Joe, Oh, I just pull the action and pluck that string with a jeweler's screw driver. Talk about "harmonic spectrum"! (I saw it on the internet! It must be the way it's done.) Laura On Jan 26, 2012, at 6:39 PM, Joseph Garrett wrote: > David Boyce said: > "Two things could come out of that: 1) > A whole new sound possibility for the piano as an instrument and 2) an > aid to tuning, redicing the need for hammer blows." > > David, > No. 1, most definately...er...if it could be controlled by a player. Hmmmm? > perhaps an added pedal?<G> > No. 2 I don't think would work. Think about the difference between plucking > a string and activating one with the hammer. The tone and harmonic spectrum > is different, as far as I've been able to ascertain. I suspect that that > would create an even different tonal/harmonic spectrum. Thoughts from > others? > Joe > > > > > > Joe Garrett, R.P.T. > Captain of the Tool Police > Squares R I >
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