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Re: Transposing Tracker Bars
By Bob Conant

In a message dated 96-11-09 03:35:58 EST, Terry Smythe writes:

>
>  The transposing feature is kinda neat, particularly if you are using
>  the player piano as accompaniment to a sing-along situation. Not too
>  many player pianos have some form of transposer, I would guess at about
>  20-25%.
>

I have a piano which is probably an odd duck among odd ducks. It is a Marque
Ampico in a Foster upright piano. It has a transposing tracker bar. Obviously
it cannot be used in Ampico mode as the control holes would be offset and
would not operate properly. It does transpose fine on 88 note rolls, however.
I have never seen another one although there could be more out there.

Cheers,

Bob Conant¶
Endicott, NY

(Message sent Sat, 9 Nov 1996 11:44:59 -0500 , from time zone -0500.)

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