Midi pianos

[Guy, Karen, and Tor Nichols]

At 08:15 PM 5/21/97 +0000, you wrote:
>List,
>
>I have a customer with a Yamaha S-400 who is interested in the
>possiblity of adding Midi to his piano.  This isn't something I
>have done and I told him I would post the List.  Does anyone
>know who will add Midi to a piano?  We do not want to do
>anything that will harm the integrity of the instrument.  I
>believe this would entail sensors under the front of the keys as
>per Disclaviers.  He wants to be able to use his computer to
>notate what he is improvising.
David,
	http://www.gulbransen.com/   will give you a little more info on the
strips you can install. Reliability and consistancy are good with these
products. I've put them on everything from regular acoustics, rhodes
electrics, and old church organs.
	For a pianist who wants to sequence/notate from improv, it's the only way
to go. A lot of 'players' can't get as inspired by a keyboard, no matter
how good the touch and sound. Remember the feed-back loop created by the
energy flow between pianist and piano, NOTHING else 'quite' gets there. The
better the player, the more tolerant towards non-traditional touch and
tone, but for the self-amused, it's really gotta be real.
	You can set him up pretty cheaply if you keep your learning curve time
down when installing. Follow Gulbransens' book closely, and use this list
for more help if you need it. Once you've done a few, you'll want one for
yourself.
Guy
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>ilvey
>Pacifica, CA
>ilvey@a.crl.com
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Guy Nichols, RPT
nicho@lascruces.com
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