With the clavinet,
I do find that tactile feedback continues during the note -
I can feel the vibration of the string transmitted through
the key to my fingertip, and I can feel the grate if I lift
the key off enough to damp the note.
DAVID
--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Rick Blechta <rick@...> wrote:
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>
> On Dec 8, 2007, at 10:53 PM, Mike Dickson wrote:
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> > Perhaps, but that's only something that affects the player and not the
> > product. (And you sure do feel that same sort of 'tactile' thing
> > from a
> > piano and harpsichord as well - what sort have you played?!)
>
> I guess I didn't express myself as clearly as I would have liked. Any
> keyboard that actually articulates something other than a microswitch
> will give a more tangible feedback to the player, but you're much more
> away of, I don't know, physical movement with a mellotron keyboard. In
> thinking about it, this certainly has something to do with having to
> be aware of how long the key has been depressed, since the end of the
> tape totally changes the feel of the key (and you certainly want to
> know about that!).
>
> So in answer to your quuestion, I do get a tactile response from a
> harpsichord, piano, clavinet, Fender Rhodes, etc, but it is very
> different from a mellotron. How about this: with the above keyboards,
> you only get that tactile feedback on the attack of the note. With a
> mellotron (or Chamberlain), it's continuous while the note is depressed.
>