Honky Tonk attachment

[James Grebe]

Hi, Tom
I have read that on some of the original devices they used shoe buttons on
the tabs, though I have never found one like that.
James Grebe
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Dickson" <td_tuner@hotmail.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 8:00 PM
Subject: Re: Honky Tonk attachment


> Hi, James,
>
>   I posted this summer regarding an attachment on an old piano I was
> servicing.  It had both a full felt mute strip for quiet playing, as well
as
> a separate attachment with a series of leather strips that would come down
> between hammers and strings to give a more "honky tonk" sort of sound.
This
> device had strips for every hammer in the action.  It was rather an
> ingenious affair.
>
> Sincerely,
> Tom Dickson
>
>
> >From: "James Grebe" <pianoman@accessus.net>
> >Reply-To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> >To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> >Subject: Re: Honky Tonk attachment
> >Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 19:26:43 -0600
> >
> >None of the old rinky tink attachments had anything but a felt mute in
the
> >bass so the treble would stand out.
> >James Grebe
> >Piano Tuner-Technician
> >Established 1962
> >Artisan of Wooden Artifacts such as:
> >Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups
> >Handsome Hardwood Piano  Benches
> >Handsome Hardwood Tuning Levers
> >314 845-8282
> >1526 Raspberry Lane
> >Arnold, MO 63010
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@sbcglobal.net>
> >To: "pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> >Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 4:32 PM
> >Subject: Honky Tonk attachment
> >
> >
> > > List,
> > >
> > > The SF Ballet is going to do a ballet based on a Scott Joplin piece
> > > and they want a honky tonk sound.  I've looked in Schaff and they
> > > have a device but it doesn't cover the bass notes.  Question:  has
> > > anyone tried this and are the bass notes a problem for the honky
> > > tonk sound, i.e. with the angle of the strings etc?  This may be all I
> > > can get?  They have new Yamahas and I'm not poking any tacks in
> > > the hammers...;-]
> > >
> > > Any ideas...
> > >
> > > David I.
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