Baby grand pianos are considered to run under 5 1/2 feet in length.
A gleaming baby grand piano can bring grandeur and sophistication to any room, as well as beautiful music. A small, or baby, grand piano is usually considered to be 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 feet in length. However, Larry Fine, author of "The Piano Book," advises against purchasing a baby grand under 5 feet in length in the interest of preserving tone quality. The Yamaha Corporation, began by watchmaker Torakusu Yamaha in 1887 Japan, offers several lines of baby grand pianos in a variety of colors and sizes.
The GC1 Series
The GC1 baby grand is 149 cm wide, 101 cm high and 161 cm deep. The piano weighs 285 kg, with 88 keys made of white acrylic resin and sharps of black phenolic resin. It has a bass sustain pedal with two cabinet lid prop positions and a lid safety stop. The cabinet lids are square, but the key covers do not come with a soft-close fallboard or fallboard locks. The GC1 series comes in a variety of colors, including satin ebony (GC1 SE), satin American walnut (GC1 SAW), polished white (GC1 PW), polished mahogany (GC1 PM), polished ivory (GC1 PBI), polished American walnut (GC1 PAW) and polished ebony (GC1 and GC1 PE).
The GB1 Series
The GB1 series baby grand is 146 cm wide, 99 cm high and 151 cm deep. The GB1 has 88 keys made of white acrylic resin, and sharps made of black phenolic resin. It weighs 261 kg with a square cabinet lid, two lid prop positions, but no lid safety stop. It also does not include a soft-close fallboard or fallboard locks. It has a bass sustain pedal. The GB1 comes in polished ebony (GB1), polished American walnut (GB1 PAW) and polished mahogany (GB1 PM) colors.
The C1 Series
The dimensions of the C1 series of baby grands are 149 cm wide, 101 cm high and 161 cm deep. The C1 weighs 287 kg, with 88 keys made up of acrylic resin, and phenolic resin used for the sharps. It contains a sostenuto pedal and a cabinet lid that includes three prop positions, a safety stop and a sculptured edge. This baby grand also has soft-close key cover fallboards with fallboard locks. The C1 series comes in many colors, including polished ebony (C1 PE and C1), satin ebony (C1 SE), polished white (C1 PW) polished American walnut (C1 PAW), satin American walnut (C1 SAW), polished ivory (C1 PBI), polished mahogany (C1 PM) and satin mahogany (C1 SM).
The A1 Series
The A1 series is the smallest of Yamaha's baby grand pianos, measuring 146 cm wide, 99 cm high and 149 cm long. This baby grand has 88 keys made of acrylic and phenolic resin. The A1's cabinet lids are square with two prop positions and a safety stop. The A1 has a soft-close key cover fallboard, but does not come with fallboard locks. Their pedal type is sostenuto. This series offers pianos in polished ebony (A1) or polished white (A1 PWH).
