by musicsorb | Jul 29, 2015 | Piano Knowledge, Piano talks
Bring a piano into a home and it becomes the centerpiece of a room, one of the few things that can compete for attention with the television. Even a small upright will be the size of a cabinet and take up more space, complete with seat, than the widest of wide... 
by musicsorb | Nov 11, 2014 | Humidity Control for Musical Instruments, Piano talks, Wood Instruments
You Can’t Pack A Piano, But You Can Protect It When it comes to looking after their instruments, owners of guitars, violins, cellos and other instruments made of wood have it relatively easy. Sure, when they carry their instruments around, they run the risk of... 
by musicsorb | Aug 4, 2014 | Humidity Control for Musical Instruments, Piano talks
Sit behind the wheel of your car and you can expect that it will drive pretty much the same way that it drove the day before — and the year before. It’s only when you take it for a service and the mechanic changes the brake pads or replaces the tires that you feel the... 
by musicsorb | Jul 4, 2014 | Piano Knowledge, Piano talks
The BBC recently ran an excellent series about eighteenth century British music. Exploring the rise of opera, the popularity of Handel and the growth of music halls and concertos, “Rule Britannia: Music, Mischief and Morals in the Eighteenth Century” tells the story... 
by musicsorb | Jun 26, 2014 | How pianos work, Humidity Control for Musical Instruments, Piano Knowledge, Piano talks
My piano was designed to sound like beautiful music, right? And I have learned from my technician that all the parts play a part, so to speak. So I have figured out a few things that you might want to know to protect your investment the better and the cheapest way. So...
