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Top makes of upright pianos

If you haven’t got room for a grand piano, then there are certain good makes of upright piano which stand head and shoulders above the rest. The table below gives the best common ones available in the UK, placed in order of the most common top qualitypianos available. I’ve listed the ones tuners and performers regard as the best, taking into account tone, touch and appearance.

Prices are a guide only. There are of course hundreds of upright pianos and we have only listed the top quality used and new ones you're most likely to find. If you are interested in purchasing or selling a make not listed, please e-mail with details. Our piano makes pages have a list of all the common makes available and a rating of each make.

Are you tall - is there enough leg room?
Leg room on pianos normally vary from 60 to 70cm . Grands and small modern uprights are normally about 62cm from the floor to the under side of the keyboard. With grands, this can be increased by about 3cm by using glass caster cups; the angle of the pedals may then need adapting as these are raised up too. A Yamaha U3 upright has leg room of 62cm whereas a German Steingraeber 118 has 70cm and an older Bluthner 65cm. A small modern Zender has only 58.5cm!

Do you need book holders?
If you use thick music books, then a couple of book holders can be fitted. Older uprights usually have them, and modern ones and grands usually dont. Most serious musicians request them.

MOST COMMON GOOD GERMAN UPRIGHT PIANOS:

MAKE	MODEL	HEIGHT	YEAR	UN-RESTORED	RESTORED
Bechstein	All models 1-10	122-145cm	1885-1929	There is much variety in Bechsteins available, so it’s hard to generalise on price.
We deal mostly in models 10, 9 and 8. Model V (5) is also very common and often has attractive inlay, but models I to V suffer a lot from loose tuning pins and will therefore need repining and often a new pin-block. Model 7 is excellent but rare. Model 6 is rarer still.
Bechstein	10	126cm	1902 – 1929	£500-£1000	£2500-£4500
Normally black, rosewood or mahogany. Beautiful warm rich tone. NB Bass not very deep tone.
Bechstein	9	122cm	1902- 1929	£700-£1500	£2900-£5000
Usually black, rosewood or mahogany. Rich tone.
Bechstein 8 Normally black, rosewood or mahogany. Rich tone. Action can difficult to set up. Good all round the piano with a much more “serious” tone than models 9 and 10

Kaps	One model	130cm	1898-1915	£200-£800	£2500-£5500
Well made pianos, often decorative Art Nouveau and Art Deco with strong rich tone. Can vary in quality.

Other less common good makes include Blüthner (pre 1900 ones very common but are usually over-dampers), Steinway, Förster (old ones good), Bösendorfer (excellent but rare), Feurich, Gors & Kallman (varied), Grotrian Steinweg (excellent), Ibach (pre 1910 ones common but over-dampers), Schimmell, Sauter, Seiler and Zimmermann (not recommended until 1995 when merged with Bechstein). Modern Bechsteins, Steinways, etc are not listed above because they rarely appear on the second-hand market.

ENGLISH AND EUROPEAN UPRIGHT PIANOS: MODERN

in order of most common good ones followed by less common ones available:

MAKE	MODEL	HEIGHT	YEAR	UN-RESTORED	RESTORED
Knight	K10	112cm	1963-1988	£600-£1000	£1700-£2750
Knight	K20	110cm	1963-1988	£600-£1000	£1700-£2750
Modern style. Usually mahogany, sometimes walnut or teak. Teacher’s favourite, made with great integrity. Full singing tone for modern piano. Older knights from 1950 to 1959 smaller and more varied in quality. Post 1989 Knight pianos are not made in the original way and are inferior in tone.

Welmar	Modern style	104 – 108cm	1965-1985	£300-£1000	£1700-£3,000
Quality piano with a rich mellow tone and fine touch. The 30s pianos are taller and influenced by Blüthner (Welmar were the importers of Blüthner) and of similar quality.

ENGLISH AND EUROPEAN UPRIGHT PIANOS: TRADITIONAL

MAKE	MODEL	HEIGHT	YEAR	UN-RESTORED	RESTORED
Welmar	30s style	130cm	1928 - 1940	£300-£800	£1500-£3,000
Fine quality with rich tone and smooth touch. In collaboration with Blüthner, for whom they were the agents.
Other common good makes of English and European pianos include Chappell, Fazer, Hopkinson, Kemble (varied), Rippen, Rogers and Broadwood (varied). We will add comments to these later.

Upright pianos can be rented @ 3% of the purchase or 5% with option to purchase. Click here for our rentals page.

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