[CAUT] disabling individual noes

[Fred Sturm]

Your results may vary. I tried this on my Baldwin M at home before  
writing my original post, and it worked (didn't work) fine: key up  
and down, no hammer striking string. After reading Jon's post, I  
tried it on a Steinway B at UNM, and the backcheck jammed on the  
hammer tail immediately. So the check had to be adjusted back for it  
to work. Then I tried a note on a Yamaha G-2, and it worked fine, but  
on a piano (as in soft, not forte) keystroke, the hammer would play.  
The rep spring was too strong.
	Anyway, at a place like Cal Arts, it might be a worthwhile thing to  
know how to do, and to go to a bit of trouble to "get it right."  For  
the rest of us, probably not.
	
Regards,
Fred Sturm
University of New Mexico
fssturm at unm.edu



On Aug 17, 2007, at 8:28 PM, Jon Page wrote:

> >you could adjust the jacks forward,
>
> I don't see that working because once the note is played
> the action will capsize and the key will hang down.
>
> As pointed out earlier, a punching under the sharp will
> interfere with the naturals unless it is narrow.
>
> If he wants the keys to operate but not sound, then remove
> the wip and shank and weight the key.  If he just wants the
> key inoperable, tie a Twist-Tie around the rep lever and shank,
> a double loop for security.  Easily installed, easily removed
> without interfering with neighboring keys.
> -- 
>
> Regards,
>
> Jon Page
>

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