Piano electric soundboard [Fwd: Re: just guitars?]

[Greg Newell]

Phil,
    Thanks for the good chuckle! Of course you know that I was talking about a
keyboard, right?

Phillip L Ford wrote:

> Right.  All you need is a sitka spruce panel the size of a soundboard.  You put
> pickups on all the strings, amplify the output, and transmit it to your soundboard
> speaker.  Now you don't have to have a soundboard in the piano.  Think of the
> savings.
>
> Phil F
> ---
> Phillip Ford
> Piano Service & Restoration
> 1777 Yosemite Ave - 215
> San Francisco, CA  94124
>
> On Thu, 24 Jan 2002 00:05:40
>  Greg Newell wrote:
> >Greetings listees,
> >    I thought I would forward this to the list. This is an answer to a
> >question I posted to the site given us by Terry Farrell. Once they
> >develop this item I'd love to hear how it sounds. Not sure I could ever
> >afford it but I'd love to hear it.
> >
> >Greg
> >
> >-------- Original Message --------
> >Subject: Re: just guitars?
> >   Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 17:00:56 +0800
> >   From: Petros Guitars <petros@petrosguitars.com>
> >     To: Greg Newell <gnewell@ameritech.net>
> >
> >This would work great for a piano. We hold the patent for that as well.
> >One would probably need a bigger soundboard for a really big piano sound
> >and we have not developed it as of yet. What we have now is ideal for
> >guitars, mandolins, violins and possibly cellos.   We use Sitka
> >spruce.   Thanks for the note.
> >
> >--
> >Sincerely,
> >Bruce Petros
> >
> >Petros Guitars
> >345 Co. Rd. CE
> >Kaukauna, WI 54130
> >920-766-1295
> >http://www.petrosguitars.com
> >From: Greg Newell <gnewell@ameritech.net>
> >
> >     Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 16:56:02 -0500
> >     To: info@soundboard.net
> >     Subject: just guitars?
> >
> >
> >     Dear Sirs,
> >        Are these amps made for guitars only? Would you have a
> >     keyboard
> >     variety? Neat product!! I hope you're successful! What kind of
> >     spruce do
> >     you use?
> >
> >     --
> >     Greg Newell
> >     Greg's Piano Fort?
> >     mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net
> >
> >
> >
> >

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