> I see your point, Allan, however I think conical is more descriptive. > Conical in this context means pertaining to a cone shape, it doesn't > mean shaped like children's birthday party hats. Tapered could be > anything, for me. Tapered in thickness (left/right? front/back?) or a > taper in size across the keyboard, such a s a set of hammers or dampers. > > Conical always refers to a circular shape, tapered can mean anything, > unless it is qualified. "Tapered sides" is the term used in the April > 2005 PTJ article on the punchings by André Oorebeek. > > But I won't wage any wars about the terminology, the important thing is > that we all understand. > > Jurgen Goering The shape already has a real name. It's a conical frustum, a cone truncated parallel to the base. -end trans- Ron N
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