<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 5/26/02 11:32:07 PM !!!First Boot!!!, Bigeartb@AOL.COM writes:
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<BR> Are the keys on all Steinway pianos the same width. The pianist at a
<BR>local church believes the keys on their 1925 rebuilt Steinway and the keys on
<BR>her Kawai are more narrow than the keys on the 1969 Steinway recently donated
<BR>to their church. I want to know the answer before I measure. I have never
<BR>ever had a client ask that question nor have I ever thought about it. She
<BR>claims she plays in the cracks of the keys. What a sound I am sure. I
<BR>measured my Yamaha grand and the white keys measure 29/32".
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<BR>Tommy Black
<BR>Decatur, Ala.
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<BR>This thread has been discussed before. Keys do vary in width, even with the same manufacturer. I am not a piano player, so I can't talk from personal experience. But I have had several piano playing clients comment about the variance in key width, although never to the extend that they played "in the cracks."
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<BR>Wim </FONT></HTML>