And then Billy Joel and Ray Charles have to perpetuate it with "Baby Grand"d...'-] David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Robin Stevens" <pianobee at bigpond.com> To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 2/14/2010 1:12:04 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Advice about intermittent note on Yamaha grand >Bill if you re read my post I said that "tuners" rarely, if ever use the >term "baby grand" Your link is to the Yamaha site etc would have been set >up by sales people for the non technical public who mostly refer to all >grands as "baby" ;-) >I own a 1936 Steinway B from a ABC here in Australia, They did a on air >story about this Broken Hill grand piano. The presenter spoke about the >"baby grand" they used to have. A B Steinway is 6 foot 11 inches!! Far short >of less than 4 feet which I would consider to be called baby.;-) >Robin Stevens > > >From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf >Of pianofritz50 at aol.com >Sent: Sunday, 14 February 2010 11:46 PM >To: pianotech at ptg.org >Subject: [pianotech] Advice about intermittent note on Yamaha grand > >No serious person uses the term "Baby Grand"? > >check out: <http://www.kawaius.com/main_links/grands_09/ge20.html> >http://www.kawaius.com/main_links/grands_09/ge20.html and > ><http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/CDA/ContentDetail/ModelSeriesDetail.html? >CN >TID=1325&CNTYP=PRODUCT&LGFL=Y> >http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/CDA/ContentDetail/ModelSeriesDetail.html?CN >T >ID=1325&CNTYP=PRODUCT&LGFL=Y > <http://www.steinway.com/steinway/catalogue/models.shtml> >http://www.steinway.com/steinway/catalogue/models.shtml > >Kawai & Yamaha & Steinway refer to a "Baby Grand" class of pianos. > >Maybe some piano tuners don't refer to a classification of "Baby Grands", >but certain manufacturers certainly do. > >Robert: That was a nice "thank you" to those who responded to your question >w/ positive suggestions. Hopefully we're all here to learn & share what >knowledge we have. > >Bill Fritz >From: >Robin Stevens <pianobee at bigpond.com> >To: >'Ken & Pat Gerler' <kenneth.gerler at prodigy.net>; pianotech at ptg.org >Subject: >[pianotech] Advice about intermittent note on Yamaha grand >Date: >Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:59:07 +1030 >I think that Robert gave his non tech status away when he called his piano a >"baby grand" No piano tuners I know of refers to any model grand as "a baby" > >Robin
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