The recording strip allows you to choose response curves across the compass but does not enable "voicing" of individual notes. If the TFT finger is cracked or broken, that section will have to be replaced. Make sure that the underside of the keys are clean and smooth (nothing to snag the TFT finger). All fingers should be "preloaded" a certain amount. You may download literature from PianoDisc with specific information and Mr. Zarate is quite helpful. Testing a recording presupposes you have a well regulated player to test with so that poor regulation is not the issue. Andrew Anderson, Artisan Piano On Jun 15, 2010, at 7:08 PM, Ryan Sowers wrote: > Thanks for your post Larry. PianoDisk should be able to send me one > of those mylar strips. One think to clarify - Mine isn't a player. > It looks like it originally was set up to be a player,(it has > material removed from the key bed under the back of the keys for a > solenoid rail) but it does have a Quiet Time system that I > retrofitted into it when it was at the local music store. > > Your post makes me think that I may be able to adjust the attack > curve on individual notes (allowing me to "voice" the TFT strips > individually) if I know the right sequence of notes to hit. > > This gives me hope! > > Thanks for taking the time to share your expertise! > > On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 4:43 PM, Larry Fisher RPT > <larryf at pacifier.com> wrote: > Ok Ryan, those finger things are TFT strips. Touch Film > Technology. The faster you bend them, the greater the electronic > pulse it creates. They need to be preloaded by about 3 to 5 mm. > This is done by tilting the entire strip accomplished by adding > shims under the mounts. I've used center rail punchings for this. > Make sure the previously mentioned action regulation and system > alignments are done first. > > As for the mylar strip from PianoDisc, for me to explain the > functions verbally would be a huge bunch of chatter. The strip is > the length of the keyboard. It has printed on it the sequences of > keys you press to enter the software of the TFT hardware so you can > adjust the attack curves, volume differences between sharps and > naturals, and a choice few other things. Providing you did a real > smart job of installing the player and have aligned it well, you may > be experiencing an over sensitive attack curve. You can't get good > results if the player isn't installed properly!! > > I've been thinking of taking a picture of this strip and adding it > to my website. It's on a rather long list of things I'd rather do > like kayaking with fine babes in unusually high water around the area. > > Lar > > > > > > -- > Ryan Sowers, RPT > Puget Sound Chapter > Olympia, WA > www.pianova.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100616/c730a3b0/attachment.htm>
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