The Gaffer

Yes, I did it, I put hellish gaffer tape on my beautiful Schimmel piano strings. I don't know why that piano still sticks around, the abuse it gets from me.

The story

On my endless quest to mute piano keys to find alternatives to the always-sad dulcet tones of our felted friends I decided to take some gaffer to the strings of my much-sampled schimmel. Duct tape as I believe our American cousins call it.

Reviews

  • Brilliant!

    Simply breathtaking... so useful and useable! A million uses!

    Nigel on 08 March 2025
  • A very unique instrument, mostly useful for blending (at least for me)

    I really love the unique character of the instrument, If I were to use it, I would most likely blend it in with a textural work or use it more like a hammered tonal percussion instrument rather than a traditional piano, excellent free instrument!

    Elijah Siegler on 22 February 2025