standard staff sizes

[Noeck]

>     > 1. Is there a world wide standard for staff sizes?
> 
>     No.
> 
>     > 2. Are "Rastral Staff Sizes" always the same? I once found a different
>     > list of rastral sizes. The differences are on the level of 2%, but I
>     > wonder if there is some official reference.
> 
>     No. The idea is always the same but there are several different values
>     around. Some agree and differ only because they are rounded differently
>     to fractions of mm or inches. A comparison will follow from my side.
> 

As an addition to my previous mail, you can find a comparison of
different rastral sizes (staff sizes) here:

http://joramberger.de/files/rastral.pdf

And similarly, the meaning of tempo markings according to the German and
English Wikipedia:

http://joramberger.de/files/tempo.pdf

Cheers,
Joram