[pianotech] Advice about intermittent note on Yamaha grand

[David Ilvedson]

Of course the manufacturers are trying to communicate with the piano public, who do use baby grand all the time...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: pianofritz50 at aol.com
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 2/14/2010 5:15:47 AM
Subject: [pianotech]  Advice about intermittent note on Yamaha grand



>No serious person uses the term "Baby Grand"?  

>check out: http://www.kawaius.com/main_links/grands_09/ge20.html and
>http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/CDA/ContentDetail/ModelSeriesDetail.html?CN
>TID=1325&CNTYP=PRODUCT&LGFL=Y
>http://www.steinway.com/steinway/catalogue/models.shtml

>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.  

>Robert:  That was a nice "thank you" to those who responded to your question w/ 
>positive suggestions.  Hopefully we're all here to learn & share what knowledge we 
>have.
> 
>Bill Fritz




>From:
>Robin Stevens <pianobee at bigpond.com>

>To:
>'Ken & Pat Gerler' <kenneth.gerler at prodigy.net>; pianotech at ptg.org

>Subject:
>[pianotech] Advice about intermittent note on Yamaha grand

>Date:
>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:59:07 +1030


>I think that Robert gave his non tech status away when he called his piano a 
>baby grand" No piano tuners I know of refers to any model grand as "a baby"
>Robin