Dean FH Macy wrote:
> Karen Mercedes wrote:
>
> >There are 88 keys on a standard piano. Starting with the lowest as 1,
> the highest as 88, why don't we just refer to them by their numbers
> plus the note?
> >
> Gosh darn Karen- What do I do with my 66 key synth or my portable 24
> key
> one. Key 88 would be right in the middle of my mic stand, but then
> again, the ring of the boom might equal the 88th key on the piano.
> Ummmm, I'll have to give it more thought.
>
When I lived in a tiny condo I owned a small keyboard. (And that was
even a tight fit.) The college I work seems to have many more keyboards
than pianos. Keyboards of nonstandard sizes just seem to be just
everywhere these days. On the other extreme, my aunt currently has a 96
key Bosendorfer piano in her living room. (They can't live without these
extra keys.) It seems to me that a numbering system that is based on
starting in middle and going out would be more helpful that starting
from the end..
Barbara Roberts
who is still unclear of what the extra keys on the Bosendorfer actually
do.
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