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a friend of mines 1976 stage piano seems to sound quite a bit different that my newly purchased 1977 stage. im guessing this would come down to setup, but wanted to see if there were any parts that differ between the 2?

when i say different i mean a bit louder, bassier at max bass, and more tine bell sound and harmonics.  basically fatter and buzzier/bellier  (which i prefer) instead of tight and focused.

i took a good look at both inside, and they look identical, except the 76 seems to have its harp mounted deeper in on the left side than the right. is this a 'trick'? also looks like the tines on the 76 are slightly angled downward toward the hammers, starting a little higher than the 77.

Ive recently picked up a 1972 suitcase 88 (just the piano without the amp) and in its life it looks like its been adjusted and re-adjusted a few times.

after some trial and error, moving the harp around and adjusting the escapement, i got in in the range of what sounds best, however at some point along the line someone either replaced the tips or cut down the existing ones so the contact the tine basically flat on.  

This seemed to cause the sound to be a bit muted on many keys and maybe harder to control the dynamics than other rhodes ive played (too loud or to soft no in between) . so..

i cut some of the tips on a few keys on an angle and on these keys the dynamics are better and i seem to get a cleaner bark.

the question is this:
what kind of angle if any should i cut into these hammer tips?

will replacing the two large electro caps help with hum?