Free Chickering quarter grand

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

Annie Grieshop wrote:
> While we're on the subject:  does anybody know why Chickering called them
> Quarter Grands?  My understanding is that the term included their grands in
> the 5'2"-5'6" range, but why were they "quarter"?



methinks it is 19th century semi-euro-chutzpah marketing stuff.

9' is a full concert grand
7' is called a halb-conzert (half-concert)

so...
1/4 (concert) grand???

...or semi-homophonic viertel-grand pronounced like feartel which is 
close to fetal grand???
;-}


AnOn