Pianos are big, no matter what type you get. Even an upright piano takes some consideration as to where you are going to place it in your home. Before you make a purchase, be sure to measure out a space with a few factors in mind. First: Avoid direct sunlight. This doesn’t necessarily mean that […]
Piano keys get really dirty. Imagine your child sitting down at the piano to play and they just finished eating dinner. Did they wash their hands? Multiply this times a kazillion and you’ve got some filthy keys. Then, add to it that dust settles on top of the keys and also falls down the sides. […]
“It’s an antique”, is a phrase I hear often. The term antique should not be applied to a piano. Think of a piano less in terms of a piece of furniture, and more in terms of a car. A piano may LOOK like a piece of furniture, and in some ways it is i.e. picture […]
…but we hardly play our piano. There is a misconception that a piano’s tuning stability is related to how often it is played. This is not true. A piano’s tuning stability has everything to do with humidity. A piano is a stringed instrument. The strings are tightened around metal pins that are held with tons […]