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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">... pedals
that stick up about fifteen to twenty degrees above horizontal..Does
it make the pedal seem stiffer to play? ...
from Tim ... Canada</font></blockquote>
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<div>Tim,</div>
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<div>Now that you mention it. Yes, I've noticed what you describe. It
certainly seems that the foot/ankle/leg would tire moreso as a result
of that angle. However, I am looking at a Steinway & Sons Grand
Piano Cross Section dated from 1987, and the angle of the pedals from
the pivot point out to the foot is definitely upward while the rest of
the pedal backwards and inside the lyre is level.</div>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">2. The
Steinway manual shows a black and white photo of a method of
measuring key height to the underside of the key
covering.</font></blockquote>
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<div>That picture is a little vague, isn't it?.</div>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">The book
specifies measuring from the keybed, however it appears that the
measuring block is sitting on the bed where the keyslip sits. This is
about 1/8" lower than the keybed. Am I to assume that the
intention is to measure from the keyslip part of the
bed?</font></blockquote>
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<div>To me both places you reference are one in the same, that is, a
keybed. I don't have a Steinway handy at the moment, but I looked at
the Knabe I have and the keyframe extends beyond that tiny lip which
you are calling the keybed with the keyblocks in place, so it would
not be feasible to use it as a reference.</div>
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<div>Therefore, in this instance I would have to qualify the location
where the keyslip resides as the keybed measuring place.</div>
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<div>Keith McGavern<br>
Registered Piano Technician<br>
Oklahoma Chapter 731<br>
Piano Technicians Guild</div>
<div>USA</div>
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