[pianotech] Advice about intermittent note on Yamaha grand

[David Weiss]

I will use the term baby grand when speaking with a client, but otherwise I
will refer to grands by model number or length.

The term I refuse to use, even if subjected to torture, is "acoustic piano".
Conversely the term "digital piano" has never passed my lips.  That however,
is another subject.

David Weiss

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Ron Nossaman
Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 10:30 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Advice about intermittent note on Yamaha grand

pianofritz50 at aol.com wrote:
  > Kawai & Yamaha & Steinway refer to a "Baby Grand" class of 
pianos.
>  
> Maybe some piano tuners don't refer to a classification of "Baby 
> Grands", but certain manufacturers certainly do. 

Techs don't typically use the term, and if manufacturers were 
selling to techs, they likely wouldn't either. Manufacturers 
sell to dealers, who sell to the public, most of whom 
typically do use the term. I'm still waiting for a couple of 
these "babies" that I service to grow into pianos, but no luck 
yet.
Ron N