Celeste

[John Dutton]

Celestas are notoriously bad even at the best of times.  Even the one owned
by the Chicago Symphony is a POS-an expensive pos but never the less a pos.
The action has to be heavy to work in my experience though I am not normally
running the thing in concert.  This is truly a good use for an electronic
keyboard IMHO.  If you learn any tricks please post them though.

 

John Dutton

Billings, MT

(professional French horn player for 23 years now)

 

From: Richard Morgan [mailto:rsanbornmorgan at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Sunday, 04 March, 2007 16:25
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Celeste

 

Have any of you had occasion to work on a celeste?  I played The Planets
last night (tuba), and the keyboardist complained of a too-hard touch on the
celeste, causing an inconsistent speaking.  Looking through the grill-work,
and seeing piano-like action, it occurred to me it could use some piano-like
regulating.  Didn't have the time to experiment, but I remain curious. . .

 

Thanks,

Richard

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