Tim Baxter asks:
> What is the fastest number of repetitions a single note should be
> capable of on a well-regulated, properly functioning player piano?
> Stated another way, how fast should a single note be able to repeat?
I calculated this in my post from 3/2/98 (search for "Hand-Playing"
in the the MMD archive)... using the 1911 American Music Roll Standard,
the maximum notes per second works out to be tempo/10. So if you have
a tempo of (let's say) 90, then 9 notes per second is the max allowed
by this standard.
Rick Inzero, Rochester, NY, rdi@cci.com
"Holy Marimba Roll, Batman!"
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