CRESCENDO GRAND PUNCHINGS

[Ron Nossaman]

> I see your point, Allan, however I think conical is more descriptive.  
> Conical in this context means pertaining to a cone shape, it doesn't 
> mean shaped like children's birthday party hats.  Tapered could be 
> anything, for me. Tapered in thickness (left/right?  front/back?)  or a 
> taper in size across the keyboard, such a s a set of hammers or dampers.
> 
> Conical always refers to a circular shape, tapered can mean anything, 
> unless it is qualified.  "Tapered sides" is the term used in the April 
> 2005 PTJ article on the punchings by André Oorebeek.
> 
> But I won't wage any wars about the terminology, the important thing is 
> that we all understand.
> 
> Jurgen Goering



The shape already has a real name. It's a conical frustum, a cone 
truncated parallel to the base.

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Ron N