Baby Grand Piano Vs Upright

In fact i played an upright from around 1885 1895.

Baby grand piano vs upright. Not the part you see but behind the fallboard. A baby grand or grand piano opens up into the room projecting the sound where you want it. 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.

The shorter the key the less it weighs. The keys of an upright are shorter than a baby grand and much shorter than a grand piano. It has a lot in common with its forebear but there are some significant differences too. A smaller grand piano doesn t automatically classify as superior to a quality upright.

B purchase a baby grand small grand or grand piano. Which is the best option. Baby grands are not that great they are actually much worse than a nice big upright. 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.

Used piano prices stay about the same for horizontal pianos but good vertical pianos are sometimes seen on sale for 500 to 2 500. 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. As a result it is harder to press black keys and between black keys on an upright than on a baby grand. The upright invented some 80 years after the grand.

The first pianos were large and therefore called grand pianos. When you compare a well designed upright and a small baby grand piano the key length is not very different. 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. 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.

Prices of grand vs. Some upright pianos have become very creative in finding ways to extend the length of keys. I ve played in 4 different models two completely new and the other two with 5 and 10 years of use. 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.