blacks???

[Paul]

Well said. Conrad!

Paul Chick
----- Original Message -----
From: Conrad Hoffsommer <hoffsoco@martin.luther.edu>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 4:23 AM
Subject: Re: blacks???


> At 21:06 10/01/2001 -0700, you wrote:
> >Am i missing something here? what the heck does the subject line "blacks"
> >refer to?
> >
> >Terry Peterson
> >Precision Piano Service
> >Torrance, CA
>
> Originally the line "blacks" was referring to those keys on a piano which
> stick up between some others.  I've noticed that, out of every twelve
> contiguous keys on "normal" keyboards, five exhibit this
> characteristic.  It seems that the manufacturers have provided some sort
of
> warning to this status by making them a contrasting colo(u)r from the
lower
> level keys.  As most of those lower keys are white, the most contrast was
> to be had by making the raised ones black, though I've seen some older
ones
> which look closer to brown.
>
> The controversy (?) has been about just how to refer to them, and when.  I
> suspect that they will continue to be called sharps, at least in print,
> because while most typewriter/computer keyboards have a "#" character, it
> really is a chore to find a character for "flat". (I'm not awake enough
> right now to try...)
>
> Does this help???  ;-}
>
>
> Conrad Hoffsommer -  Decorah, IA  (563)-382-8525
>
> Usually I try to take it one day at a time, but lately several have
> attacked me at once...
>