For example; the term “Baby Grand” is a term some piano technicians dislike and have tried to steer people away from using. I believe, that is like fighting gravity, it is a loosing battle. People are always going to describe smaller to mid-size grands as “Baby Grands”.

While others use even more categories than myself, putting grands into five or six categories, sizes, types and / or styles.

One pet peeve of mine, is calling any piano with a drop or indirect action anything other than a spinet. Some piano manufacturers have created pianos that measure and inch or two taller than what generally is described as a spinet and yet left the inexpensive, less responsive drop / indirect action in such a piano, simply so they can label that piano a console and sell it for more money.

I think, that is a deceptive practice and any piano with a drop action, no matter how tall should be called a spinet. And all consoles should have direct actions installed in them. But I guess I am fighting gravity on this point because manufacturers have successfully persuaded the public that some consoles do have indirect actions. I think that is a shame.

This is just one more reason you should never, never, never buy a piano without first having a piano technician assess the piano before you buy. You might get stuck with one of those consoles with indirect actions. You should at lease know what you are buying.