Radical New Piano Designs That Will Leave You Speechless

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Designing a piano is no mean feat, considering that fact that classical instrument-making has gone through little if any evolution. Manufacturing a piano is hard enough as it is, even when you are following the typical design. The following post reveals exactly what goes on inside the New York Steinway piano factory: artisanship and craft: […]

Piano Appraisal: How to Find Your Piano’s Worth?

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Are you looking to sell your mini grand piano to raise some money for your dream concert grand piano? Or, just looking to sell your piano because you’re moving places, and want to buy another one at your new destination? Here’s how you can find out your piano’s worth, and maximize the selling price while […]

Top Facts Every Pianist Needs To Know About Piano Tuning

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Tuning a piano may sound like a very simple task, but in reality it is quite a feat. Each piano has approximately 230 strings with about 200 lbs of tension on each string. Each string is wrapped around a pin which can be turned to tighten or loosen the individual string. It is understandable from […]

The Ultimate Guide to Returning the White of Your Piano’s Yellowing Keys

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Having a grand piano in the living room creates a wonderful creative space. Pianos are perfect for all kinds of decors and themes. However, cleaning a piano is quite a bit of a challenge. The discoloration of the piano keys takes away all the charm. However, we’ve got the secrets to return the white of […]

What Your Piano Expects from You – The Sincere Piano Owner’s Manual

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Even though a manufacturer might deliver a dozen pianos as a part of a batch, you can bet that five years down the line, none of them will sound alike to a trained piano musician’s ear. That’s because the voice, or tone, of the piano, depends on how often it’s played, the surroundings it’s kept […]

The Benefits of Hiring a Professional Piano Moving Company

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An inexperienced piano moving company cannot be expected to do a good job. There is no reason for you to trust them with your antique piano. While taking such a risk may help you save a few bucks, the risk of potential damage to your piano is too high. If something goes wrong, you will […]

The Ultimate Guide to Piano Care – How often do I need to tune my piano?

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Piano owners are inquisitive folks; they care for their piano and hardly hold back when they meet anybody who sounds like an expertise at piano playing, piano maintenance, or piano restoration. We’ve compiled the top piano care FAQs asked by enthusiastic piano owners, along with their crisp and straightforward answers. How often do I need […]

A Guide to Long Term Piano Care

Now that you’re reading this post, chances are that you’ve recently bought a new piano, or are looking to buy one. Either way, there’s a long lifetime for you and your piano to love each other. Of course, the responsibility of taking all possible care of your piano rests with you since this incredible musical […]

Need a Piano Moved? You Might Want to Leave that to the Professionals

Pianos – they’re grand, they’re astonishingly beautiful, and they’re a mark of classiness and sophistication. But when you need to move your piano to your new address, you realize that pianos are delicate, sensitive to jerky movements, too neat and well-kept to be risked with a scratch or a crack, and just too costly to […]

Where & How to Find Qualified Piano Tuners

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Good piano tuners are worth their weight in gold. A perfectly tuned piano that has been expertly voiced is something to be savoured. There is a great deal of art and science that goes into tuning a piano. These methods and techniques take years to master, and require a great deal of discipline and education. How […]