Which is better grand piano or upright piano?

The three pedals of a grand piano are the soft pedal, the sustain pedal is selected, and the sustain pedal The three pedals of the upright piano are the muted pedal, the practice pedal, and the sustain pedal The sustain pedal is that after stepping on it, it will continue to play the sound played during the time when the pedal is pressed, until it is released, both upright piano and grand piano have it, but the sustain pedal of the upright piano will change after being stepped on. Selecting the sustain pedal is to press the current note, and the subsequent play will not be extended until it is released. The soft pedal is to reduce the number of strikes to make the tone softer and the volume lower.

Usually hit three strings, after stepping on the key shift, it will only hit one string) weak tone pedal is to reduce the distance of the string too low timbre, to put it bluntly, it is a manual reduction of strength practice after the pedal is completely pressed, a piece of flannel will be lowered on the string, so that the piano is difficult to make sound, the role is not to make sound when practicing, to prevent interference with others There are also some high-end upright pianos that also use three pedals of the grand piano, depending on the parameters of the piano.

That is, the grand piano is good, its stability is much better than that of the upright piano, so the tone is particularly good, but if you learn the piano by yourself, in fact, the upright piano is fine.

The sound of the grand piano is more three-dimensional, better sound, and it is generally enough to put a vertical type at home, unless you are very rich and big, and the triangle is no problem.

There are two main types of pianos, upright pianos and grand pianos. In most cases, a grand piano is used for professional performances and stage pianos, while upright pianos are used for personal home practice.

1. The mechanical structure of the action is different from that of the keyboard

1) The upright piano is struck by the hammer from the transverse strings, borrowing the power of the spring to return to the original position, the ability of a single key to hit the continuous is 7 seconds, and the frequency of repeated strikes of the hammer is much lower than that of the grand piano.

2) After the grand piano strikes the strings from below, it returns to its original position by its own weight for the next stroke, and the continuous hitting ability of a single key is 14 times in a second, and the action of the hammer is more labor-saving, and the sensitivity has also been greatly improved.

2. The sound is different:

1) The sound of the upright piano is slightly weak, because the soundboard is in the body, and it is box-shaped, so there is always a low feeling.

2) The sound of the grand piano is relatively richer, because its soundboard area is larger, and the soundboard is under the cast iron plate, as long as the lid is opened, the sound will be enhanced, and the sound will be played immediately into the ear, and it is easier to confirm each note when playing.

Advantages and disadvantages of a grand piano.

Pros: Long strings provide a full, balanced tone that adds to the ambiance that ** and *

Disadvantages: A good grand piano starts at about 200,000 yuan, which is expensive, takes up a lot of space, and is difficult to move.

Advantages and disadvantages of upright pianos.

Pros: Upright pianos are much cheaper than even the smallest grand pianos, and rapid depreciation can help you find a reasonable piano.

Disadvantages: Due to the position of the soundboard, the column is sensitive to temperature fluctuations; Sustain pedals are usually omitted on upright pianos, but this provides room for a "muted" pedal that reduces the volume.

Upright piano and grand piano are both more common piano styles in life, although I have seen it, but for non-professionals, I still don't know what is the difference between an upright piano and a grand piano. So which is better, an upright piano or a grand piano, and what is the difference between a tripod piano and a regular piano? Let's take a closer look.

Tripod piano and regular piano:

1. The principle of movement is different, the ordinary upright piano is equivalent to directly hitting the string from above, and returning to the original position through its own force, while the grand piano is struck from the transverse plane through the hammer, and then it needs to return to the original position with the help of the power of the spring, and the reaction time required for the grand piano is longer.

2. The volume and expressiveness are different, the sound of the grand piano is relatively richer and richer, and a variety of timbres can be obtained through contact with the keys, and the performance between extremely weak and extremely strong is more obvious; Ordinary pianos, on the other hand, have less timbre, and are a little weaker in terms of expressiveness and resonance.

3. The foot pedal is different, the left side of the grand piano is the shift pedal, while the ordinary piano is the soft pedal; The pedal in the middle part is a normal piano with a silencer pedal, and a tripod piano has a selective sustain pedal.

In fact, there is no absolute good or bad between upright piano and grand piano, this is still related to professionalism and quantity, if it is just from the piano, then the grand piano may be better.

Today's parents have an idea that they don't want their children to lose at the starting line, and in order to give their children more opportunities in the future, let their children learn some musical instruments from an early age. Nowadays, there are more children who learn piano, but buying a piano has become a very tangled thing for parents, so which is better, grand piano or upright piano, and what is the difference between upright piano and grand piano?

Upright pianos and grand pianos differ in terms of resonance space and volume, with grand pianos having a larger resonance space than upright pianos, allowing grand pianos to make more sound. In addition, the soundboard of an upright piano and a grand piano is also different, the upright piano soundboard is inside the piano, and the grand piano soundboard is under the cast iron plate, so the upright piano always has some dull feeling, and the grand piano volume is grand and clear, and it is better to distinguish each note when playing.

In fact, the biggest difference between a grand piano and an upright piano is that the action and keyboard structure are different, the upright piano's hammer has to borrow the power of ** to return to its original position, and there are differences in the timbre of several notes of tenor. The grand piano hammer returns to its original position by gravity, the hammer action is relatively labor-saving, the response is fast, and the number of consecutive strikes on the strings can reach 13-14 times, which is also a major reason for professionals to buy a grand piano.

Which is better, grand piano or upright piano? Different people may have different views on this issue. There are many people who are new to the piano and think that the grand piano is better than the upright piano, but there are prerequisites for this, such as when the material and product standards are about the same, the grand piano is often better than the upright piano, anyway, the result is not easy to say, but theoretically speaking, the design concept of the upright piano is not as good as the grand piano.

1. Hand feel. The feel is mainly reflected by the sensitivity of the keys, which comes from the reaction speed of the hammer, and the reaction speed of the hammer depends on the quality of the action. Ordinary action is slow to respond, good action responds quickly, when the key is not fully lifted when playing, press the key again, the hammer of the hammer responds quickly, can immediately rebound and feedback to the key, the natural feel is better, this is not possible to achieve most upright pianos, individual upright pianos can reach this level, but it is also the top upright piano.

For grand piano, the hammer on the hammer is struck from the bottom to the top, and after the tapping, the hammer will naturally fall by this gravity, the strings will be faster, and the key rebound will feel better. According to the 2017 Guinness Book of World Records, the fastest time a grand piano can be struck at one second.

The upright piano is struck horizontally, and then it needs a spring to return it to its position, and then it is struck again according to the command of the lower key, and the speed of this spring is slower than that of the grand piano, but the frequency of the strings can also reach about 8 times per second.

If you are playing some professional repertoire and need a relatively fast tempo, the advantages of the grand piano are obvious.

2. Resonance. The resonance of the grand piano will be better than that of the upright piano, the most important thing is that the resonance cavity of the triangle is relatively large, the soundboard is transverse, and its sound is scattered, so the sound transmitted will be farther, and the volume of the cherry blossom is grander, and the sound quality is more pleasant. The upright piano is sounded through the soundboard of the façade behind it, and the upright piano is usually placed against the wall, so the sound waves are transmitted to the wall and then reflected to our ears.

At the same time, when the grand piano is played, it is generally played with the lid open, which is conducive to better transmitting the sound; When most people play the upright piano, the lid is played with the lid on, even if some people will hold up the top cover, but the pole is short, and it can only be opened, so the sound transmission effect is naturally not as good as that of the triangle.

3.It's the shell. In the early days, the shell of the top grand piano would use solid wood that was easy to resonate, so that the resonance effect was good, and the sound could be transmitted well through the shell.

But now you see that most upright pianos are almost made of MDF, and MDF can't do a good resonance, and the sound is naturally muffled in the piano. Of course, now you can hardly see the solid wood shell, wood is scarce, if there is also used in the grand piano, to play its greatest value.

Now you can imagine why the grand piano is basically used in the concert hall, because of its good resonance, the sound of the piano can be clearly heard in the entire theater hall, which is something that an upright piano can't do.

The differences between an upright piano and a grand piano are as follows:

1. There is a qualitative difference between the upright piano and the grand piano in the principle of movement.

This is also the case that many students who study piano usually practice upright piano, and it is difficult to adapt to playing the grand piano when they are on stage, and their fingers often lose control. An upright piano returns to its original position with the help of the force of a spring, while a grand piano is a hammer that needs to be returned to its original position in time after striking the strings.

One is mechanical and the other is naturally falling, which is like a big difference between the two pianos in terms of feel and key sensitivity. The ability to make a single key on an upright piano is 7 seconds and 14 seconds for a grand piano.

Second, it is the same three pedals, but the functions are different.

The sustain pedal on the right is consistent. The left-side pedal grand piano is a shift pedal, and the upright piano is a soft pedal, and their structure is completely different. The principle of an upright piano is to make the hammer struck close to the strings and soften the sound; The shift pedal of a grand piano allows the keys to move to the right as a whole, and the hammer that used to strike three strings can now be struck with two.

In this way, the vibrations generated between the played string and the resonant string are reversed and cancel each other out. In this way, not only the volume but also the timbre brings a subtle change; Pedals make a big difference. The ** pedal of an upright piano is a silenced pedal that reduces the overall volume if necessary.

The pedal of a grand piano is a selective sustain pedal, which only prolongs the tone when you press a key and then press the pedal.

3. There is a big difference between the volume and expressiveness of an upright piano and a grand piano.

The triangle sound is richer, the difference between very weak and very strong is obvious, and the grand piano can express a richer timbre by touching the keys with the fingers, and the overall sound quality is not the same due to the increase in the soundboard structure, string length and soundboard area.