Grand Piano Articles

Baby Grand Pianos. Where Less is More

Do you live in a house as opposed to a concert hall? Does your lounge room have to accommodate a plasma screen TV as well as your good piano? Perhaps you can have both. Many piano manufacturers are now...

Why is a Grand Piano so Grand?

Call them grand pianos, or alternatively grande piano, piano grand, piano grande. The word "grand" itself conjures up images of magnificence, splendor and grandeur. The true meaning of "grand piano" however,...

The Yamaha Grand Piano

Elton John, Paul McCartney, Norah Jones, Alicia Keys, Sheryl Crow, Brian Wilson and Barry Manilow. All world wide famous piano players. What else do they have in common? The answer is simple. These pianists...

Steinway Grand Pianos

Did you know that the world class Steinway Grand Piano had a humble beginning, being made in a cabinet maker's kitchen? Today, this ultimate of grand pianos is still painstakingly handcrafted, in factories...

Piano Trivia. 20 Little Known Facts about Pianos.

Pianos are extremely complex orchestral instruments. Next time you are performing your finest piano melody think about these little gems of wisdom: 1. Pianos are technically a string instrument. 2....