The length of a piano is measured from the plane of the front face of the keyslip to the longest extent of the lid at the tail. "Baby Grand" is a layman's term with no technical meaning. Most folks call pianos shorter than somewhere around 5'6" to 5'8" a baby grand. The term "baby grand" is actually quite a bit different than the term "Upright Grand". Baby grand refers strictly to size. Upright Grand refers to design/construction - although most uprights with this designation are no different than any other upright. But some were - some, and the best example is the Bush & Lane Upright Grand - it had a bent laminated rim like a grand and the forward treble terminations were a real capo d'astro bar, again just like in most grand pianos - so here at least, upright grand does mean something. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- >> When dealing with customers about grand pianos, I have two questions: >> When someone says to me, I have a grand piano that is 6 foot, 1 inches, >> etc. where do they measure to get those figures? >> The second question is: is the term "baby grand" just a commercial >> product-selling term (like upright grand which has no meaning) >> with a specific length, or should we talk to our customers about small >> grands, and large grands? >> >> Thanks for your help. >> Vinny Samarco >
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