I'm sticking with my definition. I don't need to measure nothing...;-] David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: JWyatt1492 at aol.com To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 10/27/2007 4:17:20 AM Subject: Spinet/Console >Hello to All > > > When anything is built it has to be called something. > > When the small pianos were built if it was lower than >40 in. they named them Spinet. >If they were 40 in. to 43 in. they were named Consoles. >If they were 44 in. to 47 in. they were named Studios. >If they were 48 in. to 50 in. they were named Three/quarter. >If they were 51 in. or more they were call Uprights > >It is the size not the type of action that determines the name. > > In order to use a full size action in Consoles it had to be >"dropped". They are several types of connecters from the >keys to the action that have been used. > > The Weaver bi-level was mentioned. Even though these > were convenient to remove from the piano they had a major >design flaw > > The benefit of a full size action the 2 1/2 in. jack and the >4 in. hammer shank and longer keys is stability, >performance and durability. > > "Baldwin" to their credit was the last to use a full size action >in Consoles. A three note action model that demonstrates this >is in the PTG Museum at the Home Office. > > This was stopped because of two reasons. The major one >was cost, It was much cheaper to built a " compressed " >action than a " direct- blow " action the second was the >whining of us technicians. > > Facts are often dull. " All knowledge comes from the past" > > Regards, >Jack Wyatt >************************************** See what's new at >http://www.aol.com
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