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.
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Parent Elements (that contain this element)
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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. |
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Child Elements (contained by this element)
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| Name | How Many | Description |
Remark |
(zero or more) |
remarks about this KeyAction. |
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".
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>
<!ELEMENT KeyAction (
Remark
)* >
<!ATTLIST KeyAction
dateInstalled CDATA ""
id ID #IMPLIED
installedBy IDREF #IMPLIED
type CDATA #REQUIRED
>
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