Serious question, lightly asked

[Delwin D Fandrich]

Re: #5.  I once had a call to tune and evaluate a "baby" grand -- their
definition -- in a customers home.  The major problem -- and one that the
previous technician had not, apparently, been able to solve -- was a weakness
in the bass section.  Well, that made sense, it was a baby grand, after all.  I
arrived at the home and was ushered into the very small back bedroom where the
piano was kept.  There I found a rather nice Baldwin SD-6.

Let's just say the term is flexible.

Regards,

Del

PS  I couldn't find anything wrong with the bass either.  Go figure.

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JIMRPT@AOL.COM wrote:

> Et Al;
>  One of the most common descriptions of grands is the term "baby grand". We
> say it, salesmen say it, customers say it, manufacturers don't often say it
> though :-)
>
> 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)