Sounds like a good idea. A diaphragm switch ( I think
there's one in every washing machine )which works on
pressure, to a solenoid to lift the dampers via the
existing trapwork. thats' my guess.
Gordon Stelter
--- Michiel van Loon <mvanloon@pianoman.nl> wrote:
> Dear colleagues,
> After being away from this list for more than 2
> years, I subscribed again a
> few minutes ago to ask for your advise.
> The question has been posed to me is as follows. It
> is about a 7 year old
> girl with an injured spinal cord. She is learning to
> play the piano. She has
> the normal use of het arms and hands, but now that
> she comes to the point
> where she has to use the damper pedal, she needs
> somthing to depress the
> right pedal.
> Does anyone of you know if there already exsist
> something to solve this
> problem?
> I have been thinking of using Disklavier parts
> controlled by a tube on which
> she can blow to press a microswitch.
> Any idea is welcome.
> Regards,
>
> Michiel van Loon
> O.D. Laan 6
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> The Netherlands
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