If you want a modern statement piece this is it! Steinway does not know how to scale up production, so they chose two piano manufacturers which do know how to build pianos at scale; Kawai (Boston line) and Pearl River (Essex line) have graciously agreed to share their building techniques with Steinway. This relationship is …
Since the 1950s, Pearl River has been building quality pianos. In 2012, all Pearl Rivers were redesigned using much of Lothar Thomma’s design, taken directly from the Ritmuller project a few years prior. Pearl River is now the world’s largest piano manufacturer! Even Steinway recognized Pearl River’s incredible commitment to quality piano construction by selecting …
The Yamaha GB1 baby grand piano is Yamaha’s best-selling baby grand piano. Yamaha manufactures the GB1 in Indonesia, making this piano a super affordable, starter baby grand piano. Measuring 5’ in length, it fits nicely in virtually any home, condo, or apartment. The Yamaha tone is well known for being sharp, bright, and piercing; and …
The C7 has been the piano of choice by mega-churches, innumerable universities, countless recording studios around the globe, on more pop/jazz stages, and in the homes of serious musicians than virtually any other model and brand of piano. The 7’6” length produces a massive overall tone and a prodigious bass thanks to an incredibly large …
Steinway wanted to offer their dealers an affordable alternative to a pricey Steinway upright piano. With the idea of creating a piano brand called “Boston” Steinway understood they needed to rely upon a proven piano manufacturer, with a respected name in the marketplace. Since 1927 Kawai earned a well-deserved reputation for constructing some of …
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As we all are aware, life can be crazy. It appears as if time is speeding up and getting out of control. You could be facing new or changing responsibilities at work, or spending time with relatives and friends. The fact is that there are many events taking place around you that need your attention. …
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Steel is used to make piano strings but soundboards that translate their energy to rich and resonant sound are made from wood. In case the purpose was to loudly amplify the produced sound after a hammer strikes the strings, metal plates would have been a better material. But Why Are Soundboards Made of Wood? Well, …
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Have a piano at home? Wondering how to maintain it and, more importantly, clean the keys? You need to be careful as improper ways could damage them. While cleaning you should avoid using cleaners that are saturated wipe-type or liquid cleaners containing harsh ingredients. You should not be the ones containing chlorine, alcohol, benzene, salts, …
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Standard pianos have 88 keys (52 whites and 36 blacks), but why do they have so many? Is it a norm? Right since the piano’s invention, composers wrote various music for harpsichord having only 60 keys. It meant that everything is written was limited to the harpsichord’s five-octave range. Later, the 1st piano got invented …
Schimmel pianos are handmade in Germany. As a result, they are rated higher than Yamaha and in the upper echelons of the quality scale, as are all German-made pianos. This is according to all piano connoisseurs and aficionados, such as Larry Fine, author of “The Piano Book”. If you are considering a Yamaha, Kawai, Boston, …
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