Del, At 00:52 11/03/2001 -0800, you wrote: > >No, I expect the extra notes were added because some composer or performer >wanted them. Once that first piano was designed and built it would have >been relatively easy to continue building it. And why not? It's great >marketing even if of little practical value -- although I imagine there >were pianists like Oscar Peterson around back then as well. >Del When I visited Wiener Neustadt, the answer to that question sounded suspiciously like an excuse to make the soundboard larger. I suspect also that a large factor was "bragging rights". >FULL 8 OCTAVES!"< They weren't the first, though. If my wetware is correct, Pape built an 8 octave grand in the early 1800s, only it was F0 to F8. Conrad Hoffsommer - Decorah, Ia. mailto:hoffsoco@luther.edu You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, then used against you.
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