Disklavier

I have an upright piano (disklavier MX100II) which stands 5 cm ( 
2inch) far away from the wall. In comparison to a grand piano the 
soundboard is much more covered. A dealer told me that an upright 
piano must stand at the wall and not free in the room to produce the 
best sound. What are your experiences?

Thanks

Bernhard Schmidt
Switzerland

You can place an upright piano anywhere you want to except next to an open 
window,  a radiator or heat vent, or in front of a baseboard heater.  
Personally, I think the farther they are from the wall the better the sound. 
  Our church has a little studio upright that we have turned from facing the 
wall to facing the room - and with glorious results.  I have often seen 
uprights sitting diagonally across a corner of a room - also with good 
results.

I have been a piano technician for 22 years now, and it still amazes me the 
myths in which the piano-owning public believes!

Carol Beigel
Registered Piano Technician and
proud owner of a new MX100IIXG

>From: "Bernhard Schmidt" <B.Schmidt@...>
>Reply-To: disklavier@egroups.com
>To: disklavier@egroups.com
>Subject: [disklavier] Position of an upright piano
>Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 09:41:36 -0000
>
>I have an upright piano (disklavier MX100II) which stands 5 cm (
>2inch) far away from the wall. In comparison to a grand piano the
>soundboard is much more covered. A dealer told me that an upright
>piano must stand at the wall and not free in the room to produce the
>best sound. What are your experiences?
>
>Thanks
>
>Bernhard Schmidt
>Switzerland
>

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