Consider a five-year purchase plan instead of paying cash. Consider renting a piano. Most dealers will give credit if you decide to purchase the piano at the end of the rental period. Inquire about using a piano at a church or school, possibly for a small donation. Grand pianos with horizontal strings are much more expensive than uprights and will not fit into small rooms.
Upright pianos vary in size.
The tone of large uprights compares favorably with small grands, but small uprights tend to have a weaker tone. Good uprights are usually overstrung. That is, the strings are crossed diagonally to make the bass strings longer and fuller in sound. Inc. How things get done. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of the eHow Terms of Use and Privacy .