[CAUT] Natural key width

[Don Mannino]

Here is a picture, plus a link to a news article about this keyboard.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2005/1001-perfectfit_piano.htm

When I tried one, I felt like Rachmaninoff.  I could reach a full 17th
easily!

I still couldn't play like Rachmaninoff, though. <sigh>

Don Mannino


-----Original Message-----
From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
Porritt, David
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 1:36 PM
To: ilvey at sbcglobal.net; College and University Technicians
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Natural key width

I'll try to take some pictures soon and post them.  The keys are indeed
smaller and closer together and he puts a filler block on each end to
fill the space not needed.  The keys do get to some more severe angles.
It doesn't hurt anything in the treble as the hammers are so much
lighter.  In the bass he has a way of making the key so the angle is not
as severe.  I can't really describe it to you and I'd be hard pressed to
photograph it but I'll try in a few days.  He got a patent on the way he
works out the angle for the bass keys.  It's really pretty clever.  The
stack is of his own making so it fits his key frame well.  The
development of this thing is a great example of outside-the-box
thinking.

dp

____________________
David M. Porritt, RPT
dporritt at smu.edu
 

-----Original Message-----
From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
David Ilvedson
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 2:29 PM
To: caut at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Natural key width

I'd like to see a picture of this.   It seems like you have to compress
the keys closer together...lots of space at the existing
cheekblocks...but the stack remains the same, relatively.   Don't the
keys have some extreme angles?

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

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From: "Porritt, David" <dporritt at mail.smu.edu>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org>
Received: 1/29/2008 9:49:32 AM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Natural key width

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