sharp key reattachment cause of breakage

[Fenton Murray]

A gliss is all about technique, and much easier to pull off on an organ like 
the tone wheel Hammonds with water fall fronts and smooth edges on the 
sharps. A black key gliss on a piano sounds pretty risky.
Fenton
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Porritt, David" <dporritt at mail.smu.edu>
To: <tcole at cruzio.com>; "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 9:51 AM
Subject: RE: sharp key reattachment cause of breakage


>I do those all the time when playing and if the action is well regulated
> it doesn't hurt a thing (not even my hand!).
>
> dp
>
> David M. Porritt, RPT
> dporritt at smu.edu
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
> Behalf Of Thomas Cole
> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 11:47 AM
> To: Pianotech List
> Subject: Re: sharp key reattachment cause of breakage
>
> Joe,
>
> I've often heard jazz players do a pentatonic glissando. Might be a
> little tough on the sharp bushings, depending on how you do it.
>
> Tom Cole
>
> Joe And Penny Goss wrote:
>> Seeing the request for proper repair reminded me that most of the time
> we
>> see detached sharps, the cause is the player
>> or other individual that is unaware of how to play a glissando,
> without
>> causing damage to the key button or breaking off a sharp. Too much
> side
>> pressure and wear of the bushings from using the sharps results in
> damage to
>> the piano.
>> The sharp is never used except for the first and last of the run, or
> so Im
>> told.
>> Tuba 185 Miraphone mouthpiece 'Loud' 5 <g>
>> Joe Goss RPT
>> Mother Goose Tools
>> imatunr at srvinet.com
>> www.mothergoosetools.com
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Tony Prokos" <tonypro45 at earthlink.net>
>> To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 8:36 AM
>> Subject: sharp key reattachment
>>
>>
>>
>>> What type of glue can be used for sharp key reattachment?
>>>
>>> Tony
>>>
>>
>>
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