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Does anyone know of a 7/8 piano on the European market? I am moving to Berlin and am very interested but not sure if that is something I could easily find there.
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OK I'll bite, what is a 7/8 piano? 7 to 8 feet maybe?
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OK I'll bite, what is a 7/8 piano? 7 to 8 feet maybe? The keys' width is 7/8 the normal size.
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OK I'll bite, what is a 7/8 piano? 7 to 8 feet maybe? The keys' width is 7/8 the normal size. OK I'll bite, what is a 7/8 piano? 7 to 8 feet maybe? The keys' width is 7/8 the normal size. ... which means the entire keyboard is 7/8 the size of a normal keyboard. These are available for persons with particularly small hands, or small hand spans. Regards,
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How did they used to call these pianos in metric Europe lets say, around the 1920s?
Or have they always been called 7/8 pianos?
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Considering that violins (ditto cellos etc) come in different sizes, it would make sense that piano keyboards do also. I have played on one such upright piano - the unnerving thing is that the black keys that are usually narrow already, are now that much narrower.
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There is a trick to make narrow sharps easier to grip. You can rub a coating of bees wax onto the top surface and it will make the key grippy without being sticky. Plus, it will clean off without damaging anything.
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