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#1843851 - 02/13/12 01:52 PM
New Invention - Self-Tuning Piano System
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Greetings Well, something I thought about years ago that would be a great idea that is finally here. An inventor in Kansas, who is a mechanical engineer and classically trained pianist, has invented a system to keep a piano in tune with the press of a button. Check out the link below and while the explanation of how it all works is a little hard to follow at times, there is a short video at the end that demonstrates how it works. http://www.gizmag.com/gilmore-self-tunin...tm_medium=emailallthumbs
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#1843854 - 02/13/12 02:08 PM
Re: New Invention - Self-Tuning Piano System
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Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member
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Don Gilmore has been posting here for years.
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#1843868 - 02/13/12 02:27 PM
Re: New Invention - Self-Tuning Piano System
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Don Gilmore has been posting here for years. But not lately...
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#1843881 - 02/13/12 02:39 PM
Re: New Invention - Self-Tuning Piano System
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He posted to PianoWorld just a few weeks ago. He had some announcements, and a rather unconvincing video, in the Piano section.
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#1843891 - 02/13/12 03:01 PM
Re: New Invention - Self-Tuning Piano System
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When developing something new, there are usually hurdles along the way. If something takes years its usually a wall in the way (or red tape).
Edited by Emmery (02/13/12 03:01 PM)
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#1843906 - 02/13/12 03:36 PM
Re: New Invention - Self-Tuning Piano System
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Don Gilmore has been posting here for years. But not lately... Here is the self-tuning piano thread from the Piano Forum. Self-tuning Piano Thread in Piano World Piano Forum
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#1844081 - 02/13/12 07:20 PM
Re: New Invention - Self-Tuning Piano System
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Greetings
Well, something I thought about years ago that would be a great idea that is finally here.
An inventor in Kansas, who is a mechanical engineer and classically trained pianist, has invented a system to keep a piano in tune with the press of a button.
Check out the link below and while the explanation of how it all works is a little hard to follow at times, there is a short video at the end that demonstrates how it works.allthumbs I don't know if my ears are just going bad, but . . . when the note was claimed to be perfectly in tune, it sure didn't seem that way to me. At least, I wouldn't want to leave a note miaowing like that. Maybe just the low fidelity on YouTube . . . Kinda cool idea, though
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#1844111 - 02/13/12 08:18 PM
Re: New Invention - Self-Tuning Piano System
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#1844254 - 02/14/12 02:44 AM
Re: New Invention - Self-Tuning Piano System
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When I watched his video it looked like the resolution of his "in tune" notes was 1 cent. Professional tuners usually work within .5 cents. His system may make an out of tune piano sound OK, but it is not clear that it can replicate the results of a fine tuning. One thing is for certain: His video quality is seriously lacking if he is hoping to inspire a serious financial interest in his product.
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