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<DIV><FONT size=2>I would contact Richard Davenport in Los Angeles. =
Richard
actively is retrofitting magnetic keyboards and has experimented
extensively with this subject.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Interesting thing that you mentioned =
Seiler...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>this summer at the Chicago PTG Seiler had sent =
one of
their voicers to teach a voicing class. Good class by the
way.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>During the class the subject was shifted to
inertia...what was it, how does it feel, how does it feel and the =
affects
if inertia to great...yada, yada, yada.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>The point was made about magnetic actions and his =
response was
interesting in that, even though inertia (can in many times) becomes our =
worst
nightmare, it is also a characteristic of a piano keyboard. His thought =
was that
the magnetic keyboard, and in theory it works beautifully, will =
present an
entirely different, foreign feel to the piano. His theory was =
that
there would many artists-types who would not feel comfortable =
playing a
keyboard with such a different feel.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I've played on several magnetic keyboards and =
personally I
didn't feel the same sentiment as the gentleman from Seiler. =
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Tom Servinsky, RPT</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, August 16, 2002 =
2:04
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Seiler Super Magnet =
Repition
Action.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Hello today I saw a Seiler with =
magnets in
the jacks. I have heard that petrof and bosendorfer use magnets in =
their keys.
Does anyone know where I can see diagrams of these? Also does anyone =
know the
pros and cons of such initiatives??</FONT></DIV>
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Jack </FONT></DIV>
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