Serious question, lightly asked

[kam544@earthlink.net]

>...1. Where did/does the name come from?
>2. What does/did it mean?
>3. Were/are Wurlitzer Butterfly and Kimball LaPetite "baby grands"?
>4. Is a five foot grand a "baby grand".
>5. Is a seven foot grand a "baby grand"?
>6. At what size is a grand no longer a "baby"?
>Jim Bryant (FL)

Jim,

Since you asked and FWIW dept, here's what little bit I can offer:

In a 1955 Steinway brochure I witnessed this year, the Model S (5'1") was
listed in 'rather bold print' as a Baby Grand.

Myself, I interpret a baby grand's length at basically 5' or less..

Keith McGavern
kam544@earthlink.net
Registered Piano Technician
Oklahoma Chapter 731
Piano Technicians Guild
USA
http://www.ptg.org/1999/conv/
PTG Convention, Kansas City, July