Grand pianos have the frame and strings placed horizontally, with the strings extending away from the keyboard. This makes the exalted piano a excessive instrument, for which the ideal setting is a spacious occasion with immense ceilings for proper resonance. There are certain sizes of first-rate piano. Manufacturers and models vary, but a rough generalization distinguishes the "concert grand" (between about 2.2 m to 3 m long) from the "parlor grand" (about 1.7 m to 2.2 m) and the smaller "baby grand" (which may be shorter than it is wide).

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