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Author Topic: Can You Play Piano With Your "BALLS"??? Richard Greco Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1180 From: Plant City, FL Registered: Nov 2003 posted 07-17-2004 02:55 PM                     This guy can!!! Right Here!!! This guy is amazing. Need Windows Media Player  |  IP: Logged Rachel Craven Madam Moderator Posts: 2190 From: Pensacola, FL Registered: Dec 2000 posted 07-17-2004 05:43 PM                     Hes coming to the Capital Civic Center here in Manitowoc. Don't know when though...  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 07-17-2004 05:48 PM                     And I thought it was impressive just to be able to juggle.  |  IP: Logged Richard Greco Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1180 From: Plant City, FL Registered: Nov 2003 posted 07-17-2004 05:49 PM                     What is his name? I'd like to maybe order a vid of it to be clearer  |  IP: Logged James B. Openshaw Expert Film Handler Posts: 106 From: Mt. Pleasant, SC, USA Registered: Jun 2002 posted 07-17-2004 06:12 PM                        Very interesting hidden talent. Yes, I did watch the video. Sort of sad that I can only edit, but not play music.  |  IP: Logged Paul Mayer Oh get out of it Melvin, before it pulls you under! Posts: 3836 From: Albuquerque, NM Registered: Feb 2000 posted 07-17-2004 06:24 PM                        Actually, there is a audio engineering "trick" to it which is not too hard to figure out. I've worked that act as a stage electrician many times as part of the the Splash show at the Riviera Hotel here.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 07-17-2004 06:34 PM                     So, Paul, are you saying he's really not playing the piano with his balls? The whole thing is an illusion? Even if that is the case, it is pretty difficult to juggle four balls downward off an object such as a possibly fake electronic piano.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-17-2004 06:42 PM                     "Hes coming to the Capital Civic Center here in Manitowoc. Don't know when though..." Something tells me he has been double billed with the Da Yoopers on the same show. Mark  |  IP: Logged Paul Mayer Oh get out of it Melvin, before it pulls you under! Posts: 3836 From: Albuquerque, NM Registered: Feb 2000 posted 07-17-2004 06:53 PM                        Not a total illusion, but not as difficult as it looks either. Think about how you would go about "automating" at least part of the act to make it easier to achieve consistent musical results.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 07-17-2004 07:11 PM                        Basically it seems Paul is saying that after one note is sounded, the next note, whatever it may be, is programmed to be the next note. So it doesn't exactly matter where he hits the balls. Just as long as they hit. Correct?  |  IP: Logged Steve Kraus Film God Posts: 4094 From: Chicago, IL, USA Registered: May 2000 posted 07-17-2004 07:21 PM                    Unfortunately the video doesn't show enough closeups of the balls hitting. Otherwise it would be possible to correlate where they hit with the notes and see if it's consistent. I'd bet it's true that he is controlling the timing of the notes only, not what notes are played, which is pre-programmed.  |  IP: Logged Mark J. Marshall Film God Posts: 3188 From: New Castle, DE, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 07-17-2004 08:17 PM                    That's exactly what I was thinking while watching it. There's a couple of scenes where the balls don't seem to move down on the keyboard and yet a lower note sounds. It's still fun to watch though!  |  IP: Logged Paul Mayer Oh get out of it Melvin, before it pulls you under! Posts: 3836 From: Albuquerque, NM Registered: Feb 2000 posted 07-18-2004 12:17 AM                        Dat's it. The keyboard is a series of touch pads, all of which trigger a MIDI sequencer. Touch any pad and the next note of the melody plays. Still a fun act to watch though, one of the more popular specialty acts to have played here on The Strip over the years.  |  IP: Logged Michael Schaffer "Where is the Boardwalk Hotel?" Posts: 4143 From: Boston, MA Registered: Apr 2002 posted 07-18-2004 05:40 AM                        quote: Steve Kraus Unfortunately the video doesn't show enough closeups of the balls hitting. Otherwise it would be possible to correlate where they hit with the notes and see if it's consistent. There's enough close-ups for a musically educated person (like me) to see that where he is hitting the keyboard has nothing to do with what notes you hear.  |  IP: Logged Jason Black Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1723 From: Myrtle Beach, SC, USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 07-18-2004 02:42 PM                        Michael, You're educated about everything, are you not? Rest assured, you are nowhere near as great as Joe. We all know that Joe kicks ASS.  |  IP: Logged

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