Why should Children Learn Piano?
Playing the piano from a young age will benefit your child's mental and physical development as well as enrich their life in a variety of ways. Aside from the joy of hearing your child play a song that they've learnt, there is an abundance of both physical and mental benefits from learning piano. Progress Brain Development: The brain of a young child is like a sponge. It's best to introduce a child to piano when they're young as at this time their brains are most receptive to new experiences and lea...
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Why different styles of pianos sound different
Piano tone is generally related to what you grew up listening to. If you have grown up listening to Yamaha pianos, then generally that’s the tone that you like. If you’ve grown up listening to a Kawai piano, then that’s the tone that you like. If you’ve grown up listening to an old-style piano, then that’s the tone that you are drawn to. So, there is no good or bad tone of pianos there is just tone. When you are wanting to purchase a piano, you will be drawn to the tone of the piano that you relate to ...
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How to install castor wheels on small pianos
Installing or replacing existing castor wheels can be quite a complex process and care must be taken to ensure the piano remains safe while doing this process. Not only do the castors need to be strong enough to hold the weight of the piano, but they must also be small enough to ensure the piano’s pedals are not too high. Further, upright pianos are very back-heavy, meaning that they have an uneven centre of gravity, adding castor wheels that are too high can cause the piano to fall backwards. To further ensure t...
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How to prevent moths in your piano
It's incredibly important to tune your piano regularly. If your piano is not being played, then we'd recommend not leaving if for any more than 2 years. On a recent tuning trip, I was asked to tune a 12 year old piano. I had previously been tuning it quite frequently - but changes in the family meant that it wasn't being used as often, so now I head out there every 2 years! While tuning the piano, I noticed in the break of the keys, a moth hole. It was located in the back touch felt. ...
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