space between black keys

[Richard Moody]

I am    wondering the same as James Perkins below why the spaces
between the black keys are different?   Some pianos have thicker
black keys and thus there is less space. But it seems to be
universal that the most space between black keys is D   and G and
A have less.

Yes on a keyboard here, some G's have less space than some A's.
Hmmmmm......

I never realized before that there are only 3 white keys between
the 5  black keys.  Why they can't get that uniform I would like
to know.

 Anyhow it is up to the individual pianist his /her fingers fit
between.  So if you have short broad fingers, forget piano, you
better take up ukulele or trombone.  Just kidding.        ----rm

>
> But speaking as a pianist with fat fingers, it has always
puzzled me
> why the gaps between the sharps vary so much and even on the
same
> piano- e.g. the C#-D# gap is nearly always larger than the F#-G#
gap
> which is usually larger than the G#-A# one. On some pianos I
cannot
> play on the tails of the white keys (between the black keys)
which is a
> great problem with some chord shapes.
>
> One would have imagined these spaces to be uniform in the
interests of
> pianists' finger accuracy.
> Or is it aesthetics coming into play here?
>
>
> James Perkins
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>
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