Monthly Archives: July 2010

Player pianos

A player piano is a regular upright or grand that plays itself but can also be played normally by any individual. On uprights, the case is usually larger to accommodate the player mechanism. Older player pianos are controlled by pneumatics and newer player pianos are controlled by electronics.

A reproducing piano has an additional element [...]

Piano size

Piano size greatly influences the musical tone and potential of the piano. The larger area for soundboard and string length the better. Lengths, for grands, and heights, for uprights, in general are:
Concert grand 8′-9′

Medium grand 6′-8′

Small grand 4.5′ – 6′
Full size upright 49″ or more

Studio 45″ – 48″

Console 41″ – 44″

Spinet 36″ – 40″

Grand [...]