Just sold my first piano to someone in the Space Force…

[Horace]

All instruments require an atmosphere, but only pianos require gravity. One could build a gravity-agnostic piano action, but nobody ever has, due to the inefficiencies of market economies and their inability to address concerns for which there is no demand. In the socialist paradise that Kamala will usher in, we will have more gravity-agnostic piano actions than we could ever know what to do with.

[Axtremus]

Has a Clavinova been tested in space?

[jon-nyc]

Seriously doubt anyone would pay for a 120lb payload to get a clavinova in space.

[jon-nyc]

@Horace said in Just sold my first piano to someone in the Space Force…:

One could build a gravity-agnostic piano action,

Harpsichord

[jon-nyc]

Do uprights require gravity?

[Renauda]

I would think so as the hammers need to fall back on their own once the note has been played. They’re just not as immediate or efficient as verticals.

[Horace]

There's lots of springs in upright actions, but gravity is still required.

[LuFins Dad]

@jon-nyc said in Just sold my first piano to someone in the Space Force…:

Seriously doubt anyone would pay for a 120lb payload to get a clavinova in space.

Give it 15 years…

[Copper]

@Horace said in Just sold my first piano to someone in the Space Force…:

but only pianos require gravity

This came up in a different thread recently.

I think there was more than one instrument that needs gravity mentioned.

Tubular Bells for example.

[LuFins Dad]

Was this in the thread about the astronaut playing violin?

[LuFins Dad]

Any striking instrument would need to be secured, obviously.