On 7/31/01 3:23 PM, "John Ross" <piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > Hi Clyde, > It is in Merle Mason's book, ll 7, with reference to the end view of a > vertical piano. > Regards, > John M. Ross > Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada Hmmm, I have heard the term harp used to refer to the strung back of vertical pianos, that is, the plate/pinblock/strings/bridges/soundboard/back post assembly. The same assembly wouldn't separate out quite so neatly on a grand, but I've still heard the term harp used to mean the whole assembly that holds the strings, even in a grand. This might even have come out of my own mouth a few times. :) Given the discussion, I may reconsider, but still, the term harp sort of makes sense this way. Kent Swafford
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