Overview The "KeyAction" Element Table of
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This element represents the key action used in the organ. It may appear more than once within the same parent element if the key action has changed over time.

  Parent Elements (that contain this element)

Console The KeyAction element normally occurs within the Console or Organ element.
Division The KeyAction element will only occur within the Division element if that Division has a different key action from other divisions or keyboards.
Keyboard The KeyAction element may occur within the Keyboard element if the keyboard has a different action from other keyboards, or from the rest of the organ.
Organ The KeyAction element normally occurs within the Organ or Console element.

  Child Elements (contained by this element)

NameHow ManyDescription
Remark (zero or more)   remarks about this KeyAction.

  Attributes
dateInstalled
The date on which this KeyAction was installed (see date formats). This attribute should only be used for changes to the Key Action made after the original instrument was finished.
id
An identifier for referencing this element from within other elements.
installedBy
The ID of the Builder element describing the builder who installed the Key Action. This attribute should only be used for changes to the Key Action made after the original instrument was finished.
type   (required)
The type of action, expressed as a single word or short phrase, e.g. "mechanical", "tracker", "electric", "suspended", "electro-pneumatic", "tubular pneumatic".
  Examples

In the following example, the instrument is predominantly mechanical, but the pedal uses electric action.

<Organ>
    <KeyAction type="tracker"> </KeyAction>
    <Keyboard name="pedal" order="0">
        <KeyAction type="electric"> </KeyAction>
    </Keyboard>
</Organ>
  DTD Fragment
<!ELEMENT KeyAction (
	Remark
	)* >
<!ATTLIST KeyAction
	dateInstalled CDATA ""
	id ID #IMPLIED
	installedBy IDREF #IMPLIED
	type CDATA #REQUIRED
	>

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