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Upright Pianos

  • Cheaper and more manageable size
  • Doesn't produce sound quality as well as grand pianos.
  • Produce beautiful tones with longer strings
  • Much more expensive and larger size makes moving more difficult

Grand Pianos

Harold Rhodes got to work on the electric piano in 1946. It could reproduce 3.5 octaves of sound and included a digital speak and amplifier system.

References

National Piano Foundation. Your Comprehensive Guide to Everything About Pianos [Internet]. c2012. Available from: http://pianonet.com/all-about-pianos/history-of-the-piano/

Espie Estrella. Piano - Types of Pianos [Internet]. c2012. Available from: http://musiced.about.com/od/beginnersguide/a/pianotypes.htm

Barrie Heaton. A History of the Piano, 1157-2010 [Internet]. c1996-2011. Available from: http://www.piano-tuners.org/history/history_1.html

Electric Pianos. History of Electric Pianos | Electric Pianos [Internet]. Available from: http://www.electricpianos.com/history-of-electric-pianos

Isako Hoshino. Digital Piano FAQ [Internet]. c1995-2010. Available from: http://www.allaboutpianos.com/digitalfaq.html

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Non-Acoustic Pianos

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Digital:

  • Weighted keys
  • Notes digitally generated

O

Electronic:

  • Notes are generated through synthesizers subsequent to the keys

R

T

C

Electric:

  • Mechanics similar to an electric guitar
  • Pickups detect and amplify notes

Concert Grand:

The largest grand piano.

Yes, it's boss.

approx. 9ft. long

E

L

Parlor Grand:

These pianos are

pretty mid-sized

out of the grands.

Another name

for the parlor

is the "Living

Room Grand".

-approx. 5.5-6ft. long

E

From 1709

Types of Pianos

Spinet:

These are the

smallest pianos.

They make good

choices for those

with limited

space, but they

don't provide

the same

power that other pianos

are capable of.

-approx. 3ft. tall

To the Present

Pre-Piano: The Harpsichord

Baby Grand:

These pianos still

have the

"grand"

look that

make them

popular, but

they are

smaller and more affordable.

-approx. 5-5.5ft. long

The Harpsichord was the precursor to the

Piano (or Pianoforte).

The Harpsichord wasn't

capable of volume

control, which was

sought after to show

musical expression.

A Harpsichord maker

named Christofori first

showcased the Piano in 1709 in

Florence, Italy.

Studio:

The typical

home and

music room

piano. It

provides a

nicer, louder

tone thanks to longer strings

and a larger soundboard.

-approx. 4ft. tall

Upright:

Upright

pianos

are basic-

ally taller studio pianos. Bigger

piano typically means better tone,

and these pianos are quite a bit

bigger.

-approx. 4-5ft. tall

Evolution of the Piano

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