large uprights

[Clyde Hollinger]

Stephen,

None of the piano manufacturers in the world today follow the model you are
proposing, and I'm sure there are good reasons.  There's a lot more involved in
running a solid business than spacing vertical piano heights 3" apart.

Regards,
Clyde Hollinger, RPT

Stephen Airy wrote:

> I have seen several posts in reply to my message I posted subject: large
> uprights, including the message in which someone says he doesn't see any
> rational excuse for building spinets.  I was thinking -- if I was building
> upright pianos, they would probably not come shorter than 48"  (but then I
> might have a 42" model for people who wanted to be able to see over the top
> of the piano.  I would probably consider making 48", 51", 54", 57", and 60"
> sizes.  Possibly I might consider a 64" or 66" upright, and I had thought
> of maybe a 72 or 75" piano (78" being the limit to get it through a
> doorway), but it would kinda look weird to have a piano that tall.
>
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