently they came in bright day-glow colors, though this one was white with gold trim. Apparently made them for only three years before abandoning the project. Really cute piano. Any smaller and it would be a horrible spinet. As it is it's just horribly cute. 
Anybody got some info I could share with them?

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Geoff Sykes, RPT
Los Angeles CA
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The one I tuned was bright fuschia and poorly designed and fitted case work. I had to shim the key cover with .030 card stock punching to make it work right. The piano inside? Kimball, need I say more?

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Larry Messerly, RPT
Bringing Harmony to Homes
www.lacrossepianotuning.com
ljmesserly@gmail.com
928-899-7292
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-24-2017 01:04
From: Geoff Sykes
Subject: Cosmopolitan by Kimball

Cosmopolitan upright made by Kimball. Yr: 1998.
Kimball apparently made this model as an experiment to compete with electronic keyboards. At least that's what the customer told me the salesman told her. All I can find is that Cosmopolitan is a name that Kimball used. Can't find any info on the piano itself. Apparently they came in bright day-glow colors, though this one was white with gold trim. Apparently made them for only three years before abandoning the project. Really cute piano. Any smaller and it would be a horrible spinet. As it is it's just horribly cute. 
Anybody got some info I could share with them?

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Geoff Sykes, RPT
Los Angeles CA
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I have to look up the brand but I recall a piano that had chrome legs and a veneer cabinet of some type. The setting was a condo unit done in all white as in furniture and carpets. Very high end and it looked more like a keyboard but was an acoustic piano. I think it was at a time when some makers offered many cabinet styles/trims. I will try to research more and may even have a picture. It was totally rad

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James Kelly
Pawleys Island SC
843-325-4357
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-24-2017 07:15
From: Larry Messerly
Subject: Cosmopolitan by Kimball

The one I tuned was bright fuschia and poorly designed and fitted case work. I had to shim the key cover with .030 card stock punching to make it work right. The piano inside? Kimball, need I say more?

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Larry Messerly, RPT
Bringing Harmony to Homes
www.lacrossepianotuning.com
ljmesserly@gmail.com
928-899-7292
------------------------------

Original Message:
Sent: 06-24-2017 01:04
From: Geoff Sykes
Subject: Cosmopolitan by Kimball

Cosmopolitan upright made by Kimball. Yr: 1998.
Kimball apparently made this model as an experiment to compete with electronic keyboards. At least that's what the customer told me the salesman told her. All I can find is that Cosmopolitan is a name that Kimball used. Can't find any info on the piano itself. Apparently they came in bright day-glow colors, though this one was white with gold trim. Apparently made them for only three years before abandoning the project. Really cute piano. Any smaller and it would be a horrible spinet. As it is it's just horribly cute. 
Anybody got some info I could share with them?

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Geoff Sykes, RPT
Los Angeles CA
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You should reach out to Dale Lassiter RPT

Wdalelassiter@gmail.com

He was a senior member of their production team in those years.

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Karl Roeder
Pompano Beach FL
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-24-2017 11:33
From: James Kelly
Subject: Cosmopolitan by Kimball

I have to look up the brand but I recall a piano that had chrome legs and a veneer cabinet of some type. The setting was a condo unit done in all white as in furniture and carpets. Very high end and it looked more like a keyboard but was an acoustic piano. I think it was at a time when some makers offered many cabinet styles/trims. I will try to research more and may even have a picture. It was totally rad

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James Kelly
Pawleys Island SC
843-325-4357
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-24-2017 07:15
From: Larry Messerly
Subject: Cosmopolitan by Kimball

The one I tuned was bright fuschia and poorly designed and fitted case work. I had to shim the key cover with .030 card stock punching to make it work right. The piano inside? Kimball, need I say more?

------------------------------
Larry Messerly, RPT
Bringing Harmony to Homes
www.lacrossepianotuning.com
ljmesserly@gmail.com
928-899-7292
------------------------------

Original Message:
Sent: 06-24-2017 01:04
From: Geoff Sykes
Subject: Cosmopolitan by Kimball

Cosmopolitan upright made by Kimball. Yr: 1998.
Kimball apparently made this model as an experiment to compete with electronic keyboards. At least that's what the customer told me the salesman told her. All I can find is that Cosmopolitan is a name that Kimball used. Can't find any info on the piano itself. Apparently they came in bright day-glow colors, though this one was white with gold trim. Apparently made them for only three years before abandoning the project. Really cute piano. Any smaller and it would be a horrible spinet. As it is it's just horribly cute. 
Anybody got some info I could share with them?

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Geoff Sykes, RPT
Los Angeles CA
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