[pianotech] Advice about intermittent note on Yamaha grand

[David Ilvedson]

And then Billy Joel and Ray Charles have to perpetuate it with "Baby Grand"d...'-]

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Robin Stevens" <pianobee at bigpond.com>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 2/14/2010 1:12:04 PM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Advice about intermittent note on Yamaha grand


>Bill if you re read my post I said that "tuners" rarely, if ever use the
>term "baby grand"  Your link is to the Yamaha site etc  would have been set
>up by sales people for the non technical public who mostly refer to  all
>grands as "baby" ;-)

>I own a 1936 Steinway B from a ABC here in Australia, They did a on air
>story about this Broken Hill grand piano. The presenter spoke about the
>"baby grand" they used to have. A B Steinway is 6 foot 11 inches!! Far short
>of less than 4 feet which I would consider to be called baby.;-)

>Robin Stevens

> 

> 

>From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
>Of pianofritz50 at aol.com
>Sent: Sunday, 14 February 2010 11:46 PM
>To: pianotech at ptg.org
>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>
>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.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/CDA/ContentDetail/ModelSeriesDetail.html?CN
>T
>ID=1325&CNTYP=PRODUCT&LGFL=Y

> <http://www.steinway.com/steinway/catalogue/models.shtml>
>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