The Piano Anyone Can Play
This piano could very well be the narrowest in the entire world, but although anyone can be capable of playing it, they won’t have the chance to play either a waltz or a sonata. The reason is simply because this piano is so narrow that it can only play up to five keys. It consists of only three white keys, two black keys and a pedal. Hence, just coming up with a tune alone on this would already be a struggle for composers. Aside from having only five keys to work with, there is another...
Read MorePiano Salon in India
Well, we all know what a hair salon is, it is basically a place you go to for a hair cut and so forth. However, what exactly is a piano salon then? Besides being a place where one can go to purchase a piano, customers are also given the opportunity to touch and feel the instrument. That is the difference that this piano salon in the city of Chennai, India offers to its customers. Approximately a hundred and seventy years ago, Musee Musical started up in Madras where a Portuguese tuner,...
Read MoreHistoric Piano Shop Owner Who Fixes Piano
When he was just about three years old, Michael Stinnett, fresh from Bible Camp, climbed onto a piano bench and picked out “Jesus Loves Me” on his family piano. From that day, it sparked the beginning of a long love affair he had with the piano. Eventually, he started learning and playing the piano. Soon after, he realised that he was capable of doing more than just playing the piano, he was also pretty good at fixing them up, especially the more expensive ones. Inside Michael...
Read MoreOutdoor Pianos to Enliven City
When Lee Feldman, Fort Lauderdale’s city manager, visited Denver some time back, he noticed some pianos being placed outdoors in the public areas. From then, he was inspired to bring the idea back home. Hence, over the weekends, a total of five pianos were being placed on the sidewalks of FATVillage as well as the Riverwalk Pavilion. Passersby were even invited to sit down and play them. “I like to make noise,” stated Russell Rand, a resident of Fort Lauderdale in the...
Read MoreThings to Note Before Adding A Piano at Home
Adding a piano to your home is actually a long-term commitment that you have to deal with. Most of the time, new learners who decide to buy a piano, just head on over to a reputable music shop and seek their advice. However, they tend to neglect the part about what size of piano can fit into their home as long as the exact spot to place it. At times, this has led to making the wrong decision and regretting thereafter. So here are some tips that might be of help for anyone who wishes to place a...
Read MorePiano Bar Cultivates Community
Last Thursday on 25th April, there seem to be a sense of community that was palpable during the last performance of Schroeder Nordholt’s Piano Bar Series at the Killaloe Friendship Club in Canada. This is in fact the second series that Schroeder organised to assist in raising funds for the Killaloe and District Public Library. This event has also seen one of the biggest turnout by far. Schroeder’s fundraising efforts started out back in January. During that point of time, he...
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