From baby grand to concert grand pianos have been built in virtually every size over the past three hundred years ranging from around 4 1 2 to 10 long.
Baby grand size dimensions.
Today 4 8 to 9 is the typical range.
Any piano around 5 to 5 1 2 is considered a baby grand.
It is often referred to as the living room.
Also the technical aspects of piano making have improved with every size rendition thus giving the baby grand almost all the credentials it needs for anything but carnegie hall.
The dimensions of baby grand pianos vary by manufacturer but average widths range from 4 feet 11 inches to 5 feet 6 inches.
Petite baby grand there is one more category under 4 7 up to 5 instruments are called petite but in these sizes there is a shortage of soundboard for.
This piano is larger than a baby grand approximately 5 feet 7 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.
However baby grand pianos are not as expensive as the normal grand pianos which is why a large number of people opt to purchase a baby grand.
Petite grand pianos are shorter than 4 11 sometimes called miniature baby grand pianos 4 11 to 5.
6 10 up to around 7 1 2 are called semi concert grand pianos.
The size of the soundboard and the length of strings influence the tonal quality of a piano.
Pianos from around 6 up to around 6 9 are called grand pianos.
The bigger the size the more the unit will cost.
Larger 5 range pianos such as 5 7 and 5 8 are sometimes called parlor grands.
The price range of baby grand pianos is from 8000 to a maximum of 20 000.