Word info Synonyms

upright piano

Noun

Meaning

upright piano (plural upright pianos)

(music) A piano whose strings are vertical.
Synonyms: boudoir piano, cabinet piano, straight piano

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

Hypernyms

Examples

I play the piano. I bought an upright piano that is actually electric, so I can practice my scales with headphones on and not make my neighbours' lives hell! Eva Green

My dad was the district attorney of New Orleans for about 30 years. And when he opened his campaign headquarters back in the early '70s, when I was 5 years old, my mother wanted me to play the national anthem. And they got an upright piano on the back of a flatbed truck and I played it. Harry Connick

My mother had a lot of parties when I was a child. There'd always be a moment when she would place me on the upright piano and have me sing Somewhere Over the Rainbow. Rufus Wainwright

Almost all the actors played multiple roles, and the set consists of only one upright piano, a backdrop of giant piano strings, and various common household objects used in different ways to represent certain plot elements. Source: Internet

Grands and uprights Steinway makes the following models of grand pianos and upright pianos : Steinway's factory in Hamburg, Germany, makes seven models of grand piano and two models of upright piano. Source: Internet

Grand Steinway grand piano in the White House August Förster upright piano In grand pianos, the frame and strings are horizontal, with the strings extending away from the keyboard. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms