Are Any Pianos Still Made in the USA? If you’ve ever walked into a piano store, chances are you’ve heard someone ask, “Are any pianos still built in the United States?” It’s a question asked almost daily—and with good reason. There was once a golden era when America was home to hundreds of piano… Read more »

  Once, you had to choose. Do you want the feel and tone of a real, acoustic piano, with its fluffy wool hammers striking the steel and copper strings, energy flowing through a genuine spruce soundboard and filling your room with enthralling sound? Or do you want to play what you want, when you want,… Read more »

Grand pianos have been built in virtually every size over the past three hundred years, ranging from around 4 1/2′ to 10′ long. Today, 4′ 10″ to 9′ is the typical range. Modern Grand Piano Sizes Petite Grand Pianos are shorter than 4′ 11″ (sometimes called miniature) Baby Grand Pianos – 4’11” to 5’2″ Medium Grand Pianos – up… Read more »

A recent study in Canada revealed that people feel making music heightens mental focus and enhances creativity. Care to guess which instrument most of them play? Click here to read the Times Colonist article by Derek Abma’s.