[pianotech] Kimball Petite Grand

Jim Ialeggio jim at grandpianosolutions.com
Fri Feb 22 20:12:53 MST 2013


Tuned a Kimball Petite Grand today.

I'd never tuned one before, and was ready for a fight. But I show up and 
see a piano, which is indeed petite, not having been tuned for a couple 
of years, and in pretty darn good tune, considering.

Very simple terminations. No felt anywhere near any strings. Plywood 
Bridge. Machine cut notches. Notch termination line consistently and 
purposely at the back of the pin holes throughout.

Stable unisons. Not a false beat to be heard...not one! Easy to read 
front segment.

Bass tone was a bit runty and...well you know...but it tuned up with 
nice keyboard wide multiple octaves and fifths.

All in all I got the little runt sounding quite nice...a pleasant surprise.

Jim Ialeggio

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Jim Ialeggio	
jim at grandpianosolutions.com
978 425-9026
Shirley Center, MA



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