[CAUT] "fluid piano"

[Zeno Wood]

Sounded like a cross between a fortepiano and a hammered dulcimer.


On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 2:22 PM, G Cousins <cousins_gerry at msn.com> wrote:

>  Agree on plastic.  Probably nylon or delrin.
> DEsign cound be a knock off of a modified string mute (aka harmonic/wolf
> tone killer) similar to those used on harpsichord. Wish there were closeups.
> Gerry
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> From: PAULREVENKOJONES at aol.com
> Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:11:03 -0500
> To: caut at ptg.org
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> Subject: Re: [CAUT] "fluid piano"
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> In a message dated 11/23/2009 1:01:32 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> cousins_gerry at msn.com writes:
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> What's the fluiid?  WD40?    Just kidding
> Pretty interesting build. Wonder if the market would accept this radical of
> a design.
> Ditto on CalArts.  Any idea as to the price? I didn't see any mention.
> Gerry C
> WCUPA
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> I would think the only "market" would be experimental music programs and
> those who wish to play microtonal music with that voice. Pretty restricted,
> but very interesting. I could not see a plate structure. One wonders about
> overall tensions and tension change. Also, the sliders looked like plastic?
>
> Paul
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