console vs. spinet

[Avery]

Alan,

At 07:31 PM 1/20/2007, you wrote:
>I was always under the impression that a console piano referred only 
>to the design of the cabinet which mimicked the style of the console 
>organ i.e. it had a sliding fall (keyboard cover) and extended 
>cheeks, and in fact has nothing to do with the size of the instrument.

As far as I know, the console is always a little bit taller than the 
spinet. And doesn't have a drop action!

>A spinet would refer to a drop action although a spinet on this side 
>of the Atlantic is a completely different kettle of fish. Meanwhile, 
>I don't actually know what defines a studio piano.

Here, a studio piano is usually about 45" tall, as in the Baldwin Hamilton.


>In my neck of the woods most of my clients are students and they 
>tend to have their pianos in their bedrooms these days so maybe 
>there is a case for a new category of boudoir upright. BTW have you 
>noticed that hardly anyone seems to make up their beds these days?

You mean you do? Or do you have a wife to do it for you!? :-D

>
>While you're having a whale of a time with all your puns, perhaps 
>this should now be called a con'sole' piano
>
>[]
>
>
>and a spinet should be defined as that where the action is below the 
>waterline......or should be!
>
>AF
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Alan R. Barnard" <<mailto:tune4u at earthlink.net>tune4u at earthlink.net>
>To: <<mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>pianotech at ptg.org>
>Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 6:25 PM
>Subject: RE: console vs. spinet
>
> > Generally, if the music rack sticks up only a max of 3 to 4 
> inches over the piano top, it can be called a console. If the whole 
> rack looks like a WWII radar antenna sitting on the piano, it's a 
> spinet. The height of the piano (therefore, maybe, string length) 
> is the defining characteristic. Legs are irrelephant to this disgustion.
> >
> > Alan Barnard
> > Salem, MO
> > Joshua 24:15
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original message ----------------------------------------
> > From: "Karl kaputt" <<mailto:karlkaputt at hotmail.com>karlkaputt at hotmail.com>
> > To: <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>pianotech at ptg.org
> > Received: 01/20/2007 2:35:34 AM
> > Subject: console vs. spinet
> >
> >
> >>what is a console and what is a spinet? Is the difference just the form of
> >>the corpus? When I hear console I figure out a small piano. Spinet has 2
> >>"front legs". Is this correct?
> >
> >>Gregor
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