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Only One Correct Principle
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proper place to strike a
piano key is far back behind the name
board, as is done in player pianos of this
type?"
Because the further back I strike the
key, the greater the amount of power
required."
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"Would you strike the
piano key on the front end
and downward, in the natural way, just
as all musicians do, and like this?"
Yes!
Because it has long been considered
the only correct way of playing the
piano.
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proper method of sounding
a note is by a stiff upward blow under some
part connected with the piano hammer, as is the
case •with so many player pianos of this type?"
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Because such a blow is so unyielding,
abrupt, and mechanical as to be devoid
of any element of human touch."
Q 1 U 1 i P t T V y
1") "Should you build a player
A-/ p j a n O ) w o u ici y OU n o t avoid the
incorrect methods of 'A' and ' B ' and adopt the
principle nearest to that employed by the trained
pianist?"
" ~\T^cy I And not being able to build a player action on
X C S 1 the front ends of the keys, the only practical
way is to add a Miniature Key Board inside of
the piano, on which the stroke is downward and in front,
just as with the curved finger of the musician in Figure 'C'."
There is ONLY ONE Player Mechanism Which Contains the Miniature Keyboard. It is the
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Makers C8i> Patentees
Chicago, Illinois
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