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Pianocorder
By Rob Goodale

Bill Edgerton wrote in yesterday's MMD:

    "Back when the Pianocorder was introduced there were push-up
    players offered that used the same mechanisms that were installed
    directly in  some pianos.  Has anyone seen one of the push-up
    players offered for sale in the past couple of years, or have you
    any idea what they are worth now?"

A decade or more ago there was a digital keytop system like this
offered by QRS.  I saw a demonstration given by a representative many
years ago, when I was working as a technician for a music store.  The
system was crude at best and the expression was lousy.  It was also
available with audio accompaniment, and I remember the demonstration
including an awful rendition of "New York, New York."   I couldn't wait
until it was over!

Needless to say, the product was unsuccessful, and few were produced.
Another similar system was introduced under the Gulbransen name, but I
don't know who actually produced it.  I talked with a good friend who
works for a local dealer, and he said he would look through some old 
catalogs.  If he finds out what they were called, he will let me know.

Rob Goodale
Las Vegas, NV


(Message sent Sat 27 Nov 2010, 17:20:49 GMT, from time zone GMT-0800.)

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