<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Four minutes and 35 seconds of video introducing the world's largest/longest piano. Unfortunately, the video failed to mention just how big/long the piano is. Looks pretty long though.<div><br></div><div>I wonder how long the keys in the bass are - and how much they flex. Are they bottomed-out before the hammer hits the string on a moderate blow? I suspect the piano will be plagued by an extreme case of action saturation.</div><div><br></div><div>I wonder if a well-designed set of carbon fiber keys might solve that problem in a very large piano like this - you could likely have the stiffness you need without excessive weight - pretty easy to concentrate stiffness near the balance rail where you need it also. Might cost a tad more to manufacture than a wooden key........  :-(</div><div><br></div><div>Terry Farrell </div><div><br><div><div>On Feb 6, 2013, at 9:59 PM, John Ross wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=iso-8859-1"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQpnMDaF-aE">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQpnMDaF-aE</a></div><div><br></div><div>There is the you tube story.</div><div>John Ross</div><div>Windsor, Nova Scotia</div></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>