Alistair Riddell Piano Action
By Michael Waters
I found tonight an interesting site about a computer controlled acoustic piano that I had never heard of (and here in Australia!). I have included below a small extract of the site, you can check it out for yourself at:
http://farben.latrobe.edu.au/alistair/CCP.html
The abstract of the paper, "A Meta-Action for the Grand Piano", presented at the International Computer Music Conference Glasgow, 1990, says:
"This paper outlines a portable high performance computer
controlled action for the grand piano. It was designed to be
installed in a variety of instruments and, in effect, temporarily
replaces the easily removed existing hammer and keyboard assembly.
It can function from different computer systems in either a
performer/machine interactive or computer only context. The
principle features are a high degree of independence between the
operation of the hammers and dampers, and the operational speed of
these components. Performance sophistication lies in the ability
to control these components. Such control has hitherto not been
accessible in either traditional instruments or any player piano
system."
Has anybody else heard or seen one of these? There is even some pictures of this piano with the entire (original) piano action out of it, and the new one installed. "Any Disscussion!!!"
Michael Waters
Mildura Vic, Australia
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