On Feb 21, 2011, at 7:56 PM, Joseph Garrett wrote: > Your problem, if you will, is to believe Wikipedia! (which, in a lot of people's opinion, > is not the know all/be all of proper definitons!)<G> > Academia has chosen to differentiate between > Full Cast Iron Plated Rectangular Pianos and those with > partial or no bracing with the two terms. It's not of my doing, > but it's the correct and accepted terminology IMO. Joe, I only posted the Wikipedia link as an easy reference source. It has nothing to do with believing. How about the PTG as a credible reference source? http://www.ptg.org/resources-historyOfPianos-square.php You don't have a problem with that do you? Here are two more reference sources for the fun of it. 1) Encyclopedia Britannica: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/561688/square-piano 2) Kenneth B. Brewer Antique Pianos: http://www.kbbantiquepianos.com/squares.html Having an opinion does not substantiate "the correct and accepted terminology". Sincerely, Keith McGavern
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