Someone wrote: << I have identified the inconsistencies in the widths of black keys between various brands and am sure that the industry has now acquired a 'standard' >> Dave followed up: <<Following up on this key size thing; I just measured and a typical Steinway white key is 148 mm from the lip to the fall board. The Mason & Hamlin CC I mentioned in an earlier post is just 142 mm from the lip to the fallboard. It's amazing that pianists can adapt to these things as well as they do. Some -- not all -- notice these things but they seem to cope with them ok.>> I'm pretty good at adapting to different actions, but there's one nonstandard property regarding the sharps that consistently trips me up. My hands are rather small, so I don't have the luxury of flexibility in finger placement that pianists with lankier fingers enjoy. The sharps with the stylish beveled ends drive me nuts, because I'm always missing them -- swinging my finger over their phantom tips. What's the story behind that design? Is there any possibility that may become the new standard? (Gawd, I hope not.) Peace, Sarah
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