How to choose a piano and choose a piano model

Household use is generally between 121cm and 126cm.

The piano model is mostly marked on the upper right side of the piano cast iron plate, and the letters + numbers represent the model. Pianos are generally divided into models according to the height of their bodies, and are generally divided into upright pianos and grand pianos.

Upright pianos are designed with staggered strings, which effectively saves height and thickness. The previous upright piano was up to a meter in height.

Grand pianos are used for large gigs or professionals, and grand pianos are available in meter lengths.

Development History:

The predecessor of the piano was the plucked clavichord, also known as the harpsichord. It is much the same as the internal principle of the piano, which is equipped with a soundboard and many taut strings inside the body. The difference is that the piano's hammer strikes the strings, and the plucked clavichord uses a plucked plectrum to pluck the strings.

In addition, there is a keyboard instrument of the same lineage as them, the clavichord, which is also an instrument equipped with a striking device, and is pronounced with a brass shaped mallet; It was not as widely used as the plucked clavichord, and was mainly played in aristocratic families at the time.

17 In the 18th century, the plucked piano had a very prominent position in the life of the time, and it can be said that it was its heyday.

At the beginning of the 18th century, the European continent developed rapidly, and the piano with weak volume could no longer meet the needs of the first family at that time, so it was gradually replaced by the piano with a large volume.

The inventor of the piano was Bartoloo Cristofolli, an instrument maker of the Medici family in Florence, Italy. In 1709, he took the plucked clavichord as the prototype and made what is known as the clavichord with strong and weak pitches.

He used a mechanical device on the piano to strike the strings with a hammer, instead of the mechanical device of plucking the strings with animal feathers in the past, so that the sound of the piano is more expressive, the sound is richer, and the sound changes can be directly controlled by touching the keys with his fingers.

The above content refers to Encyclopedia - Piano (a keyboard instrument in Western classics**).

The piano model used in different scenes is not the same, so before choosing a piano, you must first consider the use scene, then consider where the piano is placed, and finally decide the model to buy by the size of the space.

Look at the material. Good musical instruments require very high material requirements.

Look at the timbre. A high-quality piano should have a noticeable change in timbre from weak to strong, and the timbre of each note should be uniform at different levels.

4.Look at the feel.

The two most important factors that affect the feel of a piano are key weight, auspiciousness, and sensitivity. Each piano has a different key weight and sensitivity, and each person has different preferences and requirements.

When buying a piano, you should carefully inspect its outer plate texture, lacquer finish, assembly process, etc. Pay special attention to the part where the keys are connected, and play it several times. Play while pedaling and listen for changes in the sound and noise.

Don't let go immediately after playing the keys with sound quality; Listen to whether the aftersound is loud and long enough, the louder and longer the sound quality. You can play a set of scales and listen to whether the rhythm is smooth, whether the timbre is mellow, and whether there is any noise. Play the bass, whether it is low or not; Whether the treble is loud and harsh.

The main thing is to look at the brand.

The four major piano factories in China, Pearl River, Helen, Strauss, Xinghai.

Foreign capital can be considered, Kawai, Yingchang, Sanyi, Yamaha.

Buy mainstream brands.

Chinese famous brand: Pearl River, Helen, Xinghai.

If it is the same height, the model is not the same, there are different processes and designs, which is more intuitive is that the appearance will cause a difference, for different aesthetics, these pianos will be closer, the price difference is about 500 yuan, of course, there will be some material selection and technology, positioning There is a big difference, the price difference of this kind of piano will be relatively large, and some will be thousands of differences. Therefore, it is recommended to buy a popular model when buying a piano, and most people choose brands and models, and the first recommendation is similar: KAWAI's KUA1.

The model number generally refers to the height of the piano.

Taking the German Kingsporg as an example, it is divided into three series, such as the KU popular series, the KG boutique series, the KF high-end series, etc., to meet the needs of different consumers.

This depends on the specific configuration and process! The model number is a name.

1. First of all, we must look at the quality of the piano's wood and lacquer and the dust bending process, the high-quality piano is made of logs, high-quality mahogany, fish scale spruce and other solid wood, ordinary is some synthetic wood, the worst quality is made of waste boards, and a layer of wood pattern paper is pasted outside, which needs to be carefully observed when you need to choose.

2. Carefully observe the streamline and structure of the whole piano, the piano with excellent craftsmanship has smooth lines, and the gaps between different structural components are uniform, which looks like a feeling of heaviness and outflow.

3. Open the lid and look at the keys, and observe whether the keys on the keyboard are neat and smooth, whether the spacing between the keys is even, whether the gaps are smooth, and whether the 88 keys are high and low.

4. Listen to the sound, see if the sound of each key is natural and smooth, if the tone of the key is abrupt, then there must be a problem, the treble area should be crisp and bright, there is no wood collision sound and other noise, the midrange sounds rigid and soft, and the bass area sounds soft, without astringency.

5. Pai Qing stuffy foot pedal, the sound of stepping on the foot pedal is long, let go of the foot pedal sound will stop immediately, whether the three foot pedals are flexible and elastic, and there should be no noise in the process of pedaling.

6. Of course, if there are conditions, it is best to buy with an expert tuner or pianist, which will avoid many pitfalls.