[sdiy] CP-70, was: piano reverb

[jhno]

>Quote from the CP-70B user's manual, page 11:

whoa. a user's manual - ! thanks much for this tip.

without seeing the comparative photographs, i would guess that the
alternate construction of the CP's hammers makes the infrequent insertion
and removal of thumbtacks relatively harmless, if not effective vis-a-vis
the tone. which is kind of too bad, as the CP-70 has an over-abundance of,
um, 'bite', with or without the tacks. but then, would you 'voice down' a
polymoog???

>While we're at it, here's another quote, same page:
>"The CP-70B disassembles into two compact, easy to carry pieces [...]"

okay, i suppose this predated the compaq 'portable' computer.

my volkswagen thing disassembles into two parts that are more compact and
easy to carry than the CP-70. :)

>Wow. I need several hours. But I don't do it the conventional way. I'm
>using reference frequencies and a dual-trace scope. It's still tricky
>enough.

hey, now that is a nice trick. i can use it on my clavinet. sometimes i
just can't decipher the beating frequencies accurately enough.

my technician is old-school, and tunes by ear with a fork reference. he is
god-like with voicing, just tell him 'dark and cello-like.' i told this to
a previous technician and he voiced my steinway like it was a yamaha C7
setup for elton john.

sorry if this is a little off-topic - but i DID mention the polymoog.

jhno