Nataraja Prepared Piano Key

? thud

œ cancel pitch with tuning wedge ã y.

?œ damp with tuning wedges

?
muted
œ.

?œ thud
cancel pitch with tuning wedges ã y.

? #œ
muted
? # œ.
damp with tuning wedges

?œ #-14œ
tubes at 5th harmonic node &

? bœ œ
-14

tubes at 5th harmonic node &

?œ #-14œ
tubes at 5th harmonic node &

?œ ·
tubes slightly beyond 4th harmonic node &
œ
<
dry fundamental with some harmonic sound
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? #œ #œ
tubes at 4th harmonic node &

?œ œ
tubes at 4th harmonic node &

? #œ #œ
tubes at 4th harmonic node &

·
?œ &
œ
tubes slightly beyond 4th harmonic node

<
dry fundamental with some harmonic sound

? bœ y.
jingle

sleigh bell ã

?œ #œ
tubes at 3rd harmonic node &

œ
& &
œ
tubes at 3rd harmonic node

#œ
& #œ tubes at 3rd harmonic node &
 Prepared Piano Key 3

M
&œ dime woven between strings & œ

b ·¯
& bœ tubes slightly forward of 3rd harmonic node & bœ
dry fundamental with some harmonic sound

M
&œ two different machine bolts 8:5:2 & œ

·¯
&œ tubes slightly forward of 3rd harmonic node & œ
dry fundamental with some harmonic sound

#œ
& #œ tubes at 2nd harmonic node &

œ
&œ tubes at 2nd harmonic node &

#œ
& #œ tubes at 2nd harmonic node &

&œ dime woven between strings & œ

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b ·¯
& bœ tubes slightly forward of 2nd harmonic node & bœ
dry fundamental with some harmonic sound

&œ œ
M
two tall machine bolts 7:4:2 &

·¯
&œ tubes slightly forward of 2nd harmonic node & œ

# ·¯
dry fundamental with some harmonic sound

& #œ tubes slightly forward of 3rd harmonic node &

#œ
dry fundamental with some harmonic sound

œ œ
M

& two different machine bolts 4:2:1 &

√¯
bœ b·
& tubes slightly forward of 3rd harmonic node & bœ

·¯
dry fundamental with some harmonic sound

œ œ
& tubes slightly forward of 2nd harmonic node &
dry fundamental with some harmonic sound

·¯
œ œ
& tubes slightly forward of 2nd harmonic node &
dry fundamental with some harmonic sound
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Prepared Piano Key 5

#œ #œ
& tubes slightly forward of 2nd harmonic node
&
dry fundamental with some harmonic sound
√¯
·
œ
& tubes slightly forward of 3rd harmonic node & œ

√¯
dry fundamental with some harmonic sound

œ #·
& tubes slightly forward of 3rd harmonic node #œ
√¯
dry fundamental with some harmonic sound

œ ·
& tubes slightly forward of 3rd harmonic node & œ
dry fundamental with some harmonic sound

bœ b Mœ
& two different machine bolts 7:3:2 &

œ œ̄
muted

& tubes to dampen string &

œ œMœ
& one machine bolt 10:3
one tube half inch further &

#œ # Mœ +jingle
& two different machine bolts 5:2:1
farthest bolt has 4 nuts separating 3 lock washers &
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·
6 Prepared Piano Key

œ
& tubes slightly forward of 3rd harmonic node &
œ

bœ
—
wood
& tuning wedges at far end of string ã

œ œ.
muted

& tubes slightly forward of 3rd harmonic node &

œ
—
wood
& tuning wedges at far end of string ã

#œ #Mœ
& two different machine bolts 10:7:3 &

√
œ —
wood

& tuning wedges at far end of string ã

√
bœ —
wood

& tuning wedges at far end of string ã

√œ √
œ
M

& one machine bolt 11:3

one tube 1 inch further
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Prepared Piano Key 7
bœ —
wood

& tuning wedges at far end of string ã

√·¯
√
œ œ
& tubes slightly forward of 2nd harmonic node &

√œ
—
wood

& tuning wedges at far end of string ã

√
bœ +M

& one machine bolt 5:2

&
œ
subtone

felt between c6 and d b6

√
œ —
wood

& tuning wedges at far end of string ã

√
bœ +M
#œ
subtone

& one machine bolt 5:2

felt between d6 and e b6 &

√œ
—
wood

& tuning wedges at far end of string ã

€
œ
+M
œ
subtone
& one machine bolt 9:4
felt between f6 and g b6
&
8 Prepared Piano Key
€
+M

#œ bœ
subtone

& one machine screw 7:3 &

€
+M

œ œ
subtone

& one machine screw 8:3

felt between g6 and a b6
&

€
bœ —
wood

& tuning wedges at far end of string ã

€ +M
œ bœ
subtone

& one machine screw 7:3

felt between a6 and b b6
&

€ —
bœ
wood

& tuning wedges at far end of string ã

€ —
œ
wood

& tuning wedges at far end of string ã

€ —
œ
wood

& tuning wedges at far end of string ã