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An upright piano would have more surface area to get creative with but they are a bit heavier and also, some of the older upright pianos have intricate raised carved scrollwork that might get in the way of a large design. I've had this spinet piano for several years, it originally belon...
If space is a problem, you may want to also consider piano stools. Smaller than benches, a piano stool works very well with smaller pianos, such as a spinet or a small upright. Many stools also are adjustable and can be purchased with a padded seat. Cost is likely to be a factor as...
aBrinsmead registered many patents besides these two. They were mainly improvements to the frame, soundboard, bridges and bracings. Two interesting patents shown in the diagrams below are related to dampers. The first one is an improved damper system for upright pianos ("birdcage" pianos, as th...
Correct. A spinet is the smallest type of upright. Also, "small baby grand" is a redundancy; a baby grand is by definition the smallest type of grand. Some argue they're the only kind of piano that sounds worse than a spinet, but they do have a more "correct" key feel. ...
My keyboard is for a square piano and is more complicated than the one for Mr. Davies upright. The lengths are all different and the rails are at angles, the front and back ends of the keys are offset sideways, they aren't uniformly thick and besides there being fewer of them the keys...
Another category of pianos are the vertical, or uprights. They got their name because of their height and because the strings are placed vertically. The vertical piano is usually what someone would have in their home or church. There are 6 types of upright pianos. ...
Correct. A spinet is the smallest type of upright. Also, "small baby grand" is a redundancy; a baby grand is by definition the smallest type of grand. Some argue they're the only kind of piano that sounds worse than a spinet, but they do have a more "correct" key feel. ...