Grin... as with most of this kinda thing, there really isnt as much aggreement as perhaps there ought to be. Personnally, I dont find much problems with the so called killer octave, beyond voicing problems. The tuning of this area seems pretty much straight forward to me. Tho I have to admit it seems a bit more susceptible to a particular kind of false beating (?). Real slow and wangy. Voicing this area can be quite impossible for reasons Ron outlined pretty well, tho I'd like a bit more detail as to what soundboard design problems cause this, and what can be done about it. Richard Brekne I.C.P.T.G. N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway Phil Bondi wrote: > Boy..I have to admit that my conception of this 'octave' was all wrong. > > For some reason, I was under the impression that the 'killer octave' lied somewhere > between C6 and E7, depending on the piano. The reason for the 'extended' range > is because this is the area of a piano that is the most unstable, hence the > nickname. > > Thanks to all for making this as clear as mud for me! > > Rook
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