laser levels etc.

[Rob Goodale]

Excellent idea but it needs the following enhancements:

1.  built-in GPS sensors to verify that the piano is in proper alignment.
2.  A vacuum chamber to minimize air resistance thereby effecting the
response of the key weight.
3.  Polarized lighting to minimize glare when viewing the keys.
4.  Magnetic shielding to prevent friction cased by deviation.
5.  Mainframe computer to monitor and analyze sensory data.
6.  Robotic arm to provide the key motion thereby eliminating the
possibility of carpaltunnelsyndrom.
7.  Ultrasonic sensor to verify key motion.
8.  Radar to record key motion speed.
9.  X-ray to determine internal contact surfaces of the key pin.
10.  A really good lawyer to file the patent.

>   For big key level jobs what we need is a program to
> analyze a digital picture for accurate quick rough in.
>
>
>    We would set a camera on a tripod so the keyboard
> occupies the full width of the picture.
>
>    The program would inscribe two lines and assign
> punching values to 88 keys based on pixel deviations
> from the lines.  The lap top would list 88 sets
> on instructions as to how much punching to insert.
>
>    Then we could do a finishing pass taping.
>    And I could retire on the royalties   ;-)
>
>                           Cheers
>                           Dave Renaud