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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Paul:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>To the best of my knowledge
there is no “standard” for anything! I’ve measured
keyboard spans and the old Steinway and Baldwin pianos measured 48” from
A0 – C8. The new Steinways (with Kluge keys) are 48.375”.
Yamahas are about 48.25”. We have a Mason & Hamlin concert
grand from the early 1980s where the key width is 48” but the key length
from front to back is about 3/8” short. Strange!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>We too have four 7/8 keyboards –
two uprights and two grands. It’s through our teacher here that
uses it that you have one there. It’s an interesting study and
there is a small following. It will be interesting to see where the
alternative keyboards fit the business. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>One of our 7/8 keyboard is for
our recital hall D giving that piano two actions – a regular one and the
7/8. The students who are working on the 7/8 keyboard need that for the
recitals they have to do. If they practiced on the small action but had
to do recitals on a normal keyboard it would defeat the purpose. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>dp<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>David M. Porritt, RPT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="dporritt@smu.edu">dporritt@smu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Paul T
Williams<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 25, 2008 12:06 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> caut@ptg.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [CAUT] Natural key width<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><br>
<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>List,</span> <br>
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<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Is there a
standard in the industry for piano key width on the naturals. Nearly all
the pianos here are at 23mm except for the five Mason and Hamlins from the 20's
we have which measure 22mm giving them a disconcerting space between the keys.
Think of David Letterman <G>. We have no European pianos so I can't
measure them.</span> <br>
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<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>One of our
piano professors is doing some kind of research paper and was a big advocate
for one of our practice Steinways to have a 7/8th keyboard installed for small
handed students. (It hardly ever gets played!)</span> <br>
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<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thanks</span> <br>
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<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Paul</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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