This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hi, Wim, rather than trying to limit pianistic creativity (how ever = mundane and tawdry) I would consider this another opportunity to do work = and execute the necessary repairs.=20 "the one armed piano tuner" Chris Solliday=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Wimblees@aol.com=20 To: caut@ptg.org=20 Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 10:03 AM Subject: [CAUT] rubbing back checks. Yesterday there was a note on the piano of one of the piano profs' D, = ("key rubs when holding down Db6 and playing C5) Upon inspection, I = noticed the back checks were rubbing against each other. I wrote the = following to the professor.=20 =20 > The problem with the keys you pointed out was the Dd back check was > rubbing =20 > against the C back check, but only when the Db was depressed. When I > had the =20 > action out, I noticed several other back checks that were almost > rubbing=20 > against their neighbors. There was one similarity with all the ones > that were=20 > close to their neighbors. They all belonged to a black key. Then I > looked at the=20 > front of the key, and noticed they were very close to the white = key. >=20 > =20 > This is caused by playing glissandos on the black keys. It has = always > been =20 > advised for piano players not to play glissando on the black keys. > Primarily =20 > because the key button can't take the strain, but also because it > does cause=20 > the key to move over, and thus create this problem.=20 > =20 > Now, if you are not playing glissando on the black key, I wonder if > perhaps =20 > when you play a glissando on the white key, your fingers rub against = > the=20 > black keys, causing them to move over.=20 > =20 His response was: Wim, "I rarely play glissandos." My question to you guys is this. Have any of you experienced this, and = what solution do you have? This is a 45 year old D, with the original = action.=20 His other comment was: "Perhaps the technicians guild needs to take this matter up with the=20 composers guild, particularly the branch that deals with dead=20 composers. Debussy and Ravel were noted for their transgressions into = glissandi." Any takers for an ad hoc committee to investigate this problem and = make recommendations? Wim Willem Blees, RPT Piano Tuner/Technician School of Music University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL USA ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/8e/41/d1/14/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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