Sure, I can give you a name, (and he wasn’t Egyptian) but you can’t truly report on the inventor of the piano without looking back through the entire history of man for the nuanced answer. Never was there a better case of the results of a person’s accomplishments coming from standing on the shoulders of […]
Pianos are amazing instruments. With over 12,000 parts, moving actions, cases, strings, dampers, all synchronized to magically create music, the actual keys are sometimes forgotten. Today’s pianos (both digital and acoustic) as well as portable keyboards can be found in many key configurations. The more keys, the greater the instrument’s range. It is significant that […]
Nothing intrigues the public like the secrets of the great and famous. Whether it is in 2017 or 1810, the mystique of secret loves and unknown origins captivate us all. When the mystery involves Ludwig van Beethoven, a musician who stands historically at the pinnacle of greatness and fame, it ups the ante considerably! The […]
Pianos are amazing instruments with many interesting working parts. The instrument is truly a collaboration of genius ideas made into miracles of sound and beauty. The pedals on a piano have history, just like the piano itself. WHAT ARE PIANO PEDALS FOR? The purpose of piano pedals is, of course, to modify various sounds. Foot […]