Difficult to design a piano that large.

[Brian Trout]

Hi,

Just had to add a paltry two cents to this thread...  :-)

If any of you have been around pipe organs, you might see something kind of
similar to what you're referring to with the brain's extrapolation of
information that may not be present.

On some organs, it is desirable to have a stop which is called a
"Resultant".  I've often seen a stop called "32' Resultant".  It's nothing
more than a coupler which will couple the bottom note being played on a 16'
stop with the note a fifth up the scale.  The end result is an effect which
will cause you to think that you hear a 32' pipe, (at least a low C, that
is,), <which is one octave lower, if you're not familiar,>  even though
there isn't one on that organ.  (32' pipes take up a lot of room!)  It's an
idea and a basic concept that's been around for a long, long time.

Interesting thoughts in this (and the previous) thread.  Thanks to all who
have contributed.

Best wishes,

Brian Trout
Quarryville, PA
btrout@desupernet.net