Piano Types

Grand Piano

The piano has been invented a very long time ago, so it was bound to create other types of pianos. The piano was first invented with a great and large interior. This is named the Grand Piano, it is more than 2 meters long, and 154cm of width. The larger the piano, the longer the strings, the louder the sound and better acoustics. Of course, the larger the piano, the more expensive it gets. Excluding brands name extreme prices, the grand piano averagely costs around 150,000 DHS. But the better quality, the higher the price. The grand piano can go up to 1 or 2 million DHS. There is brand of grand pianos, Schimmel, that cost 5,000,000 DHS, that is because these pianos have electronic features, and that it is made of the best materials.

Upright Piano

Upright pianos, or “vertical pianos” are more compact and take much less space than grand pianos. They are called Vertical Pianos because their frames and strings are vertical. The hammer that moves by pressing a key moves horizontally and returns to it’s position by springs. If the upright piano’s frame is tall, it is considered to be an upright grand piano. Studio pianos are 42 to 45 inches tall, this is considered to be the shortest cabinet that can withholds a full-sized action based above the keyboard. Console pianos have the strings’ system compacted, making the hammer shorter. These are shorter than the studio pianos. Anything taller than a studio piano is called an upright piano.

Player Piano

Player pianos are truly fascinating. Player pianos are pianos that play by themselves by using a piano roll. There is a machine that perforates one’s performance’s recording and saves it into a rolls of paper, and then the player piano can replay any performance by using a pneumatic device and display a sheer solo bravura  of pure music entertainment. Recently, a new piano manufacturer’s company, Galaxy Pianos, has improved the player piano, and has built a piano that reads digital songs and converts any song into a piano piece.

Other Types

There are many other types of pianos. Such as the toy piano, which is very small and is for children. A silent piano, which goes completely mute for private practice matters. One of my favorite pianos is the Transposing Piano, created in 1801, because you can play in the key you prefer, but it will play sounds of a different key. Other types of pianos are the Digital Piano, Electric Piano, Prepared Piano, and the Mini Piano.