This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Re: Musical Soundwaves: good pluck!Hi Anthony, I was not commenting on the magical qualities of the harp but pointing = out that a harp possibly has casters on it and is a member of the = stringed instrument family. Regards Tony Caught Darwin Australia caute@optusnet.com.au ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Anthony Wrght=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 12:19 PM Subject: Re: Musical Soundwaves: good pluck!=20 Hi List It's my understanding that Christophory's magical discovery, from = watching the wrist action of an accomplished hammer dulcimer player, was = 'escapement' or the 'throwing' of the hammer at the string through use = of the jack and letoff button. Without escapement there is no throw. As = a harper myself, and being accused, as having identified myself as a = piano technician, by fellow harpers as working on 'harps in a coffin' as = harpers regard a piano, a harp is a plucky affair; dynamics of a = harpsichord aren't even close to that which escapes through letoff.=20 A. Wright From: "Tony Caught" <caute@optusnet.com.au> Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2002 11:22:53 +0930 To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Subject: Re: Musical Soundwaves Hi Ron, Pianers are percussion indstruments, how about a harp ? Tony Caught Darwin Australia caute@optusnet.com.au --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.381 / Virus Database: 214 - Release Date: 02/08/02 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/a3/1b/89/f5/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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