Aha, so there WAS a half-grand (which was really the only thing that made sense)! Thanks, Conrad -- I'll bet you nailed it. And "feartal grand" turned into "baby grand"? One drawback of email is the inability to see when someone is writing with a sly grin on his face...... <g> Annie > Annie Grieshop wrote: >> While we're on the subject: does anybody know why Chickering called >> them >> Quarter Grands? My understanding is that the term included their grands >> in >> the 5'2"-5'6" range, but why were they "quarter"? > > > > methinks it is 19th century semi-euro-chutzpah marketing stuff. > > 9' is a full concert grand > 7' is called a halb-conzert (half-concert) > > so... > 1/4 (concert) grand??? > > ...or semi-homophonic viertel-grand pronounced like feartel which is > close to fetal grand??? > ;-} > > > AnOn >
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