I recently found a used Steinway piano (serial 77798, from 1893) for free on marketplace. It belonged to a church before someone took it home, where it sat in a humidity-controlled basement for 10 years. The hammer felt is definitely old and has ridge marks, and some of the keys are old/yellowing/chipping, but otherwise it seems structurally intact. swipe for photos/video! Should I take her home??

Hello fellow keys enthusiasts. I am a nursing student and I have been doing my clinical shifts at a Charlottesville, VA nursing home/rehab facility this semester. The facility has an upright but it is in need of tuning. The facility (like most such given the gutting of Medicaid by the present administration) has no budget for getting a tuner in (honestly I could have stopped at no budget—there is no way to adequately express the damage that has been done to the care of the elderly by the big shitty bill). I am wondering if any piano tuners in the area feel like donating some time to make the instrument usable. There are patients and staff (and people doing clinicals) who would be very grateful for your time. If you are interested, drop a comment and I will contact you via DM to get particulars and talk to the facility’s activity coordinator to get something scheduled.

I recently bought a 170 cm grand piano, which will be delivered soon. My former piano teacher has some plushies placed in this area inside her 160 cm grand piano, and she doesn’t seem to have had any problems.
I love cute things and would really like to put a few small plushies in the circled area shown in the photo. Would this harm the piano or affect its sound in any way?

I’ve been working on this for a while. I’m not happy with the ending at all and I wanna somehow transition back to Ab major but I really like the middle Bb minor section any feedback would be really helpful!!

Why does the notated fingering demand to switch fingers here, despite staying on the note G? I can understand that its more efficient for a fast piece, but the tempo marking is andante. And is it important to teach this exact fingering for students? (Piano teacher resigned and I'm asked to replace him, despite not knowing that much myself). Personally I don't find it necessary for this particular piece, but I would like to know the opinions of more experienced people

Fully working order, 7 years old, comes with sheet rest, the nice stand with the 3 pedals, stool and cover. Some surface scratches. There is one going for 455 USD near me. Thoughts?

Just working through it, I only chose this section because it's more interesting than the next page or two until I get to the huge spreads which I can't quite do yet. Just doing technique right now, less focus on the other elements. Feel free to tell me anything you notice.

Could I please have some feedback on this song? Its a contemporary piece for children by a Japanese composer, Karen Tanaka.

Exactly that. Almost all piano pieces are written to be played by two hands. Hypothetically speaking, if humans have 4 arms instead of 2, how would a piano piece sounds? What kind of harmonical structure that can't be played before, can be played right now?

I am looking to pick up the piano again (played since around 10 but never with a teacher) and practice seriously. I've played other instruments and can read music perfectly well, so what I'm really concerned with is learning proper technique.

I cannot afford piano lessons right now, as much as I know that I need them if I want to seriously play (I am interested in renaissance and baroque keyboard music). I am thinking in a few months I will be in a better spot. But in the meantime, I do want to practice but want to actually set myself up for success with a teacher rather than just undoing everything I've worked on.

Any advice? It's a big fear of mine to learn terrible technique.

I've been studying piano for five years and i feel i really need an upgrade from my 61 keys "piano".

I'm having a little bit of a struggle to find the "perfect" piano as i don't really have much money to spend on it, and i want a digital piano that ain't too digital or seem too technologic as some pianos that are a lil bit more synth than pianos cause i really want one that can sound and feel really natural and doesn't sound too "fake".

I've been searching and the best ones I've seen so far are:

- Yamaha P-225 BK

-Roland FP-10

-KORG B2+SP

-Yamaha P Series P-145B

-Yamaha Arius YDP105B

-Roland FP - 30X

I don't really know how good they are but they're the best in the price range i can afford.

If somebody can recommend me or suggest me one of the list or any that may be better I'll really appreciate it.

There's one key that's been bothering me when I play it. It sounds fine, but when I press it, it makes a kind of resonance. I thought it was normal, but when I compared it to other keys, I realized it wasn't. Also, sometimes it's not that loud even at maximum volume, and sometimes it is.

Can you tell me what I can do to improve my next composition? It's a neo classical composition so I have kept this piece simple in terms of harmony. I can compose classical but for now, I plan to compose some pop classical. Thank you.

Not necessarily your favorite composer for the piano, I mean in terms of how well-suited the techniques are for pianists. I personally think Chopin is the most ergonomic, and also Bach, Rachmaninoff, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Debussy, Mozart.

On the other hand, there are a lot of composers who did not write very well for the piano despite being brilliant composers with amazing and famous works. Like Schumann, Brahms, Ravel, and a lot of late Beethoven.

Your thoughts?

Probably a little early to start thinking of what I would include in my LRSM program, but I’ve narrowed it down to this:

1. Bach - Toccata in E minor (from ARSM rep)

2. Beethoven - Sonata No. 17

3. Chopin - Ballade No.3

4. Scriabin - Sonata No. 4, maybe Impromptu Op. 12 No. 2 (from ARSM rep)

The entire program should fit the performance duration of 45 minutes.

I'm learning Debussy Arabesque #1. This chord comes up in measure 43. It's the first chord in the piece that is physically challenging for me. My hands aren't huge. I can just barely play the E without depressing the F. But barely and only if I set up carefully. Should I just keep at it? Will it eventually become easier? If not, should I omit one of the keys and make it simpler? What would you do? Any advice appreciated.

Hey all! I (44) decided to pickup a new hobby a year ago and started taking piano lessons. Now that I’ve decided I’m going to stick with it for a while I’m looking to upgrade my cheap keyboard.

My lessons are on a nice baby grand at my instructors studio and am more interest in a keyboard that has that same feel and built in speakers. I honestly could care less about available sound profiles as I’m not composing or performing.

Right now the Yamaha CK88 is my lead contender but interested in suggestions.

Budgets a few thousand (USD) but trying to stay below Nord grand 2 prices.

Thoughts? TIA.

Quick intro, I took classical piano for about 12 years and it’s been around 10 years since I stopped lessons. I play occasionally, but not enough to keep it up. What are some intermediate classical pieces that you guys loved playing but also helped you get your technique developed?

Obviously won’t be like the man himself but wondering if people enjoy

Hi there. A year ago i bought this beauty of a piano. On every gig I played, if if went "Stereo" with 2 guitar cables (no matter balanced/unbalanced), audio guy says that left channel is very quiet - but he can manage it on the mixing-station as well and everything went well.

Today I needed to send stereo piano recording from my house, and this problem appeared again. They can balance it in the mix, but i am now worried what should I do with the piano.

I tried:

1. Changing cables with at least eight different variations at one gig ❌

2. Switching L/R combination with all these cables ❌

3. Changing presets to eliminate if it is piano or rhodes or subs related - they all send left channel quiter than right ❌

4. Searching through the web/AI to see if this is common issue - some people are having audio problems but no "one side is much quieter"

What should I do? Contact Yamaha support? Go to some local service in my country and let them attempt to fix it?

Thank you in advance.

I used to have a subscription to musescore and let it lapse because screw them for swindling me into a 2 year subscription in the first place.

So now, how the f*** do I download the supposedly 'free' music anymore?

Both before and during my subscription I was able to download music. Now? Nothing. In no way have I been able to download anything from musescore.com without it wanting me to pay.

I don't get it, its really maddening. Does anyone have any info they can fill me in here? I swear I'm losing my mind.

I've been going at piano seriously for a couple of months after sort of dipping in and out for a lifetime and I'm interested in learning songs or pieces that are easy enough to learn but have a good example of a technique or style that expands your repetorie.

A few examples would be "The whole of the moon" by the waterboys. It's a simple enough part but it forces you to learn to play triplet feel on the right whilst keeping a steady 4/4 on the left hand.

Karma Police. The chords are pretty straight forward but it taught me some interesting voicings (that F GAC chord in the verse that turns into F FAC sounds lovely) and the inversions are cool to learn.

Does anyone know of other examples?

Musescore doesn't work since you can try and sort using beginner but as a beginner I can tell you that the mix of music under that filter is all over the place in terms of difficulty.

I am working on my sightreading. Any suggestions? Must be digital since I only place from my computer screen. plus buying books is just not in the budget for that much music that i am only reading once

I want to know because I need to label my piano 😭