by Gary Gordon | Mar 1, 2025 |
Growing up, I always wanted to be in a band. I started piano lessons when I was 6 and, by 10 years old, I was getting pretty darn good! I used to turn up the stereo and try to play along with my favorite songs, but it was really hard because I usually couldn’t keep up...
by Gary Gordon | Jan 2, 2025 |
In 2019, a number of piano buyers sued Steinway & Sons for actively marketing their pianos as “investments” that would increase in value over time. Steinway owners claimed they were shown graphs and factory-authorized marketing literature that indicated Steinway...
by Gary Gordon | Oct 1, 2024 |
One of the first questions piano shoppers have to consider when they decide to buy a piano is “where should I put my piano?”. Should it be upstairs or down? Is it ok in a bedroom or should it be in a family room? Can it sit against an outside wall or near a window?...
by Gary Gordon | Sep 1, 2024 |
Before we even get started, I can hear some of you out there shouting “WOOD” …and – while that’s a partially correct – it’s an absolutely incomplete answer. Also, with no qualifiers, the word “WOOD” is woefully imprecise since not...
by Gary Gordon | Jun 15, 2024 |
Retirement – or life in a retirement community – is a fact of life for many of us as we age. The question is – how can we make retirement life better? 25 years ago this month, my grandfather passed away from Alzheimer’s. While modern medicine has made great strides...
