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Upright pianos were called cabinet grand pianos in the early 1900's
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How many keys on a upright piano?
88 keys on a standard piano, upright and grand.
Is there an upright piano that has sound as good as a grand piano?
No, nothing can compare to a grand piano.
How old is a schiller upright grand ser41720?
Schiller Upright Grand Piano #41834
What shape is the piano?
A piano has many different shapes but the main three are the upright, the grand and the baby grand piano.
What configuration can a piano have rather then upright?
grand
What confirguration does a piano have?
You can get a piano in three basic configurations: *Upright*Console*Grand
What is the name for a vertical piano?
All upright type pianos are vertical pianos. All horizontal pianos are grands. The smallest vertical is called a spinet then, console, studio and upright. There is no such thing as an "upright grand." It is just a name placed onto a piano.
What configuration can a piano have other that upright?
There are two main types of piano - upright, in which the strings are set vertically, and grand, in which the strings are set horizontally.
How many keys are there piano?
On a standard upright or grand piano, there are 88 keys.
What is the difference between a grand piano and an upright piano?
An "upright grand" piano is simply a big old upright piano. The term was common in the early part of the twentieth century and was intended to infer a sense of higher quality than the rather ordinary term "upright piano" (and was often used by manufacturers of lower quality instruments). "Cabinet grand" was a similar term applied to upright pianos. I think the bass strings of an upright grand are longer than in plain upright.
What configrueation does a piano have besides upright?
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.
When was the portable grand piano introduced?
Before 1800, all pianos were grand pianos that required a lot of space, but that year saw the development of the John Hawkins' Portable Grand Piano, the precursor of the now-familiar upright piano.
