>This came up on rec.music.makers.piano -- why does the amount of pedal >travel vary so much from piano to piano? The only parts that the pianist >touches are the keys and the pedals. If there's a standard for key dip >(OK, more than one standard, but still, a range), is there a standard for >"pedal dip"? No standards. That's why. Why isn't there a standard, or set of ranges, determining lyre placement? They vary quite a bit, but I've never had a pianist complain. We discuss action regulation to microscopic tolerances to give the pianist maximum control, and then slide the action back into a piano with arbitrary key height and pedal placement (and travel). > Are stickers such a bad solution? > >--Cy Shuster-- No, but they're more expensive than capstan dowels. But why stop there? How hard would it be for a manufacturer to put a decent string scale in a piano? Etc, etc, etc... Is it evil intent, ignorance, stupidity, genius marketing to sell something else, or entirely arbitrary and random? Ron N
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