48" is standard, but I had Bob Marinelli make me a set of keys for a 1964 Steinway B, the original keyboard measured 47 3/4" and he made them to the standard. I kind of like the idea of a slightly narrower keyboard though. Vince >>> David Porritt <dporritt@swbell.net> 12/02/97 07:48pm >>> A couple of weeks ago a student here did a recital on our newer (1991) Steinway "D". After it was over, he asked if the keys were wider than normal. We went and measured the keyboard of that piano and our older one (1982). The older was 48" from A0 - C88. The newer was 48 3/8". Since that time, I have measured several pianos and found quite a disparity. The widest was our 1920s Hamburg "O" at 48.5". I measured a Kawai KG-2D today at 48 3/16". Has there ever been a "standard" for keys? If not, why not? dave _______________________________________________ David M. Porritt, RPT Meadows School of the Arts Southern Methodist University Dallas, Texas _______________________________________________
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