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Offline CC

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Self-tuning piano
on: July 10, 2007, 02:13:47 AM
Does anyone know what happened to Don's self-tuning piano?  The old link seems to be broken, though initially, it was supposed to go  into production by 2003. DG's email doesn't work anymore -- does he have a new email address?
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Offline jlh

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Re: Self-tuning piano
Reply #1 on: July 10, 2007, 02:55:52 AM
Maybe they're still trying to get a patent?  Last I heard (https://mmd.foxtail.com/Archives/Digests/200302/2003.02.07.09.html) was that they were hoping to get the patent published in a few months (as of Feb 2003).  I haven't heard anything else.

Also, here's the press release from the company with the rights to manufacture the system (Feb 2002): https://www.qrsmusic.com/press_details.asp?rid=28
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Offline jlh

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Re: Self-tuning piano
Reply #2 on: July 10, 2007, 03:08:16 AM
BTW, I sent messages to both his email address (that I know about), and they were both undeliverable...
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Offline jazzyprof

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Re: Self-tuning piano
Reply #3 on: July 10, 2007, 05:43:30 AM
Does anyone know what happened to Don's self-tuning piano?  The old link seems to be broken, though initially, it was supposed to go  into production by 2003. DG's email doesn't work anymore -- does he have a new email address?

Don had a contract with QRS/Story & Clark to manufacture the sytem but they didn't come through so now he's doing it himself.  He recently posted the story on Piano World.  Here's the link...scroll down to his name eromlignod about half way down:
https://www.pianoworld.com/ubb/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=3;t=002830;p=0
You could PM him at Piano World.
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