Do you need a big house to have a piano?

[JonahAndTheSale]

We had a piano when I was growing up.

I enjoyed playing it, got to grade 6 !

Fast forward years and now I've my own dc, I'd like them to have the option of playing, if they wanted to.

Question is, I've no idea where I'd put a piano.

House is smallish 4 beds.

If you have a piano, do you have tonnes of space?!

Thanks

[knit1pearl1]

Get an electric piano!

[lifeofsiam]

We have a Yamaha Clavinova which I had been sniffy about - but it has weighted keys and they use similar in music colleges. It's great, takes up less space and you can use headphones!

[Swordofthespirit]

Not particulary, you just need a dedicated space. Somewhere up against the wall unless you do have a very big house, then in can take centre stage.

[Rulerruler]

We used to have a yacht piano - they are very compact and just miss the top and bottom octaves of a regular upright. The keyboard folds up into the frame. Don't know how easy they are to get hold of though!

[Mrsfrumble]

No! We're about to move our piano into a 3rd floor, 2-bedroom flat...

As long as it's an upright, and a digital might be a good idea so whoever is playing can wear headphones and not disturb the rest of the house. Go for it!

[Marynary]

We have always had a piano and I wouldn't say our house was that large (four beds but not particularly big). I think you only need a really large house if you have a grand piano.

[ShowOfHands]

I live in a 2 up 2 down Victorian terrace. I have a piano.

[NancyJoan]

An upright doesn't take much space. Could even go in the hall.

[LumpyMcBentface]

We had one in the dining room of our little house.

We now have a dedicated music room

[NoahVale]

You need to find out where it is best for a piano to sit in the house, which wall is preferential for the piano, and think of your neighbours as well.

[DisgraceToTheYChromosome]

Electric stage piano. DD has a Yamaha P105 that has a footprint smaller than an ironing board. Look up Graham Howard on UKpianos, he has a very good guide to buying electrics.

[bookbook]

Could you find a small upright (no bigger footprint than the clavinova) , with 7 1/4 octaves - Kemble do/did them , - we had one which was very neat . Eavestaff do /did them too. (Slightly out of the loop on pianos now so may need to be secondhand)

[Velvetdarkness]

I have a clavinova too. It's in the porch. Takes up less room than a sideboard. And no tuning costs. Plus you get special effects etc that kids love playing with.

[Chala86]

We're in a relatively small 3 bed. I have an electric piano. It takes up very little space, never needs tuning and I can turn it down so it doesn't disturb our neighbours. It also sounds like a proper piano and the keys are weighted, so feels like you're playing a proper piano iyswim

[Ratley]

We have one in a 2 up 2 down terrace, it's in the alcove in the front room, it fits perfectly and I have been told that is the traditional place for them.

[AnyTheWiser]

Surely in a 4 bed there'd be room? We didn't have one in our 2-up, 2-down cottage, as the rooms were 9x10, and there were 4 of us. As soon as we moved (to a 4-bed!) we got one.

[AnyTheWiser]

Ha- rarely, our alcoves were 90 cm and 70 cm! Definitely not piano sized.

[Cakescakescakes]

We live in a small 2.5 bed semi. Upright piano is wedged in the kitchen diner. I can't imagine how there's not enough room in a 4 bed house! Just stick it in somewhere.

[Merrow]

We have a Clavinova in our tiny 2 bed flat! It's in the open plan kitchen / living room. We also have a "get out of washing up by playing the piano" rule, which means I sometimes have the pleasingly surreal situation of washing up to live classical music

[cingolimama]

Our place is really small but we have a real piano. Look for a modern piano rather than a Victorian one (older ones are lovely, but tend to be much larger). We got a 60's Knight piano, second hand. It's nice and compact, but with a great sound - and looks great too.

[NoCapes]

My mum lives in a very normal 3 bed house and has a piano
She has it in the hall with lots of family photos and a globe ontop tiz lovely
...until my kids visit and smash on the keys singing uptown funk that is

[BarbarianMum]

I think you need a oom withouta party wall or very understanding neighbours. Or a digital piano.