Joe Goss RPT Mother Goose Tools imatunr at srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris R." <rpsvt at juno.com> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 8:21 PM Subject: Keyboard width > Hello list, I have an oddball question- How wide is the span between > the centers of keys #2 and #86? > > I am building a special leveling bar to go across the keyboard, but am > having trouble setting a third foot in the right spot so that the > straight edge can rest on the sharps as well as the naturals without > tipping over. I need to know what the shortest and longest distances > between the center of the sharp keys are. > So far from local technicians I have gathered that from center to > center, the sharps measured anywhere from 44-15/16" to 45-3/4" on a > wide variety of pianos from different manufacturers and eras. Do you > measure anything greater or less than these on your keyboards? > > Respectfully, > Chris Rawson, CPT,RPT, > www.key-leveling.com > >
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