[sdiy] Real piano keyboards: any use?

[David G. Dixon]

This might sound kinda crazy, but my kid's school is throwing out an old
piano (on Friday), and I was wondering whether one could make profitable use
of its innards for synth purposes.  Any ideas?  Has anyone out there ever
pressed a real piano keyboard into electronic service?  What about whacking
piezos with the hammers instead of strings for some velocity-controlled
analog mojo?

David G. Dixon
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University of British Columbia
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