----- Original Message ----- From: "Classic Touch Ent" <classictouchent@comcast.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: May 08, 2003 9:21 AM Subject: Re: piano competition/Mason&Hamlin vs Steinway > What an irony that the groups of 2 and 3 raised (black) keys which > supply the pianist with tactile knowledge of hand position at the > keyboard > also creates this asymmetrical wonder of frustration for those with > fingers> say 15mm wide. Does any manufacturer stagger the width of > their sharps for the sake of uniform 'gap'? Not that I am aware of. > Funny that (because my fingers fit in the 'gaps') I never > noticed, but I'm certain I'd notice a width variation of 1-2mm in a > sharp only 10mm wide at top surface. That seems to be the general consensus. Del
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