The Mellotron Group

With the clavinet, 
I do find that tactile feedback continues during the note - 
I can feel the vibration of the string transmitted through
the key to my fingertip, and I can feel the grate if I lift 
the key off enough to damp the note.

DAVID 


--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Rick Blechta <rick@...> wrote:
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> 
> On Dec 8, 2007, at 10:53 PM, Mike Dickson wrote:
> 
> > Perhaps, but that's only something that affects the player and not the
> > product. (And you sure do feel that same sort of 'tactile' thing  
> > from a
> > piano and harpsichord as well - what sort have you played?!)
> 
> I guess I didn't express myself as clearly as I would have liked. Any  
> keyboard that actually articulates something other than a microswitch  
> will give a more tangible feedback to the player, but you're much more  
> away of, I don't know, physical movement with a mellotron keyboard. In  
> thinking about it, this certainly has something to do with having to  
> be aware of how long the key has been depressed, since the end of the  
> tape totally changes the feel of the key (and you certainly want to  
> know about that!).
> 
> So in answer to your quuestion, I do get a tactile response from a  
> harpsichord, piano, clavinet, Fender Rhodes, etc, but it is very  
> different from a mellotron. How about this: with the above keyboards,  
> you only get that tactile feedback on the attack of the note. With a  
> mellotron (or Chamberlain), it's continuous while the note is depressed.
>