<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Re: Transposing Piano</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <STYLE type=text/css>BLOCKQUOTE { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } DL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } UL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } OL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } LI { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>I think I understand this.  So there are four = notes which are duplicated on either side of the bass</FONT><FONT size=3>/treble = break then?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>David Love</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>----- Original Message ----- </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="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=ron@overspianos.com.au = href="mailto:ron@overspianos.com.au">Ron Overs</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> August 24, 2002 8:49 = PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Transposing = Piano</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi all,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>In a message dated 8/23/02 4:36:52 PM Pacific = Daylight Time, <A = href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">davidlovepianos@earthlink.n= et</A> writes:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=Arial>I have a = customer with an Ibach Transposing Piano.  I haven't seen it yet.  What is = it and basically, how does it work.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=-1><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV>These Ibach transposers are interesting. The one in Sydney we = maintain is owned by the Faber-Castell family (of pencil fame).</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>There is a lever under the keyboard (under the treble end) which = is depressed then shifted to a new position to relocate the rest position = of the action (to select the desired key). When the 'shift' lever is first = depressed, it lifts the damper tray to avoid damper lever damage when the action = is shifted.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>The one we maintain, when at the 'key of C' position, has a = standard compass from A1 to A 85. The 'key position' can be adjusted four = semitones up and down from the C position. So the lowest note in the bass is the F = below A1 while the highest in the treble is C88. There are extra notes either = side of the bass/treble break which are required when the action is shifted = from the standard 'key of C' position. The plate is made with a capo bar which = extends through the entire compass of the instrument, inverted agraffes are = inserted into the capo to enable the string positions to be evenly spaced from = the bass/treble break to the very highest note. The plate struts are quite = elevated to allow for the strings to be located under the struts where = necessary.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Tuning these instruments is an interesting exercise, since the = 'scale' is laid in the C position, then as the bass/treble break is approached = one needs to 'change gears' to the lowest key to tune all strings in the tenor. = Once the tenor is tuned one has to 'change gears' again to the highest key, to = tune the highest notes in the bass section. Then 'low gear' needs to be found = again the lowest notes in the bass.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>All in all, these 'formula 1' style tunings should attract a = higher fee. But then again, it makes a tuning day a little more interesting than usual.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Best regards,</DIV> <DIV>Ron O.</DIV><X-SIGSEP><PRE>-- </PRE></X-SIGSEP> <DIV>_______________________<BR><BR>OVERS PIANOS - SYDNEY<BR>Grand = Piano Manufacturers<BR><BR>Web: = http://overspianos.com.au<BR>mailto:info@overspianos.com.au<BR>__________= _____________</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>