User Guide

9
PIANOBAR CONSIDERATIONS - What you should
know about the piano on which you are
installing the PianoBar
Please note that we have stated that the
PianoBar works on virtually every 88-key acoustic
piano.
There are some exceptions, and features that may
affect the performance of the PianoBar.
• The piano must have 88 keys.
• Cheek-blocks that have unusual shaping,
or are too skinny.
• Black Keys that end more than ¼” from the
fallboard
• Non-Vertical fallboards – these pianos are
not excluded from being used with the
PianoBar, but their performance may be
compromised if the Scanner Bar is allowed
to flex.
What you don’t have to worry about:
• Key span (the width of keys) – a lot of
research went into determining the
extremes of key span. The Scanner Bar can
be adjusted to accommodate a large
variety of key spans.
• Uneven key height – when installed and
calibrated, the Scanner Bar’s sensors
compensate for any unevenness of the key
height.
Other considerations:
• Tuning and condition of piano – The Moog
PianoBar is used in conjunction with the
sound and feel of the acoustic piano. For
layering sounds from the Control Module
with the acoustic piano, we assume that
the piano in question is in reasonable
condition and tuning. The PianoBar does
not provide a method of muting the
acoustic piano’s sound, so if the piano is
out drastically of tune, it will not be in tune
with the sounds in the Control Module. Also,