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Definition of Upright piano

Upright piano
Piano Pi*an"o, Pianoforte Pi*an"o*for`te, n. [It. piano soft (fr. L. planus even, smooth; see Plain, a.) + It. forte strong, fr. L. fortis (see Fort).] (Mus.) A well-known musical instrument somewhat resembling the harpsichord, and consisting of a series of wires of graduated length, thickness, and tension, struck by hammers moved by keys. Dumb piano. See Digitorium. Grand piano. See under Grand. Square piano, one with a horizontal frame and an oblong case. Upright piano, one with an upright frame and vertical wires.

Meaning of Upright piano from wikipedia

- manageable by the hand. There are two main types of piano: the grand piano and the upright piano. The grand piano offers better sound and more precise key control...
- their grands and their high-end uprights. Other American piano builders quickly adopted the sostenuto pedal into their piano design. The adoption by European...
- piano. Some digital pianos are designed to also look like an upright or grand piano. Others may be very simple, without a stand. While digital pianos...
- Baldwin Piano Company, which made pianos. The company's first piano, an upright, began selling in 1891. Baldwin introduced its first grand piano in 1895...
- Hamamatsu, ****uoka, ****an. It is best known for its grand pianos, upright pianos, digital pianos, electronic keyboards and electronic synthesizers. The company...
- and "B"-208 grand pianos. The upright pianos became more po****r after the war, and C. Bechstein were successful with its upright pianos Model-8 and Model-9...
- The St Pancras railway station piano is a public Yamaha upright piano donated by Elton John to St Pancras railway station, a major interchange in London...
- giraffe piano is a type of an upright piano that has a "long-necked" appearance due to a narrow, but tall, upright case, essentially a grand piano set up...
- grand pianos and one model of upright piano. (Steinway has previously made upright pianos in different dimensions.) Grand pianos: S (5'1"), M (5'7"), O (5'10+3⁄4")...
- Piano burning is the act of setting on fire an acoustic piano, most commonly an upright, as either a ceremony or a form of performance art. Although piano...