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Pianoforce enters player market with new universal retrofit: solving installation problems with a single model that works on all pianos.


PIANOFORCE LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

LLC - Logical Link Control
 HAS entered the player piano player piano, an upright piano incorporating a mechanical system that automatically plays the encoded contents of a paper strip. This strip, perforated with holes whose position and length determine pitch and duration, is drawn over a pneumatic device that shoots  system retrofit ret·ro·fit  
v. ret·ro·fit·ted or ret·ro·fit, ret·ro·fit·ting, ret·ro·fits

v.tr.
1. To provide (a jet, automobile, computer, or factory, for example) with parts, devices, or equipment not in
 market. The company has been in the player piano market for over ten years as a supplier of components to other companies and as an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and  supplier. Barnabas Fekete, Pianoforce president, said that now, with full time sales and tech support, Pianoforce is positioned to become a leader in the growing player piano market.

Pianoforce is now offering a universal retrofit kit that can be used for grands or uprights. It features a slim-line CD player, an upgradeable operating software system, and the ability to read multiple music formats with simplified components and cabling. Designed to be cost-effective as well as time-effective in installation, the new system is quickly being accepted by piano store dealers who have already sampled the new Pianoforce system.

Auto calibration and the adjustment of several key performance variables--using Pianoforce's Gizmo Slang for any hardware device. See gadget.  diagnostic software designed to be run on a laptop compute--has been praised by technicians who have been certified to install the new Pianoforce System. Gizmo allows the technician to connect via USB USB
 in full Universal Serial Bus

Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer.
 directly to the player rail, make performance adjustments and final tests, then print and store a record of each installation.

The Pianoforce ease of installation, slim-line CD player, adjustability of performance parameters, and lower cost all position the Pianoforce dealer to gain a significant portion of this very important segment of the piano market.

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www.pianoforce.com

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Publication:Music Trades
Date:Dec 1, 2006
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