Ever found yourself in a dilemma while choosing a piano? This is one of the questions one has to ask themselves before purchasing a piano.

Well, besides the underlying factors such as space and affordability, differences can be noted.

Grand pianos have:

• Richer and varying sonority with wide dynamics from soft to loud.
• Smoother sustain.
• More substantial tone.
• Higher ability to add subtle expression of notes.
• Sound is uniform and well balanced.
• Higher ability of note repetitions thus much easier to play.
• High built quality since they take up time to assemble.
• Has more aesthetic appeal.

In upright pianos on the other hand, have the following advantages:

• Upright pianos take up less space since they are compactly designed.
• They are also a very great alternative to digital keyboards.
• Upright pianos also cost significantly less.
• They give a softer and less dramatic sound in a smaller home setting, hence more soothing.

In conclusion, having a grand or upright piano has its advantages depending on different needs and purposes. However a grand piano has got higher built up abilities as compared to an upright.