"killer octave:

kam544@flash.net kam544@flash.net
Thu, 23 Dec 1999 21:39:13 -0600


>Can someone explain "killer octave" for me?  Thanks....
>JSmith3109@AOL.COM

My understanding is this:

The "killer octave" is commonly associated with Steinway grand pianos, but
not exclusive, and falls in the area in the tenor/treble section where the
agraffes end and the plate bar (capo bar/pressure bar) begins, continuing
from there to the next scale break.

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                                  killer octave

Keith McGavern
Registered Piano Technician
Oklahoma Chapter 731
Piano Technicians Guild
USA




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