For some time now, I have been agonizing over a doubt.
I own a stage digital piano, one of those "keyboard-style" ones, which therefore must be set up on a stand that can be adjusted as desired.
It has happened to me, while going to the homes of friends who have real pianos or entering a piano shop, that I couldn't manage to fit my knees under the keyboard of many of them. In this way, to play, I had to keep my knees outside the keyboard, but by doing so, I found myself too far away and had to stretch my arms too much, or I had to awkwardly twist my legs to get them underneath, but at that point it became impossible to use the pedals!
At this point I wonder: is it possible to adjust the height of a piano from the floor?
It seems to me that there are many tall pianists, even taller than me (I am 1.90m), yet their legs manage to pass easily under the keyboard. And, if this adjustment is possible, do the pedals not risk being raised excessively from the ground? Or can those be adjusted as well? Does all this apply to both upright pianos and grand pianos?
Excuse the flood of questions and my ignorance on the matter.
I'll answer you with just a few obvious considerations, don't laugh :rolleyes: !
if you are used to digital [pianos] maybe you aren't used to adjusting swivel stools or height-adjustable benches... ù.ù if that's not the case, often many kids have low upright pianos at home (small, to be understood, less than a meter high :o ), this means that even the legroom varies by decreasing. So after these obvious points, I ask you: have you ever tried sitting under grand pianos?? generally they are less variable in height from the ground, I believe about 70-80 cm between the floor and the bottom of the keyboard (to gain a few centimeters anyway, both on grands and uprights, one uses 'little cups' under the variable-height wheels)
Yes yes, I know that adjustable benches and stools exist, but the problem here isn't finding the right keyboard height relative to the elbows, but rather getting the knees underneath. No matter how much one can raise or lower, only the torso height varies: the foot-to-knee distance cannot be modified.
I tried sitting in front of some grands and found a couple where the knees manage to fit underneath. As for uprights, however, nothing... This discussion about the "cups" (tazzine) is interesting, because ultimately it's those few centimeters that make the difference. The only thing I wonder is: if these "cups" are used, don't the pedals end up suspended too high relative to the floor?
I have the same problem as you. I also struggle a lot to fit my legs under many grand pianos. In some, there is simply no way and I am forced to keep my legs spread apart to be able to get close to the keyboard, and even then the position is uncomfortable. My solution was this: http://www.pianosupp...anos/WCC5.html If desired, you can also stack one on top of the other to raise it even further.
Oh thank you, finally someone who understands my problem well! However, the link you sent me won't open :-(. Can I ask you to send it to me again or explain what it is about?
Forgive me, it's just that I've gone senile beyond hope. I modified it, now it works...
This is just an example, there are models that fit into one another to be stacked. I don't know if you can do it with these; you should send an email to the website to ask before purchasing.
