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<DIV><STRONG>I can't answer about the sock; that has long been a mystery =
to me
too, but I think I understand the fall board wear (I'm an amateur =
pianist with
some marks on my piano's fallboard!) If you hold your hand out in =
front of
you and stretch your thumb and little finger as far apart as possible to =
simulate playing a stretch chord, you will see that your middle fingers =
are
extended way forward towards the fallboard. So if your stretch =
chord is
black keys for at least the thumb and little finger, your fall board is =
at risk,
especially in the fast passages. I would suspect that the better =
pianists
have more control and don't have this problem (hmm, maybe I ought to =
have my
fallboard touched up!)</STRONG></DIV>
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Regards, Mike</STRONG></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:rrg@nevada.edu" title=rrg@nevada.edu>Robert =
Goodale</A> </DIV>
<P>mysteries in life that has no answer.
<P>I was talking with a client who was wondering why grand pianos =
sometimes
develop wear marks on the fall board above the keys. Admittedly =
I had no
definitive answer. I'm sure you have all notice this, =
particularly above
the sharps
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