[pianotech] Pianodisc silent systems

[Mark S Burgett]

Hi David,

The let-off is always set to the mute rail (in the on position) so there is not a blocking situation and this is the only regulation adjustment that needs to be made.  Usually you can achieve 1/8" let-off and the mute rail does not affect the performance of the piano.

Mark Burgett

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Love
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 1:57 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Pianodisc silent systems

Steven:

Thanks for commenting.  This is a concert level pianist but his practice situation is such that he would ideally like the ability to equip the piano with a silent function  (late night practicing in an apartment building).   The rest of the stuff (recording, etc) is not that important.  I think he accepts that the sound will be different.  The perceptible change to the action is what I am worried about, though the action is not exactly optimized at the moment.  How big a change is it and does it impact the action when the silent function is not in use?

David Love
www.davidlovepianos.com

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Steven Hopp
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 1:32 PM
To: PianoTech
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Pianodisc silent systems

David,

I have not installed this on a grand piano.  However I am familiar with MIDI and wonder whether there would be enough expression in the sound of a MIDI piano if your client is a very advanced pianist?  If they were informed that the sound problem from practicing at night would go away but the actual expressive sound from their playing might be lessened then I would say this product would work.  Note too they would have to have a TFT record strip as well as a mute rail installed which is included in this package and is virtually undetectable but good to let them know there might be a slight perceptible change to the downweight from the tabs that recognize the keystroke installed under each key.

PianoDisc also sells the mute rail for grand pianos seperately.  Would they be able to use just that if the piano played very quietly?  Also note that a mute rail requires letoff to be set at 1/8" according to the instructions so there will be some regulation adjustments as well.

MFSR for this system is $3443.00 without labor to install and without any regulation or pick up and delivery included.  The MFSR for the Mute rail alone is $722.00 w/o labor.

Hope that helps.

Steven Hopp RPT
PianoWorks Studio
Midland, TX  79705
432-770-7473

> From: davidlovepianos at comcast.net<mailto:davidlovepianos at comcast.net>
> To: pianotech at ptg.org<mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>
> Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 11:02:37 -0800
> Subject: [pianotech] Pianodisc silent systems
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> Can anyone who has experience comment on the upside/downside of installing
> these systems on a grand piano (Baldwin F)? I'm not actually going to
> install it, I would hire someone (it's out my purview), but a customer of
> mine has a noise issue in practicing late at night and is considering
> something like this.
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> http://www.pianodisc.com/products/details.aspx?id=42381
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> David Love
> www.davidlovepianos.com<http://www.davidlovepianos.com>
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