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I know a digital keyboard or piano *should* be kept away from dust and moisture. However, given the realities, which make / model is expected to better withstand high humidity and dusty situation ?
Hi - I'm looking to start teaching beginning/intermediate piano, likely to younger students in my area. Does anyone have any recommendations on good piano method books to use? I can't even remember wh
Can anyone tell me about a Hauschildt San Francisco Concert Grand Player Piano??? I've been doing a little searching but I'm no good at surfing the web. Any way I'm looking to sell one that is all ori
Hi, recently I visited a piano store and tried a German Brand piano named Zimmermann. I found the touch of it is excellent with a reasonable price, I may buy it for myself to practise at home, can any
...ve happened if Respighi did not have Toscanini as a friend and supporter. While waiting for the Mozart Piano Sonata K283(See other thread) a piece that I thought was the Pines of Rome came on WQXR. ...
I never see any mention of the Charles Walter Pianos. Do they have any sort of reputation for quality?
...n. I find the Yamaha sound way too thin, bright & tinny. I'm wondering if someone could recommend a good piano module: a friend mentioned the GEM but I haven't seen it in stores. If I can't find bette...
I was given a square grand piano made by the A.M McPhail Company of Boston. Does anyone recognize this name and give me leads to obtain additional info about the piano? I would greatly appreciate it.
Our church's piano has a decal on lid that says it is a 'Thomas E. McCausland Upright Grand, Pittsburgh PA' Have had no success in finding anything on that name. SN# is 41682. I am guessing that it wa
My Russian piano tuner, a man with an excitable temperament and an uneven grasp of English, said he could soften the tone on my Yamaha U3 by using some sort of steam treatment on the hammer felts. Any
...music and writing them in 'tab' form. Are there any web sites where pianist have figured out some of the piano licks in popular music? I know there are transcrpition books of pop artist out there, but...
I am looking for the sheet of 'always look on the bright side of life' for piano. Anyone knows where can I find it?
Familiar story - 29 year old wanting to learn Piano. I am a trumpet player and vocalist, so reading music is no problem (but theory, chords, etc. would be new). At this juncture I can't go with an i
> Did I mistakenly mumble something about 'running 46 pseudonyms concurrently'? Make that 47. > Mark's advice on music is generally right on the mark (pun intended). His detective work, social c
...y conversion from classical to jazz. I come home eager to read a week's worth of RMMP enlightenment on pianos and music making. And what do I find? Very little. Instead I feel cheated and bitterly d...
...d, pinblock, etc) are absolutely of first rate quality. Tone and feel are personal preference, but these pianos are a steal in terms of comparable build quality today. And if you think about it, it ...
John, Your Microsoft Outlook Express is sticking '=20' and '=3D's in your posts. Or am I just expressing my dislike for the abominable Microsoft Outlook Express I so despise for its virii and junky-
Hi Group: I have a 88 suitcase model rhodes without the bottom half.I wpould like to use this piano as a stage 88. Where might i find a set of legs? ( used OK ) and plates that the legs screw into,wit
Hello all, I have been taking piano lessons for two years now and my level is at the Bach 2 part inventions, and am currently learning Fur Elise :) I've got a problem: it seems that maintaining a
I'm wondering if anyone knows of any attempt at a solo piano transcription of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring? (Just curious
Last year, I bought a piano that's about 100 years old. It came with a 1-year warranty, from a very reputable local showroom, and I was assured that it had been thoroughly inspected and regulated. I
Are Digital pianos so good as the acoustic ones? Why should I opt for a Digital or For an Acoustic? For a child to learn playing piano, it is better to star with an acoustic?
...many of your posts and would appreciate any feedback on the following: 1. I probably cannot fit a 6'3' piano into my apartment so will probably go with the 5'6'. Is this something I will regret? 2...
I am in the process of transferring some of Haydn's piano trios from LP to CDR (Westminster - Badura-Skoda, Fournier and Janigro). The trios are listed by the numbers in the B & H edition, with an occ
Can anyone recommend the definitive versions (if there are any) of both the orchestral and piano solo versions of the above please?
Hello ! I was wondering what the general oppinion is about the Steingraeber pianos. I am interested in their two grands, 168 and 205. Calin Tantareanu
After much reading about pianos and their history, I made the list below to serve me as a summary of what I had come across when looking to buy a piano recently. Once I had made my purchase, I no long
...ust able to vote, I suspect, in Finalnd, benefits from the truly wonderful recording quality and a great piano to work with. Siirala never goes through his tone in this work, which certainly does stre...
OK here goes. I started playing the piano a few years ago and quit, now I am back at it. My biggest problem isn't that I can't play, but that I am certain that my right hand isn't in the correct for
Let me rephrase the 'tab' question. I am trying to teach some piano student (high-school age) to transition from the acoustic piano as a solo instrument to the keyboard as an integral part of a grou
...see if we can play the other's contrived piece. I am planning to write a single-movement toccata for the piano, and so far, I am thinking of using a semi-atonal texture, somewhat similar to Prokofiev ...
...b people are kind enough to post guitar chords and tablature to popular songs. Is there such a place for piano? I am trying to locate Marc Cohn's WALKING IN MEMPHIS for my brother. Can anyone advise. ...
...les buried in some obscure Yamaha format or are these just plain midi files? I'd like to buy the 'jazz piano no.2' book but since I own a P-80 and use 'cakewalk' as my sequencer, I'm not sure if thi...
I'm just wondering if anyone can shed light on the term that keeps on coming up in descriptions of piano playing: Sonority. Can anyone recommend recordings of piano playing where Sonority is exhibited
Does anyone know where to find nice piano (accompinement) arrangements of famous arias? Anything will do: sheet music, midi and audio recordings. Thanks !

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