In a message dated 9/16/99 10:47:39 PM !!!First Boot!!!, rchayden1@juno.com writes: << I like a bench height that keeps my arms level with my hand, so there is at most only a slight break or angle at the wrist, generally the hand a tad higher. There is less tension in the tendons in a level wrist, thus more freedom, reach, and dexterity and available expression. So the bench must match the pianist and the keyboard. Sit them down and observe their playing. >> This iis interesting. I once had a Baldwin grand with round legs without casters, (made in the fifties). A piano player bought it, and later complained about sore forearms. I checked out the piano, regulated the action, but he still complained. He then called another tech, who observed that the piano keybed was lower than most. The different angle was creating more tension in his arms than he was used to. The tech put caster cups under the legs, which raised the level of the keybed to the correct height. Problem solved. Willem Blees
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