Kimball console w/a dead bass

[Greg Newell]

On Mon, 13 Jul 1998 11:00:55 -0400, Gina Bonfietti wrote:

> I've got a customer with a kimball console 29 years old with a dead
>bass,  the bass bridge seems to be glued to the apron and the apron seems
>to be glued to the soundboard.  Starting at the tenor the sound is not to
>bad, but as you head down the scale it gets tubbier and tubbier.  What
>could it be?  Thanks in advance for your help.  
>Gina Bonfietti
>
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Gina,
	It's likely that a custoemr with one of these beauties
doesn't want to foot the bill for a new set of bass strings so I
would suggest that ou try twisting one or two strings in the
direction of the winding to see if that livens them up a bit.  I
usually don't charge for this as I consider it experimental untill I
know it has worked on those one or two.  I then charge a fee high
enough to compensate me for a job I don't particularly enjoy but low
enough to not chase away the customer.  You could be a hero on this
one. 
				Greg Newell
Greg and Mary Ellen Newell
Greg's Piano Forte`
Lakewood, Ohio 44107
gnewell@en.com