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¶
34¶
"my estimate_53_"

Whats the average at present Jody?

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 [ -- Robbie