Down-striking discovery and up-striking pianist

[Elian Degen J.]

Jim,

Very interesting thought, but it would very much count what it was made
of... Just think about the wood with its humidity contents, lack of
atmospheric pressure would lower water boiling point so much that at normal
ambient temperature it would completely evaporate, wood would shrink and
crack, and you will end up with loose tuning pins, cracked soundboard loose
center pins, ...... and much more, but before that happens, if the
instrument is not in direct sunlight, it will freeze to  the point which
most conventional piano materials becomes brittle and break, if in the
vicinity of earth and sun strikes it,  will practically "cook" . Materials
do count. You would need space age technology materials, i.e.: probably
carbon fiber instead of wood, for pinblock and soundboard  other metal types
for strings and rim, and totally new types of glues. Now you do have a point
there without air, nobody would be able to hear anything. But let me know,
because I know several "pianists" which I would send to play over there...

Elian



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Subject: Re: Down-striking discovery and up-striking pianist


> Susan, Conrad;
>  Interesting thought..."pianos in sapce"!! :-)
> If the thingee was 'in' space I don't think that what it was made of would
> make any difference would it?? How would you tune it or even hear it? But
> perhaps that is the best place for such as the "Melodigrand" :-)
> Jim Bryant (FL)
>