<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=Windows-1252"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2737.800" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>It's a hoot . . cable internet - 2 minutes . . = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Jim Kinnerr </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Collingwood, ON</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=tune4u@earthlink.net = href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">Alan</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 09, 2004 = 11:07 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Piano = Animation!</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=984360415-09042004><FONT face=Arial>Dude, you = have GOT to pony up for DSL or cable if it's available in your area! I just = downloaded the whole movie in about 14 minutes. ;-]</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=984360415-09042004><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=984360415-09042004><FONT face=Arial>Thanks for = putting us on to a little light relief.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=984360415-09042004><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=984360415-09042004><FONT face=Arial>Well, back to = replacing 88 bent and mostly broken Chickering brass butt plates = ...</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan R. = Barnard</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr = align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> = Rob Goodale [mailto:rrg@unlv.nevada.edu] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 09, 2004 = 2:38 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Piano Animation!<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now <U>this</U> is cool.  This = will be of particular interest to those who enjoy mechanical music or midi.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Apparently a few graduate students = from the University of Ohio animated a piano as part of their graduation project.  This involved using midi data interfaced with an = animation program that was specially written for the application, (hence the = student's project).  The work consists of an animated vintage Ampico = upright player piano which is being played by raindrops falling onto the = keys.  A butterfly dances to the music as it flies around = the piano and then enters the interior.  The animated movement of the action = is fantastic.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>According to the author of the web = page, in addition to winning a computer animation festival the success of = this project led them to career positions with Pixar animation studios, = (now a division of Disney).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You can download the animated movie = in it's entirety although it will take a very long time, (about 3-1/2 hours = using dial-up).  Even so the movie is somewhat small in size.  Nevertheless a real treat!  To download go here:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A = href="http://accad.osu.edu/~smay/BITR/">http://accad.osu.edu/~smay/BITR= /</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rob Goodale, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Las Vegas, = NV</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <P><FONT size=2>---<BR>Outgoing mail is certified Virus = Free.<BR>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).<BR>Version: 6.0.627 / = Virus Database: 402 - Release Date: 3/16/2004<BR></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>