Boston tends to make good studio/performances uprights (however their grands tell another story). But they run about $11,000-18,000.I strongly agree that you should have a new piano if you are going to go upright; they don't tend to age as well as grands.You will want the tallest upright you can afford, and don't even consider a spinet or counsel piano. These pianos usually have a lowered action so the piano can be smaller. I forgot the technical name for the action, but it is so different than most other uprights or grand actions that you might do better with a high-end digital piano, which would cost more than a spinet anyway.