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Grand and baby grand- grand piano's are favoured by professional pianists because they think they give a better, purer tone, although a really high quality upright piano can sound almost as good. A 'baby grand' is just a half-size version of a full-sized grand.
A grand piano makes sound by a mechanical system: little hammers hitting strings when the keys are pressed. An electric piano produces sound much the same way, except the sounds are turned into electronic signals by pickups, which makes it able to be amplified or recorded.
No, nothing can compare to a grand piano.
In the movie Twilight, a Schimmel grand piano was used for the iconic scene, where Edward Cullen plays "Bella's Lullaby." The Schimmel piano was chosen for its elegant design and rich sound quality, which complemented the romantic atmosphere of the scene.
Yes they are. Bosendorfer piano has 97notes while grand piano has 88notes.
The concert piano doesn't have as nice sound as the baby grand piano.
PH Grand Piano was created in 1931.
More Grand Piano was created in 1985.
Stainway&Sons is a very very very famous, expensive, and VERY high quality piano, then would come Yamaha. But Stainway&sons (especially grand, then...baby grand, then...back flat) Because of how they are built with such carefullness and makes it better quality! :) El (Piano)
Surprisingly, the cost of a Grand Piano in the 1930'S was about a grand ($1,000.00).
The 1949 Baldwin Model R grand piano is a fine, fine instrument, when in good condition. It's difficult to assess the value of such a piano, because price is so dependent on condition. From what I've seen them sell for, though, I would say that the value of a 1949 Baldwin Model R grand piano is between $11,000 and $26,000.
A piano has many different shapes but the main three are the upright, the grand and the baby grand piano.