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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hey guys,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Several months ago I sent an e-mail =
regarding our
Baldwin SD-10. One of the professors complained that the bottom of =
the
keyboard is lower than the 7' Steinways are. So I =
measured.
Here are the facts:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Baldwin SD-10: From floor to =
bottom of
keybed: 23 3/4"</FONT></DIV>
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=
From
floor to top of keys: 28 =
1/8"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Steinway 7': From floor to bottom =
of
keybed: 25 1/8"</FONT></DIV>
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From floor to =
top of
keys: 29 1/4"</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It seems to me that we should raise it =
up at least
1 1/4" so the height of the keys from the floor are the same as the
Steinways. The piano truck does seem to bow up in the middle an =
inordinate
amount. Placing an extra leg in the center thereby allowing the =
weight of
the piano to press down on the center of the truck is not a option, =
primarily
due to aesthetic reasons. I am thinking about lifting the piano =
off the
truck and readjusting the bolts that hold the extensions in place, =
although I
don't think this would gain us much height, if any. The piano has =
been on
this truck for 30 years, so it may be permanently bowed. =
I
wondered about placing a 1" or 1 1/4" aluminum spacer =
between the
leg cup on the truck and the truck itself. This would mean =
replacing
the large screw that hold the leg cup on with a longer one. =
Extending
the leg with a wood extension is also not an option due to the castor =
insert
(although I guess that could be removed, since it will never be used =
with the
original wheels (I don't know where they are for that =
matter). This
professor is the only one who has complained, but he is tall so that =
would
account for the problem. Surgery on his legs is not an option =
either, I
don't think. Let me know what you think.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joy!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Elwood </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Elwood Doss, Jr.<BR>Technical =
Director/Piano
Technician<BR>Department of Music<BR>225 Fine Arts =
Building<BR>University of
Tennessee at
Martin<BR>731/587-7482<BR>::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::<=
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