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class=855591021-07052003>Recently
I've worked with a number of pianists who complained of keyboards too =
high
relative to bench height. Since then I have been measuring all the =
concert
instruments here and around town. Top of keys to floor for Steinways =
always
hovers around 29 inches, while Baldwins are around 28 inches. These =
pianos
are mostly on trucks, but not all are. Bench heights (maxed out) are 19" =
which
is still too low for quite a few pianists here and some visiting artists =
also.
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class=855591021-07052003>Alan
McCoy</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> =
caut-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Delwin D
Fandrich<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 07, 2003 12:03 =
PM<BR><B>To:</B>
College and University Technicians<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: That =
dadgumed short
SD-10<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:Wimblees@aol.com"
title=Wimblees@aol.com>Wimblees@aol.com</A> </DIV>
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title=caut@ptg.org>caut@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> May 07, 2003 8:38 =
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: That dadgumed =
short
SD-10</DIV>
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF">In a message dated 5/7/03 10:18:58 AM Central =
Daylight
Time, <A href="mailto:edoss@utm.edu">edoss@utm.edu</A>
writes:</FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT =
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Elwood<BR><BR>You
cannot eliminate the bow in the truck. I tried what you whant to do =
on the
truck in the concert hall, and it didn't solve the problem. Besides, =
1 1/4"
is a lot. I don't think the keybed height can be attributed to the =
bowed
truck. I think the Baldwin probably had larger casters when it was =
new, that
made the keybed higher. But maybe Baldwin's are lower than =
Steinways. I
don't know.<BR></FONT></DIV><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial =
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" FAMILY="SANSSERIF">It may have =
had....but,
if memory serves, a distance of 28" from the floor to the tops of =
the
keys was the design standard for these pianos. I don't ever recall =
measuring
one but do recall being told this during a meeting of the engineering
staff.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Del</FONT></DIV>
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