The world’s first baby grand piano was the Steinway & Sons Model A, invented in 1905, that settled in at 6′ long – nearly a foot longer than a baby grand piano today. Because of that, the scale shrunk and the names changed. Similar to how cell phones have changed, the performance of smaller pianos has shown the most dramatic improvement. During that time, pianos became more dynamic, shorter, and began to last longer than a few years. The instrument we know today as the piano developed between the late 1860’s and the mid-1960’s. The first pianofortes had fewer keys, fewer strings, and lacked iron plates. Piano technology has changed a lot over the centuries. Semi-Concert Grand Pianos – 6’10” to almost 9′Ĭoncert Grand Pianos – anything over 8’10”
Petite Grand Pianos are shorter than 4′ 11″ (sometimes called miniature)Ĭlassic or Medium Grand Pianos – 5’2″ to 5’8″ From baby grand to concert grand, pianos have been built in virtually every size over the past three hundred years, ranging from around 4 1/2′ to 10′ long.
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