What is a square grand?
A square grand piano is an older model piano, made in the mid to late 1800’s. Instead of the usually curved shape found on modern grands, a square grand is rectangular in shape, often about 6 to 7 ft. long, and about 4 ft. deep. These pianos are also difficult to service as the tuning pins are found at the back of the piano far from the keys, instead of at the front as is found in modern grands. Because it is necessary to be both playing the piano and turning tuning pins at the same time, tuning this type of piano is very challenging. Also because of their age, many are in such poor mechanical condition with cracked soundboards, bridges, and pinblocks, that they are usually nothing more than showpieces.
