disabling individual noes

[Farrell]

But then wouldn't the front of the key go down and stay down? Maybe add a key leveling lead weight to the rear of the key (backcheck) - but would it stay?

Or, what about just muting those notes with a couple pieces of felt? If the player is not playing the muted notes, then any inadvertent light key strike might not likely make much of a sound. Just mute it off like you would a replacement string that is pulled a bit sharp and left that way. Certainly an easy solution.

Terry Farrell
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Tom Sivak 
  To: Pianotech List 
  Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 8:26 AM
  Subject: Re: disabling individual noes


  Even though he's not playing the Cs or Ebs, I think it would be disconcerting that they wouldn't be able to move.  I would prefer something inside which would prevent the notes from playing, but allow the keys to depress anyway.  You could remove the hammers and shanks from those individual keys, allowing the keys to depress but make no sound.  It would be more trouble, but ultimately is a better solution.  I think.

  Tom Sivak
  Chicago

  reggaepass at aol.com wrote:
    Greetings List(s),

    Someone is paying me handsomely to realize their own tuning system for 
    a couple of performances this weekend. As a safety precaution, he 
    would like to have the notes that he doesn't actually play (all of the 
    Cs and Ebs, in this case) disabled. The best idea I have come up with 
    so far is to add another front rail cloth punching on top of the one 
    that is already there for these keys, so the keys will barely depress.

    Is there a better/easier way?

    Thanks,

    Alan Eder
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