<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1141" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>I've got about 4 artist benches with the longer legs that will bring them up to 21" high.  They're in high demand and get "borrowed" to all kinds of places.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>dave<BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>*********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********<BR><BR>On 5/7/2003 at 2:17 PM Alan McCoy wrote:</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV><FONT face=Garamond color=#800000><SPAN 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. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Garamond color=#800000><SPAN class=855591021-07052003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Garamond color=#800000><SPAN class=855591021-07052003>Alan McCoy</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #800000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma 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> <DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Wimblees@aol.com href="mailto:Wimblees@aol.com">Wimblees@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org href="mailto: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> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 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 lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"> <DIV><BR> </DIV> <DIV></FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 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 lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></FONT></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 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> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Del</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=2 Arial></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML> <PRE> _____________________________ David M. Porritt dporritt@mail.smu.edu Meadows School of the Arts Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 75275 _____________________________</PRE>