---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment In a message dated 3/27/2002 7:54:38 AM Pacific Standard Time, Wimblees@AOL.COM writes: > Subj:Re: key length > Date:3/27/2002 7:54:38 AM Pacific Standard Time > From:<A HREF="mailto:Wimblees@AOL.COM">Wimblees@AOL.COM</A> > Reply-to:<A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> > To:<A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> > Sent from the Internet > > Wim Sorry for ambiguities. I have not determined any clues as to when or how many steinways had differing lengths of keys. Vintage /old hmm. I too have your same experience of Ivory size and have found finding Ivory long and wide enough to repair Most steinways difficult except that I've stripped a set or two stwy ivory. >>>>>>>>>>Dale Erwin>>>>>>>>> > . > > >> When my Father had his Yamaha dealership one of yamahas one selling point >> was that full six inch key which is about 1/4 inch longer than many. Also >> As I've learned of late that there are two lengths of head scales. Meaning >> the front large piece of the white key. The old stwy head scale is 1 7/8" >> where many pianos including some vintages of steinways use a 2' head >> scale. > > My friend did say Yamaha keys are the same length as a dollar bill. > > I inherited a large selection of ivories from my dad. He even went to the > trouble of sorting them by size. There are many different lengths and > widths of key tops. When I replace an ivory top, one of the problems I run > into is that most of the tops are an 1/8" short. You say the 1 7/8" heads > came from "old S&S, and the 2" heads came from "vintage" S&S. What's the > difference between "old'" and "vintage"? > > I don't know where these heads came from, and there are many different > pianos I put these on. So this key length difference might not be something > limited to just Steinways or Baldwins. > > Wim ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/57/d8/7e/d9/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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