There is one of the pianists, a male, who refuses to play the Baldwin SD-10 because it is too short. He always requests the Steinways because of the height. His reason for disliking the SD-10? He can't get his knees under it and it's uncomfortable to play. Go figure! BTW, the SD-10 is around 1 1/4" shorter than the Steinway. Joy! Elwood Elwood Doss, Jr., RPT Piano Technician/Technical Director Department of Music 145 Fine Arts Building University of Tennessee at Martin Martin, TN 38238 731-881-1852 ----- Original Message ----- From: "FRANCES HELMS" <fhelms@topeka.k12.ks.us> To: <terry@farrellpiano.com>; <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 3:18 PM Subject: Re: Piano Bench Height > Well, pianists aren't reaching up inside the piano or leaning over the > top. They usually sit back quite a bit farther that a tuner. Their > feet are just on the pedals, with the heels anchored on the floor. > There's no reason for them to have their legs under the piano. If they > did, they'd be too close to play comfortably. > Fran Helms, > Piano technician, > Topeka, KS > > >>> "Terry" <terry@farrellpiano.com> 03/30/05 6:34 AM >>> > I service a couple dozen grand pianos at frequent intervals that are > played by professional pianist - Piano Bar-type settings. Each time I > service the pianos (every two weeks), the adjustable benches are cranked > all the way to the maximum height position (the top of the seat is maybe > an inch below the bottom of the keybed). I crank the seat all the way > down so my legs fit under the keybed so I can tune the darn thing - then > two weeks later, the benches are always all the way up again. > > Why does a piano player do this? Where do they put their legs? Maybe > the players are really small people who sit Indian-style - but then how > do they use the pedals? > > What gives? > > Terry Farrell > >
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