Baby Grand Piano Vs Upright

Not the part you see but behind the fallboard.

Baby grand piano vs upright.

The keys of an upright are shorter than a baby grand and much shorter than a grand piano. The shorter the key the less it weighs. In an upright piano the strings are strung vertically to make the instrument more compact which allows the piano to be played in a limited space. B purchase a baby grand small grand or grand piano.

A baby grand or grand piano opens up into the room projecting the sound where you want it. New grand pianos can cost from 10 000 to 150 000 while upright pianos have a smaller price range at 2 000 to 8 500. In fact i played an upright from around 1885 1895. In contrast the grand piano retains the shape of the original pianoforte in which the strings are strung horizontally and has a greater potential for expression.

Baby grand piano vs upright piano. Which is the best option. The upright invented some 80 years after the grand. Some upright pianos have become very creative in finding ways to extend the length of keys.

A baby grand is anything under 5 2 a small grand is classified as anything under 6 and a grand is classified as 6 and above. A smaller grand piano doesn t automatically classify as superior to a quality upright. Baby grands are not that great they are actually much worse than a nice big upright. But there s a second smaller variety of acoustic piano too.

Read on for my thoughts what do piano tuners and teachers etc say. Also short keys generally have to angle more at the back to reach the action at the breaks. Prices of grand vs. The first pianos were large and therefore called grand pianos.

Baby grands look fabulous in the corner of a large room or hallway but are they a good choice or are they too much of a compromise. It has a lot in common with its forebear but there are some significant differences too. Used piano prices stay about the same for horizontal pianos but good vertical pianos are sometimes seen on sale for 500 to 2 500. As a result it is harder to press black keys and between black keys on an upright than on a baby grand.