<<<...... Kimball consoles, et. al., often have this razor sharp divide between sounding acceptable and having the unison scream at you. Just hard hammers? What gives? Anyone got some expertise here? Terry Farrell Piano Tuning & Service Tampa, Florida>>> I tuned many, many Kimball consoles back in the "Eighties" when I was doing work for a local piano store. The more false beats an instrument has, the less "wiggle room" you have when tuning unisons (and octaves). And if the hammers are overly bright... if the instrument is somewhat shrill.... this just magnifies the problem. I've always believed that voicing them down somewhat would improve matters greatly. Unfortunately, most people who purchased these pianos had low price as one of the leading priorities. To suggest anything that might cost either the piano owner or store owner more money would simply put me in the hot seat. I'm so glad the "Eighties" are over and I'm off the tightrope. (Well....mostly.) JG
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