While cruising the 'net some weeks back, I stumbled across a
Brodman Piano Co. Press Release announcing that Dr. Wayne
Stahnke's "Concerto" solenoid system would be on display at the
Brodman booth at Musikmesse in Frankfurt, March 28. See:

http://www.brodmann-pianos.com/top_right.html

I just heard from somebody who visited the Brodman booth in
Frankfurt and was disappointed to find no reference to the LX-
Concerto system. Wayne has advised that EU regulatory issues
had not yet been fully resolved, so display of his system was
delayed in Europe.

Some inquiries produced a PDF copy of the Brodman brochure
handed out at the recent NAMM show.

He has given me permission to post the PDF version of the
Brodman brochure, but he would prefer to remain in the
background for now until supply issues have been resolved.

I have heard from another source that his LX system may be
unveiled at an AMICA meeting on the West Coast USA sometime in
mid to late May. Stay tuned for further details of this meeting
as they unfold.

The LX system will become available in kit form. An initial
run of 45 kits has been fully placed. No doubt we will hear
more about these from their owners as they go into use.

As the Brodman brochure indicates, the solenoid rail is imbedded
within the thickness of the keyboard, completely avoiding any
intrusion into existing trapwork. Very nice! Its
simplicity of installation is overshadowed by its 1020 dynamic
levels and a keyboard sample rate of 800/sec.

I have uploaded the Brodman PDF brochure into the Files section
of this discussion group. Look for and click on:

brodmann_LX-concerto_namm2007.pdf

As more information becomes available it will be posted here.
If others learn more about this system, please feel free to post
it. It would be great to hear more about the perceived
simplicity of installation, and about the use of our e-rolls to
drive this system.

Regards,

Terry


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