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Need help deciding where to put the piano ?

11 years ago

Need help deciding where to put the piano in the last room beyond the arches. Should I put it along the wall with windows? or Along the wall with no windows (same wall as where the TV would come in). I have a Yamaha Upright.

Thanks.

Here is a picture taken from living room, the room beyond the arches is the piano room.


Picture taken from kitchen : shows living room and piano room(the last room)



Comments (22)

  • 11 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    I would place it on the back wall, so that you can have a more ideal seating arrangment. If you place on same wall as tv, you'll have two large pieces on that side of the room and it will also be harder to arrange furniture in that area - but it comes down to what furniture you have and how best it can be arranged in either set up.

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  • 11 years ago

    HI -- I think it should go on the left wall that has no windows .

    aran04 thanked lefty47
  • 11 years ago

    Thanks for your suggestions. Just some more information. We are also considering closing two of the arches to make a separate room so it has some privacy. Still struggling with which one will look better, keeping the arches open or closing two to make a separate room? If we close the arches, where would it make more sense to put the piano then?

  • 11 years ago

    Which arches would you close? One thing to consider is you will lose quite a bit of lighting by closing them. Is budget an issue? If not, custom french doors to fit each arch would be incredible.

    aran04 thanked er612
  • 11 years ago

    Ex:

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  • 11 years ago

    One consideration might be to place it where the sound of the piano would be heard to greatest advantage. I found a YouTube that discusses the expert's opinion on placement.


  • 11 years ago

    And on a blog, the advice was: I used to have my upright right up against a wall... maybe 5-6 cm to spare.
    Then
    I decided to pull it out further, and eventually I find having it not
    parallel with the wall, in fact slightly diagonally, works best.
    So
    this is what I think: Have it 4-5 cm away from the wall at the treble
    side, and about 20-30 cm away at the bass. But I believe it'll differ
    from piano to piano.

    aran04 thanked Lynne Mysliwiec
  • 11 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    HI -- Actually I was going to ask if you were thinking of taking out the arches . The room would look so much bigger if they were gone . So closing them in is maybe not the best idea. You could do it if you filled that space on each side with etched or frosted tempered glass leaving the center open . Then it won't close it in so much . The rounded arches , are they the only rounded feature in the house or does this go with your decorating . If not , maybe squaring those off is an option and possibly adding some glass French doors to help with the sound .

    aran04 thanked lefty47
  • 11 years ago

    Doors ok. But don't the arches add a sense of mystery? ahh... [the back room in the elegant restaurant]...

    Pretty sure I hear a piano keeps in tune best away from exterior walls. Maybe if it were about in center as pianist mentioned, it would be highlighted. Even some symmetry on 2 opposite walls with items/ plants?

    aran04 thanked everdebz
  • 11 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    For that matter, 2 taller plants at back of piano - rug under anchors arrangement.

    aran04 thanked everdebz
  • 11 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    I had not thought about french doors to close that area, will study that too.

    We like the open space, so I was thinking of either keeping the arches as is, or closing two of them for privacy. The arches we were thinking of closing were either the two on the right or two on the left, keeping only one arch open to enter the room. If you have suggestions on which arches to close, please do share. How we close the arches, if we do, will also decide where to put piano in the other room. Taking out the arches is not a choice because it will void the structure warranty.

  • 11 years ago


    Thanks for all your help, we put it between the windows and it looks nice.

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    11 years ago

    Good choice, it is always important to keep pianos out of direct sunlight if possible.

    aran04 thanked Gray & Walter, Ltd.
  • 11 years ago

    it looks nice but it will stay in tune longer on an inside wall.

    aran04 thanked Judy Mishkin
  • 11 years ago

    I love the way it is framed by the arches!

    aran04 thanked Maureen
  • 11 years ago

    It looks nice Now you need to see what furniture you get.
    As for tuning, I am assuming it's an electric one, so no need for that


    aran04 thanked printesa
  • 11 years ago

    Yes to french doors and yes to all three arches having french doors. It would look great to see a piano room through glass doors. It would be a great backdrop to your living room.

    aran04 thanked njmomma
  • 11 years ago
    My piano is on an exterior wall due to necessity. I have it tuned periodically but my tuner comments on how well it keeps a tune.
    aran04 thanked Gerry
  • 11 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    It is acoustic piano and not electric. It looks really small compared to how it looked in our previous home. One thing our piano mover suggested was to polish our piano as it has become oxidized with time.

  • 11 years ago

    If it's acoustic, then you just need to have it tuned once a year..Keep it a bit away from the wall so it doesn't touch the wall.


  • 11 years ago

    already said to pull away from wall - you could also place table behind as wide as piano - 2 lamps?

    What lighting do you plan?