by James Harding | Jul 1, 2019 |
Is your piano out of tune? When you purchased your last car, you knew you’d have to maintain it. You expected to fill it with gas on a weekly basis; you knew you’d have to wash it from time to time and you planned on an oil change every 3000 miles. You also knew...
by James Harding | Jun 15, 2019 |
Though the piano is one of the most popular instruments ever invented, few people actually know the name of the man who invented it. Everybody knows the name Henry Ford and even school kids know what Thomas Edison invented, but it’s puzzling why so few have ever heard...
by James Harding | Jun 1, 2019 |
I’ve seen it time and time again: cautious – yet well-meaning – parents purchasing a portable keyboard as “starter” practice instruments for students whose musical interest may or may not be long-term. Meant to be temporary until they determine...
by James Harding | May 8, 2019 |
One of the most common questions we get from our clients is how many keys a piano has. …and, though most of today’s pianos have 88 keys (52 white keys and 36 black keys), it wasn’t always this way. The first pianos had 49 keys or 4...
by James Harding | Mar 27, 2019 |
Research shows us time and again that piano lessons make kids healthier, happier and smarter. Yet, schools all across the United States continue to cut funding for vital music programs. It has never been more critical for local music stores and piano teachers to work...
