7/8 Keyboard, was Piano Horse

[Kent Swafford]

on 2/4/01 1:19 PM, David M. Porritt at dporritt@swbell.net wrote:

> I'm quite impressed with the work he does.  He holds a patent on the way he
> compensates for the extreme key flair that becomes necessary to align the
> narrow keys with the full stack.  It works very well.

I am under the impression that the keysticks in these keyboards are made
from laminated maple. Is this so, and do you think the use of this material
instead of the more traditional softer wood makes a difference by itself?

Thanks,

Kent Swafford