"Mandolin Rails"---the proper term for the devices
that swing little metal clips between the hammers and
strings, NEVER had them in the bass area. Not 100
years ago. Not 80 years ago. Never. So don't worry.
But Joplin took his music pretty seriously, and wanted
it played slowly and "classically" so overuse of said
device may cause a rumbling under your feet: not an
earthquake, just Joplin bouncing around in his
grave-wherever that is.
Thump
P.S. You might get a better mandoilin rail from Durrel
Armstrong at the Player Piano Company in Wichita.( Or
maybe just the Schaff rail at higher cost.) I'd
investigate.
--- David Ilvedson <ilvey@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> List,
>
> The SF Ballet is going to do a ballet based on a
> Scott Joplin piece
> and they want a honky tonk sound. I've looked in
> Schaff and they
> have a device but it doesn't cover the bass notes.
> Question: has
> anyone tried this and are the bass notes a problem
> for the honky
> tonk sound, i.e. with the angle of the strings etc?
> This may be all I
> can get? They have new Yamahas and I'm not poking
> any tacks in
> the hammers...;-]
>
> Any ideas...
>
> David I.
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