Soundboard Size Perspective

[gordon stelter]

Hey Terry!
      I know someone with an M&H "demonstrator" rim
with the turnbuckle arrangement. Vintage. On a stand.
Interested?
     Thump

--- Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> At times, the question arises of how much bigger is
> a grand than an upright. The attached photo provides
> some perspective. I thought it might be of interest
> to some.
> 
> I recently made up a inner rim duplicate of a
> Baldwin M grand. The grand is 5' 3-1/2" in length (I
> looked at the Baldwin web site which indicates a new
> M is 5' 2" - the case (lid off) of mine measures 5'
> 3". In the attached photo, the grand rim was clamped
> to a Mason and Hamlin frame and soundboard liner
> (the grand is the striped wood). The M&H stands 53"
> tall. The inner edge of the grand rim is 2-1/2
> inches short of the inner edge of the upright
> soundboard liner. 
> 
> So, from this, the current standard 52 inch upright
> would be about the same length from belly rail to
> end/bottom as a 5' 5" grand piano. Good enough for a
> rough comparison.
> 
> Kinda scary how much extra soundboard is flopping
> around in the wind on the average
> upright...........and grands!
> 
> Just fun stuff to know and tell.
> 
> Terry Farrell
>   

> ATTACHMENT part 2 image/jpeg name=Feb21_26.jpg
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