That dadgumed short SD-10

[David M. Porritt]

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I've got about 4 artist benches with the longer legs that will bring
them up to 21" high.  They're in high demand and get "borrowed" to
all kinds of places.

dave
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On 5/7/2003 at 2:17 PM Alan McCoy wrote:
Recently I've worked with a number of pianists who complained of
keyboards too high relative to bench height. Since then I have been
measuring all the concert instruments here and around town. Top of
keys to floor for Steinways always hovers around 29 inches, while
Baldwins are around 28 inches. These pianos are mostly on trucks, but
not all are. Bench heights (maxed out) are 19" which is still too low
for quite a few pianists here and some visiting artists also. 

Alan McCoy
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In a message dated 5/7/03 10:18:58 AM Central Daylight Time,
edoss@utm.edu writes:

 
Elwood

You cannot eliminate the bow in the truck. I tried what you whant to
do on the truck in the concert hall, and it didn't solve the problem.
Besides, 1 1/4" is a lot. I don't think the keybed height can be
attributed to the bowed truck. I think the Baldwin probably had
larger casters when it was new, that made the keybed higher. But
maybe Baldwin's are lower than Steinways. I don't know.


It may have had....but, if memory serves, a distance of 28" from the
floor to the tops of the keys was the design standard for these
pianos. I don't ever recall measuring one but do recall being told
this during a meeting of the engineering staff.

Del
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David M. Porritt
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Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275
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