New project!

[Murray Seminuk]

Hi Greg
This should not be too difficult to make.The hardest part would be to make
it easily mountable to more than one piano.The principle I have in mind
would be to have a rod mounted under the keybed from the front of the bed to
infront of the lyre.A lever would be attached to the rod and hung straight
down towards the floor.It woud have to be long enough to be comfortable to
be moved by his knee.The next lever would be attached near the lyre
parrallel with the keybed and over the pedal.The final rod would go from
that lever down to the pedal to be moved .Now you figure out the rest.Good
Luck

Murray
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Newell" <gnewell@ameritech.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>; "University Technicians, College and"
<caut@ptg.org>; "Tech, Master Piano Tech" <mpt@talklist.com>; "Wisner, Mark"
<MWisner@yamaha.com>
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 2:42 PM
Subject: New project!


> Greetings various list members,
>     I have just been asked to do an interesting project for a gentleman
> who is loosing "power in his foot". While I'm not exactly sure what that
> means the end result is that he would like me to construct a device
> whereby he can play the sustain pedal of his Yamaha C6 with a sideways
> pressure from his knee. I'm rather excited by this bit of a brain teaser
> for me. I also seem to remember that this topic has come up a rather
> long time ago on this list. Does anyone out there have plans for such an
> item?
>     I'm also musing about something like the above not attached to any
> one -piano but rather something that could ba adapted to any piano. This
> particular potential customer has played out in nursing homes and would
> like to continue to do so. I just love the idea of enabling someone to
> continue to serve in a way that makes them and others happy.
>     If you kind and gentle folk have any ideas where I could find
> already existing plans or have ideas about the best way to approach
> these possible projects I'm all ears.
> Thanks!
>
> --
> Greg Newell
> mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net
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