Baby Grand Piano Size

What are the actual dimensions of a baby grand piano.

Baby grand piano size.

The dimensions of baby grand pianos vary by manufacturer but average widths range from 4 feet 11 inches to 5 feet 6 inches. Because smaller pianos produce poorer sound a baby grand should be at least 5 feet 7 inches wide to sound similar to a full sized grand piano. The largest horizontal pianos take up about 63 square feet. Larger 5 range pianos such as 5 7 and 5 8 are sometimes called parlor grands.

Any piano around 5 to 5 1 2 is considered a baby grand. Full grand pianos 5 9 to 6 2. Cheap mass produced baby grands are surpassed in quality by some electric pianos which cost thousands less. Pianos from around 6 up to around 6 9 are called grand pianos.

6 10 up to around 7 1 2 are called semi concert grand pianos. Recital grand pianos 6 3 to 6 9. Semi concert grand pianos 6 10 to almost 9. Classic or medium grand pianos 5 2 to 5 8.

If you plan to make such a purchase take accurate measurements of doorways and stairwells and throw in 2 to 4 feet of floor measurements for the bench. According to the illustrated encyclopedia of musical instruments of the world the compact miniature or baby grand is usually between 5ft 6in and 5ft 10 in long. The width of most acoustic pianos regardless of their length is five feet wide. The length of a baby grand piano ranges from five feet to five feet seven inches as detailed above with the petite being under five feet in length.

Petite grand pianos are shorter than 4 11 sometimes called miniature baby grand pianos 4 11 to 5 1. Modern grand piano sizes.