Harpsicord question

[Elwood Doss, Jr.]

Hey, thanks Keith for the question...Conrad for the answer.  Just never had
the courage to ask.
Joy!
Elwood

Elwood Doss, Jr.
Technical Director/Piano Technician
Department of Music
225 Fine Arts Building
University of Tennessee at Martin
731/587-7482
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Conrad Hoffsommer" <hoffsoco@martin.luther.edu>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 4:13 AM
Subject: Re: Harpsicord question


> At 23:12 03/17/2003 -0600, you wrote:
> >List,
> >
> >A student asked a question about the key coloring, the sharps being white
> >and the naturals being black.
> >
> >Can someone direct me to
> >
> >1) a Journal article that explains why this was,
> >(The story I heard for the inverse color scheme was it visually
> >enhanced the fingers of the women who primarily played the instrument
> >
> >2) did the beginning pianos use this same key coloring, and if so,
> >
> >3) what time period did the current key coloring scheme take place.
> >
> >At your convenience,
> >
> >Keith McGavern, RPT
>
>
> I think that the change came about when a machine was invented which cut
> ivory. This made that material much cheaper to use.
>
> Early 1800s, France, if my lonely braincell remembers right.
> I'll try to find my notes when I get to work, if nobody else has jumped
in,
> that is.
>
>
>
> Conrad Hoffsommer
>
> Early to rise: early to bed;
> Makes a man healthy, and socially dead.
>
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