I've always thought of " baby grands' as anything under 5'. Otherwise, they have a size designation! IMO. I've even heard of a 'B' being referred to as a baby grand! NOT! Avery At 11:55 AM 5/27/2006, you wrote: >The length of a piano is measured from the plane of the front face >of the keyslip to the longest extent of the lid at the tail. > >"Baby Grand" is a layman's term with no technical meaning. Most >folks call pianos shorter than somewhere around 5'6" to 5'8" a baby grand. > >The term "baby grand" is actually quite a bit different than the >term "Upright Grand". Baby grand refers strictly to size. Upright >Grand refers to design/construction - although most uprights with >this designation are no different than any other upright. But some >were - some, and the best example is the Bush & Lane Upright Grand - >it had a bent laminated rim like a grand and the forward treble >terminations were a real capo d'astro bar, again just like in most >grand pianos - so here at least, upright grand does mean something. > >Terry Farrell > >----- Original Message ----- >>> When dealing with customers about grand pianos, I have two questions: >>>When someone says to me, I have a grand piano that is 6 foot, 1 >>>inches, etc. where do they measure to get those figures? >>>The second question is: is the term "baby grand" just a commercial >>>product-selling term (like upright grand which has no meaning) >>>with a specific length, or should we talk to our customers about >>>small grands, and large grands? >>> >>>Thanks for your help. >>>Vinny Samarco
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