On 02/21/2011 08:21 PM, Mr. Mac's wrote: > 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? > <snip> I sure do - like I said before - I'm 54 - and NEVER heard of them referenced as square pianos - always square grands. Maybe, the thoughts need be in reference to the terms - grands - vs - vertical / uprights. They definitely are not uprights - so they must be grands. OK, stirring the pot some more ....... Remember, I'm 54 - until I was associated with PTG, I - NEVER - heard of upright pianos referenced as "verticals". They were - always - referenced as - uprights - or - grands. So where did "vertical" come from ?? Now to get the pot - really - boiling ................ Lest we not forget about the "giraffe" piano - Is it an upright or a grand ??? OHHHHH - its BOTH - it has the plate and structure of a grand - yet - it is standing "upright" Duaine -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding Reed Organ Society Member Florissant, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler at att.net www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com -- Home & Business user of Linux - 11 years
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