Instruments & Gear
Acoustic and electric pianos, keyboards, benches, and piano care.
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Moving Your Piano
Heed one crucial rule when relocating your piano: always hire a professional, qualified piano mover rather than tackling this delicate instrument yourself.
Keeping Your Piano Clean and Healthy
Keep your acoustic or electronic piano in top shape with practical cleaning tips, from dusting between keys to safely caring for delicate inner mechanisms.
Where to Put Your Piano
Choose the right spot for your acoustic piano, learning why direct sunlight, heating ducts, and radiators can warp the wood and damage the finish.
Electric Pianos and Keyboards
Compare the three categories of electric instruments — digital pianos, synthesizers and workstations, and software instruments — to find which best suits your playing.
Acoustic Pianos
Explore the two families of acoustic pianos, vertical and horizontal, and how spinet, console, studio, upright, and grand models differ in size, power, and balance.
Benches and Chairs
Find the right bench or chair height and learn why sitting properly helps you develop correct hand, arm, and posture habits from the very start.
Acoustic and Electronic Pianos
Understand how acoustic pianos make sound with felt hammers and strings versus the digital signals of electronic keyboards, and what that means for your setup.