<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content='"MSHTML 4.72.2106.6"' name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><SPAN class=830320416-29071999><FONT color=#000000 = face="Times New Roman" size=3>Del:</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=830320416-29071999><FONT color=#000000 = face="Times New Roman" size=3></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=830320416-29071999><FONT color=#000000 = face="Times New Roman" size=3>I just measured an "R" from that same manufacturer = and it was 1218mm.  The Steinway "L" in the shop here is also = 1218.  It's only the newest Steinways that are 1228.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=830320416-29071999><FONT color=#000000 = face="Times New Roman" size=3></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=830320416-29071999><FONT color=#000000 = face="Times New Roman" size=3>dave</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial size=2>_______________________________</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial size=2>David M. Porritt, = RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial size=2><A href="mailto:dporritt@swbell.net">dporritt@swbell.net</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial size=2>Meadows School of the Arts</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial size=2>Southern Methodist University</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial size=2>Dallas, TX = 75275</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial size=2>_______________________________</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> = owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of</B> Delwin D Fandrich<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 29, 1999 10:19 AM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: 7/8 = Keyboard<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 solid 2px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:Vince@byu.edu" title=Vince@byu.edu>Vince = Mrykalo</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:caut@ptg.org" title=caut@ptg.org>caut@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 29, 1999 = 7:06 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: 7/8 = Keyboard</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>I thought "normal" size for a keyboard <I>was </I>48".  BTW Ed's temperament class was so persuasive, = that I will again try a well temp for specialized programs such as an all = Chopin one.  A very well presented class, Ed!<BR><BR><FONT = size=2>----------------------------------------------------------------= ---------</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>When I designed my first grand piano I did a = little (to little, as it turned out) research on key headscales.  I was = told by several folks within the company I worked for at the time there had = been an "International Standard" of 1220 mm agreed to by most of = the industry in the late 1940's.  So I acted accordingly and = designed the keyset accordingly.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>On submitting the drawings to the keymakers (a = division of this same company) I was told that they couldn't make keys to this width.  There's were something wider than that.  So much = for standards.  I then did what I should have done in the first = place and went out and measured what they were actually making.  Since = then I have measured quite a few and have found that there is really no = standard at all.  Everyone pretty much makes what they want to = make.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Personally, I would like to see key headscales = just a little bit narrower than what we currently see.  Over the years = I have encountered quite a few pianists (not all of them women) who have = had difficulty reaching some of the common intervals found in standard = piano music.  Yes, they have, for the most part, been able to train themselves to reach what they need to reach.  But not without = some cost to their hands.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>This experience has indicated that a key = headscale width of around 1190 to 1200 mm might well be an improvement.  It's = not enough of a change to require any great adjustment, but is enough to = make reaching some of the wider intervals just a bit easier.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Del</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>