What is the difference between a studio, console, upright and a spinet?
Consoles, studios, and uprights all have one important characteristic in common. They are all direct blow actions. Put simply this means that the back of the key of the piano is placed directly beneath the piano action coming into direct contact with the action itself, thereby providing a direct connection between your finger and the response of the piano. Other than that the only real difference is height consoles are approximately 40 to 42 inches, studios 42 to 45 inches and uprights 45 inches and up. Upright pianos from the early to mid 20 century often stood as tall as 57 inches and in many cases are called a cabinet grand, this is because they had the same string length as a grand piano. Spinets are different they have what is called a drop action or an indirect blow action. The back of the key instead of going directly beneath the action is connected to the action indirectly. Different manufacturers do this in different ways but the result is the same the response is not direct b
