Welcome to our October staff picks! As vacations come to a close and students prepare to go back to school, take advantage of our back to school sale! Here is a list of pianos we recommend as you prepare for the upcoming academic year.
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Over the years we have seen many customers interested in Silent pianos, most often coming across one for the first time when visiting our stores. Most acoustic upright pianos have a mute pedal as the middle of three pedals located at the bottom of the piano. Regularly coined the “practice pedal” after its primary purpose, the mute pedal lowers a piece of felt between the hammers and strings inside the instrument, significantly lowering the volume when playing.
The mechanism can be locked by sliding the pedal down and to the left so that the sustain and left pedal can be used freely.
Welcome to our July staff piano picks! Many spend this time of the year picking up new hobbies or moving to new apartments. We have compiled our favorite piano picks for you to cover all price ranges and various levels of expertise at the instrument.
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Welcome to our July staff piano picks! Many spend this time of the year picking up new hobbies or moving to new apartments. We have compiled our favorite piano picks for you to cover all price ranges and various levels of expertise at the instrument.
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If you have an acoustic piano it needs to be tuned twice a year or at least once a year. Tuning is a procedure that turns and holds the pins that are connected to the strings. There is strong tension pulling the strings to create the correct pitch. Most of the notes on the keyboard have several strings per key.
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As the city opens up for events, live performances, and in-person activities, sign up for piano lessons or purchase an instrument for the upcoming year!
Our sales staff of pianists/piano teachers (Beethoven Pianos in Manhattan, Absolute Piano in Brooklyn) will offer monthly staff piano picks to assist you in choosing the perfect piano for your home/studio.
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Hello from Beethoven Pianos & Absolute Piano! With summer around the corner and the city opening back up, this is a great time to pick up a new hobby!
Our sales staff of pianists/piano teachers (Beethoven Pianos in Manhattan, Absolute Piano in Brooklyn) will offer monthly staff piano picks to assist you in choosing the perfect piano for your home/studio.
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Founded in 1819 in southern Germany, Sauter is the oldest piano company in the world. With more than two centuries of experience cultivating a deep mastery of their craft, Sauter continues to put out some of the finest handmade instruments in the world today. With pianos ranging from at-home uprights to majestic concert grands, Sauter’s wealth of knowledge and unique ability to innovate in an aging industry make it one of the most, and deservedly so, well-respected piano companies in the world.
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Grotrian-Steinweg pianos was founded in 1835 by Henry Steinweg (Steinway in the US). Prominent piano maker Friedrich Grotrian, became a partner of the company and his sons eventually purchased Grotrian-Steinweg in 1865. Through trademark conflicts with Steinway who had branched his manufacturing to the US, Grotrian dropped Steinweg from it’s name for US operations. Pianists of the time, notably Ignacy Jan Paderewski and Clara Schumann, preferred the premium build of Grotrian-Steinweg pianos.
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Some people may have heard that a piano will never be as good as it was brand new, others that the materials and craftsmanship that went into an older instrument is often of a higher quality; there are many misconceptions about the differences between used and new pianos and it can sometimes be difficult to make an informed decision when it comes time to choose your instrument. The purpose of this article is to explore these topics, separate the fact from the fiction and present the top 5 reasons to buy a used/restored piano.
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