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How to find the best location for your Piano? Due to their wooden structure grand/upright Pianos are highly sensitive to ambience conditions (moisture grade, temperature) variations. In order to prevent you from future troubles we recommend you to study well ...

Pedals Pianos have had pedals, or some close equivalent, since the earliest days.  Most grand pianos in the US have theree pedals: the soft pedal (una corda), sostenuto, and sustain pedal (from left to right), while in Eurpoe, the standard ...

Interesting facts about the keyboard In the early years of piano construction, keys were commonly made from sugar pine. Nowadays they are usually made of spruce or basswood. Black keys were traditionally made of ebony, and the white keys were ...

Difference between „English” and „Viennese” piano action People often ask what is the difference between „English” and „Viennese” piano mechanism (action). For help to disambiguate we try to give a proper answer in our Blog. The „English” or „Erard” mechanism ...