Re: Symmetrical Keyboard

In-Reply-To: <39A2C59C.AD8670C8@net1plus.com>
> > It is the exact same keyboard except that I don't rearrange mine for
> > maximum neatness.
>
> Graham mentions the spacing problems he encountered made advantage for
> navigation.

It makes some difference, but still fits a 12 note pattern.

Graham Breed wrote:

> On Fri, 25 Aug 2000, Joseph Pehrson wrote:
>
> > Hmmm. I can, unfortunately, kind of understand this... The question
> > I have here for our Troubadour, or any other mental souls on this
> > list... is how one actually orients onself to these perfectly
> > symmetrical keyboards?? As someone who made a living as a
> > professional pianist for 12 years (yikes!), I would be interested. I
> > want to play Chopin on it...
>
> With blank video cassettes, you get sheets of stickers with letters on them so
> that you can label the tapes. Collect these stickers, and put one behind
> each key named by that letter. That helps a bit, but it's a hassle to change
> them. Also, they have a habit of falling off. Another thing is to write on the
> white keys using a marker pen. I expect enamel paint would do the
> same job more permanently.
>
> A thing I do with all keyboards, and it's how I originally learnt to play, is
> to write out the scale or chords onto a strip of paper. Then, slide that strip
> up and down the keyboard so that you know what to play. The only problem with
> this for extended mappings is finding a long enough strip of paper.

Hi, Graham and Joseph! Two words: masking tape.

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David J. Finnamore
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Jacky Ligon wrote:

> Masking tape will leave goop on you board if you leave it on there
> long enough, then you have to deal with cleaning that off.

Rubbing alcohol takes it off quickly and easily, and won't harm most finishes. It's gotta be
easier than cutting strips of paper. Works great on my DX7, and on the Yamaha controller I use
at work.

3M makes a white labeling tape that won't leave goo but it also tends to peel off after a few
hours. Maybe that with a piece of Scotch tape on each end would suit those who are finicky about
the cleanliness of their instruments.

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David J. Finnamore
Nashville, TN, USA
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--- In tuning@egroups.com, "David J. Finnamore" <daeron@b...> wrote:

http://www.egroups.com/message/tuning/11988

Works great on my DX7, and on
the Yamaha controller I use
> at work.

I'm just nosey, but what do you do at work?? Sounds interesting.
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Joseph Pehrson