Upright Pianos

If you want to buy a piano that has great sound, touch and appearance, an upright piano is the answer. Many manufacturers have tried to copy these instruments using modern technology (i.e. the digital piano), but nothing has even come close to the real thing. If you are serious about playing piano, buying an upright piano with a reasonable height should be your first choice. Upright pianos are part of the acoustic piano family.  

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Main advantages of the upright piano over the digital

With an upright piano you get real sounds and a natural touch. An upright is also an attractive piece of furniture and is built to last a lifetime. Upright pianos also keep their value well. Generally, providing your piano has been tuned regularly and well looked after, your upright piano will have a much greater re-sale value.

Find a great selection of upright pianos below. You can compare brands, prices and specifications and read reviews from other users.

Yamaha upright pianos                    Kemble upright pianos
Yamaha offer the biggest range       Now the only pianos produced
of uprights. Prices start from            in the UK. Kemble upright pianos
under £2,000 and you can always   have a very similar sound to
be assured of high quality when      Yamahas - the main difference
it comes to Yamaha.                         being the cabinet style.

 Suzuki upright pianos                   Klima upright pianos
 These pianos are not                    Fine sounding pianos. Klima
 very good quality. Lots                 specialize in upright pianos and
 of improvements need                  produce one of the finest quality
 to be made if Suzuki are               instruments today. The Klima
 to compete in the upright             pianos are mostly built and
 piano industry.                             assembled by hand in a small
                                                      factory in the Czech Republic.

Bohemia upright pianos                 Kawai Upright Pianos
Another Czech piano firm. The        Much like Yamaha, Kawai upright pianos
Bohemia upright pianos are fine     are popular in countries that like a bright
quality instruments. They are         sound. These upright pianos fail to impress.
made in Bohemia's Jihlava factory  If you can afford to buy one, money is usually
in the Czech Republic which is        better spent on Czech or English pianos.
currently the third biggest piano
factory in Europe.

       SANYA            

Sanya upright pianos
Probably the best sounding pianos
that have come out of China. The
action is not too heavy, as is often
the case with Chinese pianos, and
the quality of sound -- especially in
the centre of the piano -- is excellent.

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Questions/

you lessons were great. the only problem is i havent got one to practise with. i'm looking forward to buy one. which brand piano is best to start with? i'm not interested in digital piano. sort of jazz or acoustic. what do u reckon?
 
hope to hear from you soon,
suzu

Reply/ Hi Suzu

Yamaha or Kemble acoustic pianos are among the
most popular.

You can read more about them here:
http://www.ukpianos.co.uk/upright-pianos.html

Yours pianistically,
Graham Howard
UK Pianos

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