demi-queue

[Phillip Ford]

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>  About the semi-queue:

I thought it was demi-queue.  Are the terms interchangeable?

>
>2 metres would be about 6.562 feet (about 6 feet 6 1/2 inches).

Right you are.  I shouldn't make it sound smaller than it is.  A 
respectable size.

>As far as some other interesting terms/expressions are concerned:
>- 'n'est pas une parole en l'air' means 'not words spoken lightly';

Thanks.

>- 'monobloc' is a term which usually indicates that something is 
>made in one piece, as opposed to assembled elements;

So I had assumed.  But one piece of what?  A solid 5' x 5' block of 
maple?  Several pieces of 5' x 5' Baltic birch plywood stacked and 
glued and then cut out?

>Another interesting term, from Stephane Collin's post, is the term 
>'crapaud' which translates literally as 'toad'.

I have heard some small grands referred to in English by a similar 
term.  A four letter word starting with t and ending with d, but with 
a couple of different letters in between.  The word crapaud calls it 
to mind.

Phil Ford

>That's what the French call the baby grand, though I am surprised 
>they include instruments as long as 1.80 in the toad category. I 
>didn't realize that.
>Gee, I thought my 1905, 6 foot 3 Bluthner is a semi-grand ... It is 
>barely a bloated toad ... Horrors !!!
>
>Cheers
>
>jj
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