Dutch invention for the upright

[Ron Berry, RPT]

On 20 Dec 95 13:18:48 GMT, from rec.music.makers.piano

>The grand piano uses a special double repetition mechanism that enables
>to play fast succesive notes. Till now there was no good equivalent for
>the upright. Hans Velo, retired from his job at Philips in the
>Netherlands, used two magnets per string to improve the playing comfort
>of the upright. His invention is used now on the German Seiler pianos
>and has been recieved with enthousiasm in Germany after the
>Musikmesse.  Hans gets a royality fee per sold piano and told in a
>local news paper `I regret', he said, `that I can't play the piano very
>well'.

>--Piet

Forwarded by Ron Berry

Ron Berry, RPT
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