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Repetition is nearly instantaneous, but doesn’t put any “lost motion” in the key. Sauter calls this the R2 Double Escapement action. The added tongue-shaped spring on the jack keeps it against the butt of the hammer much like gravity does on a grand piano. The larger verticals use an action, designed and patented by Sauter, that contains an auxiliary jack spring to aid in faster repetition. Sauter produces about 800 Uprights per year (and 120 Grands) in their German factory. The verticals possess the same warm, rich, deep bass tone as the grands.

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The verticals have a full set of agraffes, and all the hardware and handmade wood parts are of elegant quality. Counter bridges are used on the outside of the soundboard to increase its mass. The cabinet of the vertical is of exceptional width, with extra-thick side panels of solid-core stock. Most of the same quality of materials and workmanship that go into the Förster grands also apply to the verticals. The 53″ model 134K anniversary upright, intended for pianists who don’t have space for a grand, has such grand-piano–like features as a full sostenuto the music desk and black keys of real ebony. The music desk is ingeniously designed to be adjustable both in angle and distance from the player it is also much higher that one would normally expect. Playing an upright piano means that one has the music score lower and closer than if one were seated at a grand piano. There is nothing run-of-the-mill about this piano and anyone wanting something distinctive need look no further. This piano plays like a grand piano with an action that responds with precision and tremendous effect. The 134K is, however, a special instrument and is not just big for effect. It stands to reason that most of the same Top Brand piano builders who handcraft grand pianos now also produce infinitely higher quality uprights.Įven to those who have seen pianos in all shapes and sizes this is an instrument that is of large proportions, 53” x 60” x 24” and likely not for use in a small apartment. Even practice pianos for professionals need to be exemplary, and with the uprights available today, good brands offer sound quality that is comparable to smaller grands, as well as eye appealing, beautiful upright instruments that home designers and art collectors can embrace.

You will see that the best uprights are now hand made for and with concert quality components. We are in the middle of a piano revolution, and because of this renaissance in upright pianos in recent years, both in design values and technical innovations, it is useful to take a look at the BEST PIANO BRANDS. But that’s not to say one has to give up concert performance quality. The chief advantage of upright pianos lie in their compactness they are instruments for the home, casual commercial venues (like small restaurants and bars) and schools–not for the formal concert stage.

This, in part, accounts for the characteristic “touch” of uprights, which is distinct from that of grands. The action (hammer and damper mechanism) of the upright pianos differs from the grand-piano action mainly in that upright action is returned to a resting position by means of springs rather than by gravity alone, as in a grand.

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