[78-L] Neo- Bechstein piano

[Steven C. Barr]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Malcolm Rockwell" <malcolm at 78data.com>
>I could never see the reasoning for a 1/4 tone piano except as an 
> experiment. Without using at least two foot pedals to shift the action 
> mechanically up or down the harp (which holds the strings) the player 
> could not play an octave (a sexthtave??) with a hand span, as on a 
> "normal" piano.
> The instrument certainly isn't going to revolutionize western music.
> You want 1/4 tones? Learn the sitar! Far more versatile.
> 
OR...take up harmonica...and learn how to bend notes on it! I can
play just about any note that exists (or COULD exist?!)!

...stevenc