[pianotech] String sustain - was Self tuning piano

[Laura Olsen]

Joe,
Oh, I just pull the action and pluck that string with a jeweler's screw driver. Talk about "harmonic spectrum"!
(I saw it on the internet!  It must be the way it's done.)
Laura

On Jan 26, 2012, at 6:39 PM, Joseph Garrett wrote:

> David Boyce said: 
> "Two things could come out of that: 1) 
> A whole new sound possibility for the piano as an instrument and 2) an 
> aid to tuning, redicing the need for hammer blows."
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> David,
> No. 1, most definately...er...if it could be controlled by a player. Hmmmm?
> perhaps an added pedal?<G>
> No. 2 I don't think would work. Think about the difference between plucking
> a string and activating one with the hammer. The tone and harmonic spectrum
> is different, as far as I've been able to ascertain.  I suspect that that
> would create an even different tonal/harmonic spectrum. Thoughts from
> others?
> Joe
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> Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
> Captain of the Tool Police
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