Baby Grand Piano Placement In Small Room

Finding the right spot in the room for a grand piano involves some effort but is not difficult.

Baby grand piano placement in small room.

Despite having fairly thick carpet the sound that comes out can be quite devastatingly loud. Most under 7 foot grand pianos can look quite short small but in fact the area that it takes up is huge. Here is one example in a small traditional living room with piano design carefully incorporated by a decision to decorate the corner of the living room with a baby grand. If the piano is near a window the window should be covered with curtains or a shade.

The fireplace or tv can be the main focal paint. In smaller rooms pianos sound best when there s a 1 1 second reverberation time meaning that it takes this long for sound to reflect from the walls ceilings and floors in the room. The grand piano is. Likewise never place a baby grand piano near a radiator ceiling fans or any kind of extreme heat or cold.

If possible position it with the long side across the corner at a 45 angle to the walls with the open lid facing out into the room toward the diagonally opposite corner. Consulting with the staff at coopers i was told that a piano should never face an outside wall. But then it might just be my piano. It can be the only focal point in the room.

A grand piano can also be placed at a 45 degree angle 1 3 or 1 5 of the way between a diagonal corner. This placement enables the bass low frequency sound to bounce from the wall into the room and the treble to be projected clear out into the middle of the room for the best sound. If the living room features the longest wall you can set it in the corner space. Living room with two green accent walls and a grand piano in the corner that looks elegant.

Cozy formal living room with two white sofas black throw pillows and black baby grand piano. It becomes part of the piano room décor. If your living room is big you can have two or three focal points. I have a schimmel k189 piano and the room for it isn t very big.

It should not be placed too close to a window where sunlight could have negative effects both on the finish and acoustics of a baby grand. Lounge like living room with brown sectional sofa fireplace recessed lighting and black grand piano. Begin with the piano near a corner of the room. As in this case the architecture can lend itself to the piano placement.

The first idea on how to arrange furniture around a baby grand piano is the placement of the baby grand piano. From the front of the keyboard to the back a baby grand piano measures 5 feet or under a boudoir grand piano measures 5 to 7 feet while a concert grand is around 9 feet. So take that into account.