<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1"> <title></title> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#ccccff"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1"> <title></title> I see your point, Allan, however I think conical is more descriptive.  Conical in this context means pertaining to a cone shape, it doesn't mean shaped like children's birthday party hats.  Tapered could be anything, for me. Tapered in thickness (left/right?  front/back?)  or a taper in size across the keyboard, such a s a set of hammers or dampers. Conical always refers to a circular shape, tapered can mean anything, unless it is qualified.  "Tapered sides" is the term used in the April 2005 PTJ article on the punchings by André Oorebeek. But I won't wage any wars about the terminology, the important thing is that we all understand. Jurgen Goering <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.pianofortesupply.com">www.pianofortesupply.com</a>   Alan Forsyth wrote: <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid200505050514.j455E8K13373@bridget.rudoff.com">They're not strictly conical,: I would describe them more as tapered. AF ----- Original Message ----- From: "Calin Tantareanu" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:calin.tantareanu@gmx.net"><calin.tantareanu@gmx.net></a> To: "Pianotech" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><pianotech@ptg.org></a> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 7:36 PM Subject: Re: CRESCENDO GRAND PUNCHINGS <blockquote type="cite">Those in the picture don't look conical to me... ;-) Calin Tantareanu ---------------------------------------------------- <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://calintantareanu.tripod.com">http://calintantareanu.tripod.com</a>    </blockquote> </blockquote> </body> </html>