Kawai KG-6C

[Avery Todd]

Don,

   If I remember correctly, these only sound a step or so above the
speaking length pitch. Or maybe it was an octave and a step. The
closer the bars are to the speaking length, the higher the pitch. Is
this correct?
   Does anyone know how I could determine how these should be set?
   Thanks for the reply Don.

Getting confused, :-)
Avery

>In general, Kawai sets the aliquot bars so that they are tuned
>slightly sharp of some interval. The high treble bar in most models
>is set to 1 octave above the speaking length - but the KG-6C could be
>different.
>
>Before everyone asks why Kawai sets them a little sharp, the answer
>is I don't know. It's one of those questions I've never heard a
>definitive answer to. My guess is that sharp is better than flat for
>maintaining sustain, so the bars are set to make sure none of the
>notes will end up flat.  Even the EX pianos, in which the bars are
>hand placed, are tuned sharp.
>
>Don Mannino RPT
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From:	Avery Todd [SMTP:atodd@UH.EDU]
>Sent:	Tuesday, June 09, 1998 2:36 PM
>To:	pianotech@ptg.org
>Subject:	Kawai KG-6C
>
>Don M. & list,
>
>   Yesterday I tuned a KG-6C #597746 which has been restrung by a
>local technician. My question is about the rear duplex 'bars'.
>   Is there a way to tell if they've been repositioned correctly? The
>bars in both top sections are almost all the way back to the hitch pins.
>I once restrung the predecessor to this model (a No. 650 ? I think it
>was) and I don't remember them being that far back.
>   I'm primarily asking because there are some strange sounding tones
>in most of the upper section. Also, when plucking the speaking length
>and the waste length of the same string, there doesn't seem to be any
>relation at all to each other in pitch.
>   Just another of my weak areas. This piano may be getting new
>hammers, etc. late this summer, so I want to make any corrections
>needed (if any) while it's in for that. Thanks.
>
>Avery


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