When looking for your new baby grand piano, you’ll find that there are many different options available to you. Age, size, appearance, and price, are all points you’ll find it helpful to consider.
- New Baby grand piano or Second hand?
- The space in which the piano needs to fit – How large a grand can you accommodate?
- What do you want it to look like?
- How much do you want to spend?
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There are many other questions too, but these are a good place to start.
New or Secondhand?
New versus second-hand is a common dilemma, and in truth, the answer is often linked to your budget. New baby grand pianos start at around £5500. These will generally be Chinese models, but still, you’ll get a lot of piano for your money.
A second hand modern piano, which is just a few years old, can prove to be very good value for money.
What size grand can you accommodate?
You find that there is a general consensus of opinion, which talks of size. Unless you are considering a baby grand measuring 5ft or above, it is usually a better option to go for a good size upright piano.
There is a simple reason for this – string length. A baby grand piano that is less than 5ft in length, will have a shorter string length that a 121cm upright piano.
A good rule of thumb when looking at grand pianos is to measure the MAXIMUM size that you can accommodate in your room, and work to that.
It’s also important to remember when measuring out the space that a grand piano will take in your room, to allow an extra 2-3ft in front of the piano for you to sit comfortably when playing.
If you’d like a template to mark out the footprint of any size grand piano, please let us know, we’ll be only too pleased to make one for you.
What do you want it to look like?
Let’s face it, a grand piano is also a piece of furniture. You can’t hide it away in a cupboard when you’re finished playing, it’s going to be an unmissable feature in your home. For this reason, what the piano looks like, will most likely be an influencing factor in your decision.
Older, reconditioned grand pianos often have decorative features that will fit well in to a period home. Alternatively, modern black and white finish pianos will look the part in a more contemporary setting.
How much do you want to spend?
Yes, THE question. What’s your budget? If you haven’t got a specific budget, look around, try out numerous pianos and gauge the price point you want to enter at.
The sky is the limit, but you don’t need to spend the earth to get a good piano.
One key piece of advice would be to not only research online, but go and SEE & PLAY some pianos. There’s nothing like trying the piano you’re going to buy. It is above all else an instrument, it’s a piece of furniture and also an investment.
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