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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2008
Applicant:
Wayne Lee Stahnke, Reno, NV (US);
Inventor:
Wayne Lee Stahnke, Reno, NV (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A piano is equipped with an actuator that moves the piano pedal mechanism in a manner that reproduces the pedaling effects of an original performance with high accuracy. The actuator comprises a solenoid, a permanent magnet, a velocity sense coil, and a Hall-effect sensor. The Hall-effect sensor provides an indication of the displacement of the solenoid plunger in accordance with an inverse-square law. Closed-loop feedback control is provided to effect a very true reproduction of pedaling effects. Automatic calibration allows for simple installation.