Grand pianos and their designations.

[Overs Pianos]

Hi Terry, Vinny and all,

>>When dealing with customers about grand pianos, I have two questions:
>>When someone  says to me, I have a grand  piano that is 6 foot, 1 
>>inches, etc. where do they measure to get those figures?

At 12:55 PM -0400 27/5/06, Farrell wrote:

>The length of a piano is measured from the plane of the front face 
>of the keyslip to the longest extent of the lid at the tail.

Indeed this is generally the case. However, it seems that some 
manufacturers measure the case of a grand using the rim only, while 
others include the lid in their measurements. S&S are clearly 
measuring their pianos with the lid on. The D is quoted as being 274 
cm. But the Hamburg instruments that I've measure are pretty much all 
270 cm in length if just the rim is measured. The Samick recently 
discontinued 225 model case measures 225 with the lid off. Our number 
six piano has a rim that was built by Samick in their bending buck 
which was used for this model (the cases are 225.5 cm long). However 
the rims they built for us are made from 100% rock maple, including 
the belly rail and back beams. The cases were supplied without 
finish, so we were able to remodel various aspects of the design, 
such as the leg tops and the cheek profile, to suit our own styling 
preference. This piano and no. 7 are the last two grands which we are 
building with these 225 rims. No. 7 is partly built, but we will wait 
for a firm order before continuing.

Next year (2007) we are planning to start on our 280 concert piano 
and a 196 cm studio grand. Both of these pianos are measured with the 
lid off.

Looking forward to seeing a number of you folks at Rochester.

Best,
Ron O.

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OVERS PIANOS - SYDNEY
    Grand Piano Manufacturers
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