Life is busy. When your priority is working for others, the tasks at home get neglected! So the Kimball sat for a long time, until a guest in my home questioned if I really loved pianos, and commented that if I did, then I'd get the job done. And so the marathon of "REs" began. REpairing, REplacing, REfinishing, REstringing, REdrilling, REbushing, REpinning, REpainting, REsurfacing...until it was finally done. You don't really know how things will turn out in a restoration, until the end. Thankfully I was pleased with the result. The touch was surprisingly light, even with the long key length of a 'reproducing' grand, and the tone was like a warm mug of mocha.
....ahhhh....mmmmo-chaaahhhh....