O.K. my 2 cents.. To set the pin, what if the device pulled the pitch above "x" amount(with hundreds of tiny mechanical pulls), then very tiny taps were made on the pin while hammer blows were made? I don't think you could ever use a device like this in the home nor would it work for fine tuning(?), but in a factory situation, or warehouse/storage situation, maybe. I know we're all hissing in the wind here, but if you would have described a Disklavier to me 15 years ago, I would have just smirked. Lance Lafargue, RPT New Orleans Chapter Covington, LA. lafargue@iamerica.net ---------- > From: Phil Ryan <pryan2@bellsouth.net> > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Tuning Invention Idea > Date: Friday, October 10, 1997 8:15 PM > > Does anyone have any comments or reactions to the idea of building a > battery operated or electrical tuning hammer which could be interfaced > with a SAT or other computerized piano tuning program to slowly tighten > or loosen the tuning pin of the note you are playing until the red > lights are stopped? Would such an invention be possible, feasible or > desirable? Or is there such an mechanism out there? I'd love to hear > your comments. > > Phil R. >
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