concert grand

The largest grand piano, being roughly 2.75 meters (9 feet) in length, and having the volume, tone, and timbre appropriate for use in concerts.

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concert grand

(Instruments) a full-size grand piano, usually around 7 feet in length. Compare baby grand, boudoir grand

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con′cert grand′

a grand piano of the largest size, being typically 9 ft. (2.7 m) in length.

[1890–95]

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concert grand - a grand piano suitable for concert performances

concert piano

grand piano, grand - a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs

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The Steinway Concert Grand Piano that sits in TSC's Lounge has been in the Addington family since 1919 and, over the course of the past 100 years, become a piece of Chicago history.

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