Grand pianos and their designations.

[Avery]

I've always thought of " baby grands' as anything under 5'. 
Otherwise, they have a size designation! IMO.
I've even heard of a 'B' being referred to as a baby grand! NOT!

Avery

At 11:55 AM 5/27/2006, you wrote:
>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