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Tag Archives: Piano Tips

  • The Value of a Quality Bench

    Posted on July 29, 2011 by Alex Phung

    A comfortable piano bench may be just what any player needs to spend those rigorous hours practicing. Often people under estimate the importance of having a high quality bench when purchasing a piano. At Cosmo Music, we carry a wide range of benches to suit your personal needs.
    Some of our in-stock items include the Benchworld Infinity Single Adjustable Bench that looks great with some of our polished ebony Yamaha Clavinovas, or if you are looking some very high end benches we have the Jansen Duet Artist in polished ebony.
    So it is not only important to select [...]  Read more   


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  • Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Buy a New Piano...

    Posted on July 22, 2010 by John Ebata

    Everyone has their own reasons for choosing a piano for their family but we thought we'd outline the top ten reasons why you should purchase a New piano.

    Sound – Piano is full of many shades of tone color and is expressive.
    Touch is responsive, quick, balanced and can trill and repeat notes with ease.
    Warranty – Financially strong companies can back their warranties. Best warranties are transferrable to all owners of the piano during the piano warranty period.
    Investment – The finer the piano, the longer it will play as a musical instrument. One may spend twice as much but if the piano [...]  Read more   


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  • FAQ's from Parents & Teachers

    Posted on May 14, 2010 by Cosmo Music

    I want my children to study/continue to study piano but how can I help to make it more fun?
    For those who already own an upright or grand piano, one can add the Moog Piano Bar. The Moog Piano Bar turns an 88-key acoustic piano into a MIDI controller in minutes. This allows you to:

    Layer thousands of sounds with the acoustic piano.
    Capture your playing as MIDI data, either in a sequencer, or in a notation program. Ie. an instant print out of your playing
    Play MIDI data into the Piano Bar to light up the LED’s above the keys (as a learning [...]  Read more   


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  • NEW! Safety Ease Lid Assist

    Posted on May 11, 2010 by Cosmo Music

    To all owners of grand pianos,
    Today I saw the coolest device to make your grand piano lid weigh almost nothing when opening and closing it. The lid of a grand piano should be closed every time you are finished playing it for many reasons. It keeps the dust, dirt and possibly the cats out. Closing the lid also protects the internal action parts with less direct exposure to the environment of sun, heat and humidity - thus providing a more in tune piano. Normally people do not close the grand piano lid because it is too heavy and it is [...]  Read more   


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