Ricca & Son Piano

[Kristinn Leifsson]

Hi Stephen

Oh I see. The only way you´ll achieve that is to de-tune the piano.    But 
the strip adds a funny tone.


Kristinn


At 14:01 7.12.2000 -0800, you wrote:
>Like OUT OF TUNE -- around 3 beats per second in the
>first trichord octave or 2, 4-6 beats up to 20-30bps
>out of tune from C52 up to C88, and also out like 1.25
>to 2bps in the bichords.  I'm gonna be restringing the
>piano anyway.
>
>--- Kristinn Leifsson <istuner@islandia.is> wrote:
> > Luck is with you my child!  Oooh, that felt good.
> > <g>
> >
> > I have devised a safe method of making honky tonk!
> >
> >
> > Get a thin magnetic strip, and put it on the
> > strings.  Make sure the
> > let-off isn´t too close and you have a horribly
> > sounding piano.
> > One catch though. It won´t stick to the thickest of
> > the bass
> > strings.  Except of course if they´re iron wound,
> > right?
> >
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Kristinn Leifsson,
> > Reykjavík, Iceland
> >
> > P.S. You could always get a really strong
> > electromagnet and put it behind
> > the strings, making anything with metal stick to
> > them.  Just make sure the
> > pianist doesn´t have a pacemaker or an artificial
> > hip...
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >If you have suggestions for a safe way or alternate
> > >way to do this (I want a honky-tonk flat piano
> > sound)
> > >-- I would appreciate knowing about it.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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