Are Pianos One Size Fits All?

[classicarts]

Have you ever wonder are pianos for short people?  Have you ever had to stack  books on your wooden bench just to play a piano?  These days, you can buy a artist's adjustable bench for $350 and up, but that sometimes doesn't have enough adjustment in height to accurately sit and play a piano.  I have known people who are 5'2'' who stopped playing the piano because she couldn't sit properly.  At a normal height of a piano, it is made for people who are 5'10'' and above.  Why can't they come out with pianos with shorter legs on a grand and different height sizes for upright for short people?    I am 6'2'' let me remind you but my girlfriend is 5'3''.  And she is constantly complaining about this, and I don't blame her.

[alzado]

I wish I could give you some practical suggestions.  I believe there are adjustable benches, rather expensive.  I'm not sure how one could readjust keyboard height, however.

For what it is worth, the organist at the cathedral, who is is brilliant organist, is a very small person.  He can't be more than perhaps 5'2". 

Watching him play, his feet reach the pedals with no difficulty.

I wonder how he does tenths.

Good luck--

[allthumbs]

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[leahcim]

Have you ever wonder are pianos for short people?

Children of all ages play them.

Why can't they come out with pianos with shorter legs on a grand and different height sizes for upright for short people? 

Perhaps this will help you, err, I mean your short girlfriend

https://www.balancedpianist.com/bpseatingguide.htm

[Axtremus]

https://www.balancedpianist.com/bpseatingguide.htm

Very useful link! Thank you!

[pianorama]

I'm only 4'5" and I've never had this problem, and I can easily reach the pedal. I can't see why your friend has this problem.

[clef]

 I have been learning piano for 9 years, and in that time I have just about doubled my height.  I am 15 years old, 180 cm and since the very beggining I have never really had to worry about the size of pianos.  I wonder if anyone has done any research on this stuff...

[cy_shuster]

One way in which pianos vary is the height of the keyboard above the floor.  Most uprights' keyboards are higher above the floor than those of most grands.

--Cy--

[andyd]

I'm a tad over 6' and find that with some older grands, my legs will not fit comfortably under the keyboard.  I have to angle them to get to the pedals.


Andy 

[ivrier]

I would like to show a picture of the contraption that my daughter uses to sit properly on the piano chair.

How do I attach a picture?

[ivrier]

This is what my daugter uses to sit properly. The foot board was easily made and will be adjusted accordingly to her growth velocity. She would not be able to press on the foot pedals though. We also have an adjustable height chair.

[cy_shuster]

Here's one you can pay $200 for:
https://www.vandaking.com/us-shop/index.html?loadfile=itembn-939.html

Here are pedal extenders:
https://www.vandaking.com/us-shop/index.html?loadfile=items-1845.html

--Cy--

[pianorama]

This is what my daugter uses to sit properly. The foot board was easily made and will be adjusted accordingly to her growth velocity. She would not be able to press on the foot pedals though. We also have an adjustable height chair.

Nice looking piano! I like the violin too. What brand is the piano? I can't read what it says.

[ivrier]

Thank you for the comment. It's a 6'1 Gebr Perzina with a  Detoa action. I just love the action and tone of this beauty. It's not a very popular brand. It's made by the Yantai Longfeng Piano Co in China. It's supposedly comes from the best makers in China. It has been boasted to be comparable to the Group 1 pianos and I can understand why.

My daughter also plays the violin. It's a Romnian-made Gliga Maesto violin. That too for it's 3/4 size has a rich  bass and trebel.

[tw0k1ngs]

I have the same problem, except I am 6'5, and my knees cannot fit under the piano (not that they should anyways), its just that everytime I go for the pedal I normally bang my knee on the keyboard. Also I wear a size 15, so you can imagine how big my hands are and how they always hit the board when I play. But being able to reach almost a 12th comfortably is pretty nice.