More often than not uprights are second music instrument in a home or any other piano-owning establishment, which makes perfect sense.

Equally useful for amateur practicing and professional use, ballet class and choir rehearsal, uprights have become ubiquitous facilitators of music making of all variety. Due to their compactness and cost-friendliness comparative to grand pianos, upright pianos made their way into almost every home around the globe. The upright pianos have been a beloved home piano for almost two centuries. That being said the best upright pianos out there are marvelous music instruments and serve their purpose quite well. Here we have to say with absolute transparency: uprights need not be compared to grands as the comparison is inherently unfair: grand will always sound richer, with more color and powerful resonance due to physics of the construction: parallel position of the hammer on the grand allows for more responsive, fast action and sound control while soundboard and frame (due to the physics of the grand piano architecture) have more immediate air to spread vibrations around (which is a function of all acoustic pianos), resulting in overall more resonant sound. horizontal (like the grand piano) and the hammer has to strike the key essentially vertically.

are secondary considerations to the fact that the soundboard and frame are upright vs. All the other attributes such as space saver, design, convenience etc. the hammer being at 90 degree angle relative to keys. The main thing to know about upright piano is that it is fundamentally different from grand piano due to its physical parameters, i.e. It comes in variety of shapes and sizes, true, and we shall get to it shortly. Schimmel pianos also produce a range of uprights in their classic series.Does it usually stand by the wall? Yes. The Schimmel Classic Grand Piano range are professional pianos available in three sizes, C169, C189, C213 and prices for the new Schimmel grand pianos start at £26,999. It is rare for so many qualities to be concentrated in one piano'. The most favourable aspect is however undoubtedly the very fine structure of the tonal balance which comes into its own through the outstanding controllable dynamic level and which transforms the piano into an equally refined and precise but also round toned and singing instrument. The periodical Le Monde de la Musique* describes the piano K 122 Elegance as follows: 'The excellent action with its well-adjusted and not over-heavy after touch point immediately generates a seldom experienced degree of confidence.

And as with most things, you really do get what you pay for. The simple answer is that they are far better pianos. I am often asked why German, Austrian or Italian pianos cost more than pianos from China or Japan.

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