Hello to All When anything is built it has to be called something. When the small pianos were built if it was lower than 40 in. they named them Spinet. If they were 40 in. to 43 in. they were named Consoles. If they were 44 in. to 47 in. they were named Studios. If they were 48 in. to 50 in. they were named Three/quarter. If they were 51 in. or more they were call Uprights It is the size not the type of action that determines the name. In order to use a full size action in Consoles it had to be "dropped". They are several types of connecters from the keys to the action that have been used. The Weaver bi-level was mentioned. Even though these were convenient to remove from the piano they had a major design flaw The benefit of a full size action the 2 1/2 in. jack and the 4 in. hammer shank and longer keys is stability, performance and durability. "Baldwin" to their credit was the last to use a full size action in Consoles. A three note action model that demonstrates this is in the PTG Museum at the Home Office. This was stopped because of two reasons. The major one was cost, It was much cheaper to built a " compressed " action than a " direct- blow " action the second was the whining of us technicians. Facts are often dull. " All knowledge comes from the past" Regards, Jack Wyatt ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20071027/168f2d3f/attachment.html
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