SK'sPPP !

Michael Jorgensen Michael.Jorgensen@cmich.edu
Wed, 18 Feb 1998 12:57:19 +0000


Forgot to mention it's Disklavier compatable so the pianist can just
"stay home".  $6995 extra will buy the single arm portable bionic piano
tuner!  (AC or DC models available)
MJ

JIMRPT@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Stephen;
>  Certainly it will work !  It will surely catch on !  Just think of the
> prospects....
> Possible advertisement in future Music Trades Magazine:
> 
>  "Instrument Dealers, Band directors, Stage and Ochestra Musicians, each have
> acclaimed the 'KLINE Portable Page Partitioner'. Acclamations include vast
> praise for the ease of use, the high degree of visibilty under all light
> conditions, and the automatic page turning/advancing features.  Also singled
> out for special praise is the ability of storing 100,000 sheets of musical
> notation, while retaining the ability to access any particular melody within 1
> nanoNewton.  Since it's introduction a decade ago the 'KLINE PPP' has
> undergone many changes and now is offered in six different models each with
> all features available.  From the 20" wide 12" tall and 3/8" thick "pit
> ochestra" model, weighing 1lb. to the 4" x 6" x 1/4" weighing 2 ozs.  All
> models have the highly desirable "note following" (TM) capablity requiring no
> interruption of the performers manipulation of any instrument.
>   In addition the Ochestral and Symphonic Piano models include a program to
> assist in maintaining pianos at the proper pitch and temperament.  Any
> technician may set any desired temperament on the piano through accessing one
> of the 300 temperaments stored in "Historical Tempers" (TM) program. This
> optional facility is available as a portion of the 'KLINE PPP' and is an ETD
> combining temperament settings and a tuning  program allowing "standard" ET
> based and HT based temperaments to be applied, at any desired pitch, to the
> instrument. Also available is an optional temperament designing aid that
> allows a temperament to be designed for any particular piano.
>   Said S. KLINE, the inventor of the "KLINE PPP",  " I have been working on an
> automatic tuning system but the problems may be too difficult for me to
> overcome in my small research facility here in Philmanth.  Mr. S. Birkett is
> comming on the team next year and the focus of his efforts will be to try and
> perfect this automatic system. "  Kline also said " it will be nice to have
> Stephen on board because after intial resistance he has become one of the PPPs
> biggest boosters"
>   The "KLINE PPP" is available through your local Music dealers and all piano
> technicians Nation wide.
> Jim Bryant (national marketing director for "KLINE PPP".)
> "they said it wouldn't fly but you will have to admit it floats awfully well"
> Faintly Dull


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