Free Chickering quarter grand

[Delwin D Fandrich]

If I recall, Weber was the first to use the name "Baby" grand. About 1900/01.
 
Del


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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
JWyatt1492 at aol.com
Sent: February 05, 2008 7:43 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: Free Chickering quarter grand



Hello to All,
 
   When Chickering  put the iron and large strings
into the Grand it made it possible to get much volume
from a small Grand. Most Grands   prior to that time 
was over 7 Ft. just to get any volume to speak of.
 
    In an attempt to compete with large uprights 
attention was given to promote Grands. 
   
  Space was a factor and names were given to 
minimize this difference.  Chickering in 1901 came
out with the scale   121  and called it the Quarter
Grand, this to bring attention to it's small (for the time)
size.  
 
   Soon other brands followed suit.  
Starr                 5'  and called the     (Minon) 
Sohmer             5'3"                        (Cupid) 
Bush @  <mailto:Bush at Gerts> Gerts   5'        (50)              (Miget)   
Steinway          5' 6"     (M)              (Miniture)  
And one was   ( can't remember)      (Babyette)
Chickering        5'8"     (121)            (Quarter)
   " ''                 5'3'     (135)             (Quarter)  
 
    There are others but the memory banks will 
not cooperate. 
   
   Hence --- "The rest of the story"
 
  Regards to All,
 Jack Wyatt




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