Talk:String piano

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[edit] Harmonics

How about adding something about harmonics (touching the string at a certain spot, then striking the key)? Badagnani 08:03, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

Oh, I see this has already been discussed. Better add the term harmonics in there, as I've never heard the technique used to press the string and get a non-harmonic tone (except for Crumb's "chisel-piano" technique). Badagnani 08:06, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Piano harp player

Who was that experimental musician who I think died about 10 years ago, who played the insides of pianos which he called "piano harps," and even strung pianos with old wire recordings instead of normal piano wire? I can't remember his name but he might be worth mentioning. I'm not sure if he wrote his music down or just improvised, though. Badagnani 08:18, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

OK, I've found it. His name was P. W. Schreck. Alas, there's very little on the Internet about him. I'll look for more. Badagnani 03:50, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Open piano

Is that another name for the same thing? I believe I've heard it used before. You say few other composers used the term "string piano"; did they have other terms for it? Rigadoun 16:03, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

Good reorganization. I'll check my sources to see what, if any, other terms the cited composers used for their string piano–like techniques. —DCGeist 17:17, 20 June 2006 (UTC)