>I got a call today to tune a butterfly piano. The woman
>said the lid opens like a butterfly.
>Can someone please shed some light on this...
>Martin Dubow
A smaller version of a grand piano where the lid opens on both sides.
Some are very tiny.
"Student Butterfly"
Weight 88lbs
Length 2ft. 5in.
Width 2ft. 6in.
Keys 44
(from Jack Wyatt, Thu, 13 Jul 2000 )
More butterfly stuff for anyone's edification:
"The wing movement of a butterfly in Peru may later, through an extremely
complex series of unpredictably linked events, magnify air movements and
ultimately cause a hurricane in Texas."
(The Butterfly Effect, Edward Lorenz)
Keith McGavern
Registered Piano Technician
Oklahoma Chapter 731
Piano Technicians Guild
USA
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