<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1543" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Alan,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Are you saying that the (unplayed notes) would be tuned say a half step lower to match played notes?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tuned a piano several years back where all the white were 1/2 step low and the black a whole step low.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>An interesting 3 step pitch raise to A440  >g< </FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></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=reggaepass@aol.com href="mailto:reggaepass@aol.com">reggaepass@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 16, 2007 7:44 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: disabling individual noes</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Hi Terry,<BR><BR><BR>When I've muted un-played notes in the past, the resulting sound that is made when these notes are accidentally played has been an issue.  Considered muting of un-played strings, but then found out that in this piece, ALL pitches and registers, even those not played, are to be tuned to certain specified relationships with played notes.  This is for sympathetic resonance, both within the piano itself and with the computer generated drones sounding throughout the piece.  <BR><BR>Thanks to you and to everyone else who has responded to this query.  Lots of good stuff.<BR><BR>Cheers,<BR><BR>Alan Eder<BR></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com><BR>To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><BR>Sent: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 6:28 am<BR>Subject: Re: disabling individual noes<BR><BR> <DIV id=AOLMsgPart_2_cd5596c7-c27c-498d-b093-8e024b049b78> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But then wouldn't the front of the key go down and stay down? Maybe add a key leveling lead weight to the rear of the key (backcheck) - but would it stay?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Or, what about just muting those notes with a couple pieces of felt? If the player is not playing the muted notes, then any inadvertent light key strike might not likely make much of a sound. Just mute it off like you would a replacement string that is pulled a bit sharp and left that way. Certainly an easy solution.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(0,0,0) 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: rgb(228,228,228) 0% 50%; FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial"><B>From:</B> <A title=tvaktvak@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:tvaktvak@sbcglobal.net">Tom Sivak</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 16, 2007 8:26 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"><B>Subject:</B> Re: disabling individual noes</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Even though he's not playing the Cs or Ebs, I think it would be disconcerting that they wouldn't be able to move.  I would prefer something inside which would prevent the notes from playing, but allow the keys to depress anyway.  You could remove the hammers and shanks from those individual keys, allowing the keys to depress but make no sound.  It would be more trouble, but ultimately is a better solution.  I think.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Tom Sivak</DIV> <DIV>Chicago<BR><BR><B><I><A href="mailto:reggaepass@aol.com">reggaepass@aol.com</A></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid">Greetings List(s),<BR><BR>Someone is paying me handsomely to realize their own tuning system for <BR>a couple of performances this weekend. As a safety precaution, he <BR>would like to have the notes that he doesn't actually play (all of the <BR>Cs and Ebs, in this case) disabled. The best idea I have come up with <BR>so far is to add another front rail cloth punching on top of the one <BR>that is already there for these keys, so the keys will barely depress.<BR><BR>Is there a better/easier way?<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR><BR>Alan Eder<BR>________________________________________________________________________<BR>AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free <BR>from AOL at AOL.com.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV class=AOLPromoFooter> <HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at <A href="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000437" target=_blank><B>AOL.com</B></A>.<BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>