Pianos from around 6 up to around 6 9 are called grand pianos.
Baby grand piano size dimensions.
Any piano around 5 to 5 1 2 is considered a baby grand.
Larger 5 range pianos such as 5 7 and 5 8 are sometimes called parlor grands.
Tonal differences between grand piano sizes.
Modern grand piano sizes.
Today 4 8 to 9 is the typical range.
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.
Under six feet and you have a baby grand in technical journals you can find more exact descriptions for the three piano sizes.
The voices of the best baby grand pianos are nearly indistinguishable from those of larger grand pianos.
The dimensions of baby grand pianos vary by manufacturer but average widths range from 4 feet 11 inches to 5 feet 6 inches.
The length of a baby grand piano ranges from five feet to five feet seven inches as detailed above with the petite being under five feet in length.
The width of most acoustic pianos regardless of their length is five feet wide.
6 10 up to around 7 1 2 are called semi concert grand pianos.
Piano sizes baby grand to concert 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.
Many listeners notice the subtle difference between smaller pianos and larger pianos.