4 Piano Types and How To Decorate Them
What is a Grand Piano, you ask? Basically, it is bigger than a baby grand piano.
It provides more sound and more volume because it will measure up to at least six feet and as I mentioned earlier, it has better tone and more projection.
So the Grand Piano displays well in a very large room.
In upright pianos the strings run vertically (up and down) and are shorter than on grand pianos.
They sound softer and are not as big: almost 5 feet wide and between 3 and 5 feet tall.
I can take mine apart and see the action of the hammers flying by horizontally to hit a string.
Uprights are designed to fit up against the wall thus creating an indirect sound.
The difference between an upright and grand is mainly due to the action.
Uprights have a horizontal action, while Grand pianos have a vertical action.
Cristofori built an early piano in 1726 called pianoforte, later to be named the piano.
He was a good guy in music history.
It is true that pianos are placed into 4 groups or classifications according to their size: 1.
Spinet 2.
Console 3.
Studio 4.
Upright An interesting side note is that many shapes and sizes of pianos are no longer made today.
But an early type of upright piano was called a "birdcage piano", suggesting that its dampers were like a birdcage.
As you have read in the news lately, a piano played by the Beatles, Pink Floyd and other popular bands sold for 150,000 pounds ($29,000.
00) in an auction in Britain.
They say the piano had been used and abused, covered with coffee stains and cigarette burns.
But the Beatles did regularly use the piano and recorded certain songs like Paperback Writer and Tomorrow Never Knows using this piano.
It still plays well and sounds great.
I will admit that I have not seen a piano decorated with a water theme but you will find one at Fitton Center for creative arts in Hamilton, Ohio.
It is really no surprise that many pianos are decorated in honor of Liberace.
If you are planning to go to NYC, you might see brightly painted upright pianos on the street of NYC in the summertime.
You can add a personal touch to any room in your home that houses any type of piano or you can literally paint, stain or just leave your piano alone in its original condition.
Adding a mirror adds a certain amount of class to any room.
Placing one above a spinet or an upright piano adds an elegant touch and makes the room seem a bit larger.
Another idea to consider is using several sconces directly over your piano on a small wall for added height and great detail.
Of course having framed music and your favorite wall art is a classic decorative element, too.
It is one that I have used many times and have changed on numerous occasions in my music studio.
I like to think that no matter the size or look of ones magnificent musical instrument, the piano will look great in any room.
I have no doubt that the piano will be played for many years for your own enjoyment, especially around holiday time, everyone loves to hear the piano.
It provides more sound and more volume because it will measure up to at least six feet and as I mentioned earlier, it has better tone and more projection.
So the Grand Piano displays well in a very large room.
In upright pianos the strings run vertically (up and down) and are shorter than on grand pianos.
They sound softer and are not as big: almost 5 feet wide and between 3 and 5 feet tall.
I can take mine apart and see the action of the hammers flying by horizontally to hit a string.
Uprights are designed to fit up against the wall thus creating an indirect sound.
The difference between an upright and grand is mainly due to the action.
Uprights have a horizontal action, while Grand pianos have a vertical action.
Cristofori built an early piano in 1726 called pianoforte, later to be named the piano.
He was a good guy in music history.
It is true that pianos are placed into 4 groups or classifications according to their size: 1.
Spinet 2.
Console 3.
Studio 4.
Upright An interesting side note is that many shapes and sizes of pianos are no longer made today.
But an early type of upright piano was called a "birdcage piano", suggesting that its dampers were like a birdcage.
As you have read in the news lately, a piano played by the Beatles, Pink Floyd and other popular bands sold for 150,000 pounds ($29,000.
00) in an auction in Britain.
They say the piano had been used and abused, covered with coffee stains and cigarette burns.
But the Beatles did regularly use the piano and recorded certain songs like Paperback Writer and Tomorrow Never Knows using this piano.
It still plays well and sounds great.
I will admit that I have not seen a piano decorated with a water theme but you will find one at Fitton Center for creative arts in Hamilton, Ohio.
It is really no surprise that many pianos are decorated in honor of Liberace.
If you are planning to go to NYC, you might see brightly painted upright pianos on the street of NYC in the summertime.
You can add a personal touch to any room in your home that houses any type of piano or you can literally paint, stain or just leave your piano alone in its original condition.
Adding a mirror adds a certain amount of class to any room.
Placing one above a spinet or an upright piano adds an elegant touch and makes the room seem a bit larger.
Another idea to consider is using several sconces directly over your piano on a small wall for added height and great detail.
Of course having framed music and your favorite wall art is a classic decorative element, too.
It is one that I have used many times and have changed on numerous occasions in my music studio.
I like to think that no matter the size or look of ones magnificent musical instrument, the piano will look great in any room.
I have no doubt that the piano will be played for many years for your own enjoyment, especially around holiday time, everyone loves to hear the piano.
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