[pianotech] Toy Piano Scaling

Paul T Williams pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu
Wed Apr 22 05:41:55 PDT 2009


Pretty cool.

The action looks fortepiano-ish.

Paul




Ryan Sowers <tunerryan at gmail.com> 
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Wow - that's super cute Jurgen. How does it sound?? Shoenhut  is also 
making a child size grand piano for around $3000-$4000. There's just 
something so appealing about tiny pianos! Kinda like puppies and kittens 
etc. 

On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 12:04 PM, Jurgen Goering <
pianoforte at pianofortesupply.com> wrote:
I suggest buying an inexpensive xylophone and using the tone bars.

While on the subject of toy pianos, I own a toy grand with a real cast 
iron plate and tunable strings.
I am still looking for more information on this unique piece.  Was it a 
promotional piano for a store window?
Check out photos here:
http://www.pianofortesupply.com/toypiano

Jurgen Goering

>  This is off the wall and off topic but I thought I'd throw it out to 
the
>> mathematical among us....
>>
>> I have toy piano for a long time customer who wants it to work for her
>> granddaughter, several of the tines are broken. I have a friend who is 
a
>> metal worker so making new ones is possible, the question is how to
>> calculate the proper length without simple trial and error. Is there a
>> formula or two for calculating the pitch of a steel rod? Any advice?
>>
>> --Dave
>>
>>  New Orleans
>>



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Ryan Sowers, RPT
Puget Sound Chapter
Olympia, WA
www.pianova.net
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