{"id":1080,"date":"2026-06-03T18:49:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/piano-a-queue.com\/en\/diapason-ratings\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T18:49:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:49:16","slug":"diapason-ratings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/piano-a-queue.com\/en\/diapason-ratings\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Diapason Ratings \u2014 every grand piano we’ve assessed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is the summary of all our grand piano assessments using the Le Diapason<\/strong> method: 32 models from 12 great makers, rated out of 5 stars across five weighted criteria (sound 30% \u00b7 action 25% \u00b7 build 15% \u00b7 value 20% \u00b7 versatility 10%). The ratings are based on manufacturers’ official technical specifications and a synthesis of pianists’ feedback \u2014 never on invented figures.<\/p>\n

\u2192 How we rate: our full method<\/a><\/p>\n

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Model<\/th>\nSize<\/th>\nDiapason rating \/5<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Fazioli F278<\/strong><\/td>\n278 cm<\/td>\n4.5 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u00bd<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shigeru Kawai SK-EX<\/strong><\/td>\n278 cm<\/td>\n4.5 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u00bd<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Steinway & Sons D-274<\/strong><\/td>\n274 cm<\/td>\n4.5 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u00bd<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shigeru Kawai SK-7<\/strong><\/td>\n229 cm<\/td>\n4.5 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u00bd<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B\u00f6sendorfer 214VC<\/strong><\/td>\n214 cm<\/td>\n4.5 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u00bd<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
C. Bechstein D 282<\/strong><\/td>\n282 cm<\/td>\n4.4 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B\u00f6sendorfer 280VC<\/strong><\/td>\n280 cm<\/td>\n4.4 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Schimmel Konzert K 280<\/strong><\/td>\n280 cm<\/td>\n4.4 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Schimmel Konzert K 213<\/strong><\/td>\n213 cm<\/td>\n4.4 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yamaha CF6<\/strong><\/td>\n212 cm<\/td>\n4.4 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fazioli F212<\/strong><\/td>\n212 cm<\/td>\n4.4 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
C. Bechstein B 212<\/strong><\/td>\n212 cm<\/td>\n4.4 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Steinway & Sons B-211 (Model B)<\/strong><\/td>\n211 cm<\/td>\n4.4 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bl\u00fcthner Model 4<\/strong><\/td>\n210 cm<\/td>\n4.4 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shigeru Kawai SK-3<\/strong><\/td>\n188 cm<\/td>\n4.4 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B\u00f6sendorfer 290 Imperial<\/strong><\/td>\n290 cm<\/td>\n4.3 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bl\u00fcthner Model 1<\/strong><\/td>\n280 cm<\/td>\n4.3 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yamaha CFX<\/strong><\/td>\n275 cm<\/td>\n4.3 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yamaha C7X<\/strong><\/td>\n227 cm<\/td>\n4.3 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Petrof P 210 Pasat<\/strong><\/td>\n210 cm<\/td>\n4.3 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
C. Bechstein A 192<\/strong><\/td>\n192 cm<\/td>\n4.3 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fazioli F183<\/strong><\/td>\n183 cm<\/td>\n4.3 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Petrof P 284 Mistral<\/strong><\/td>\n284 cm<\/td>\n4.2 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boston (Steinway) GP-193<\/strong><\/td>\n193 cm<\/td>\n4.2 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kawai GX-3<\/strong><\/td>\n188 cm<\/td>\n4.2 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yamaha C3X<\/strong><\/td>\n186 cm<\/td>\n4.2 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boston (Steinway) GP-178<\/strong><\/td>\n178 cm<\/td>\n4.1 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kawai GL-30<\/strong><\/td>\n166 cm<\/td>\n4.1 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boston (Steinway) GP-163<\/strong><\/td>\n163 cm<\/td>\n4.0 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yamaha GB1K<\/strong><\/td>\n151 cm<\/td>\n3.9 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u00bd\u2606<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Essex (Steinway) EGP-173<\/strong><\/td>\n173 cm<\/td>\n3.7 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u00bd\u2606<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Essex (Steinway) EGP-155<\/strong><\/td>\n155 cm<\/td>\n3.6 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u00bd\u2606<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

The weighting is identical for every instrument. A model keeps the same rating across all comparisons and reviews. Last updated: June 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here is the summary of all our grand piano assessments using the Le Diapason method: 32 models from 12 great makers, rated out of 5 stars across five weighted criteria (sound 30% \u00b7 action 25% \u00b7 build 15% \u00b7 value 20% \u00b7 versatility 10%). The ratings are based on manufacturers’ official technical specifications and a … Lire la suite<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1080","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/piano-a-queue.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/piano-a-queue.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/piano-a-queue.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piano-a-queue.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piano-a-queue.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1080"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/piano-a-queue.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1080\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/piano-a-queue.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}