<!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 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#d8d0c8> <DIV><FONT size=2>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"?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Along with that, why are keyboard heights different = between uprights and grands -- or even between different uprights and different grands?  (Is it Bechstein that specifies key height above the = floor?  I think there's at least one such manufacturer.)  After thinking = about it, it seems that the hammer strike point for uprights gives a desire for = the action to be higher (given the limitations of where the speaking length of C8 = can be), but it's certainly possible with stickers and drop actions to put the = keyboard anywhere it needs to be, above or below.  Of course, having owned a = Porsche 914 with a goofy 87-part shift lever that went around into the *rear* of = the transmission (at the back of the car), I understand the problems of = having more parts in the way.  Are stickers such a bad solution?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy Shuster--</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Bluefield, WV</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML>