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| Please Help!, What is double escapement? |
| Cellona |
 Jul 31 2006, 09:05 AM
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Dear all,
Could anyone please explain what double escapement is? Thanks! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Cellona |
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| maggiemay |
Jul 31 2006, 09:09 AM
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Maestro Group: Members Posts: 18088 Joined: 12-January 04 From: S E England Member No.: 413 |
Sorry - in well over 40 years of music making I've never come across this term.
I suspect it's an alternative term - if I can find out what for I will post again. |
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| katyjay |
Jul 31 2006, 09:12 AM
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Maestro Group: Members Posts: 15848 Joined: 13-December 03 From: North Surrey Member No.: 275 |
It's part of the mechanism of a grand piano that lets you play the same note repeatedly even though the key hasn't got all the way back up from being pressed the previous time.
Details here. Cheers Katyjay |
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| Cellona |
Jul 31 2006, 09:24 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 96 Joined: 10-January 06 From: Singapore Member No.: 5792 |
QUOTE(katyjay @ Jul 31 2006, 05:12 PM)  It's part of the mechanism of a grand piano that lets you play the same note repeatedly even though the key hasn't got all the way back up from being pressed the previous time. Details here. Cheers Katyjay Hi Maggiemay and Katyjay Thanks for your replies. Katyjay, yes! I browsed through that web page you included in your reply. Very informative. Shall study it. Thanks for the prompt reply! |
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| maggiemay |
Jul 31 2006, 10:19 AM
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Maestro Group: Members Posts: 18088 Joined: 12-January 04 From: S E England Member No.: 413 |
Ah - I see! thank you KJ. I was looking at it in terms of a harmony question -
Monday morning! |
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