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Best Room Placement for Your Piano: Acoustics, Space, and Common Mistakes

Best Room Placement for Your Piano: Acoustics, Space, and Common Mistakes

Best Room Placement for Your Piano: Acoustics, Space, and Common Mistakes Where a piano sits in a room affect…

Piano Moving in Sri Lanka: What Actually Happens on Delivery Day

Piano Moving in Sri Lanka: What Actually Happens on Delivery Day

Piano Moving in Sri Lanka: What Actually Happens on Delivery Day A piano is one of the heaviest, most awkward…

Buying a Piano for Your Child: Age, Size, and What Actually Matters

Buying a Piano for Your Child: Age, Size, and What Actually Matters

Buying a Piano for Your Child: Age, Size, and What Actually Matters Parents starting the piano search for a…

Professor William Rodrigo – The Pioneer Who Put Sri Lanka on the World Stage

Professor William Rodrigo – The Pioneer Who Put Sri Lanka on the World Stage

The first Sri Lankan Bandmaster of the Ceylon Light Infantry, and the first Asian musician to conduct European…

Professor Norbert Rodrigo – The Father of Sinhala Baila Music

Professor Norbert Rodrigo – The Father of Sinhala Baila Music

Widely recognised as the Father of Sinhala Baila Music, composing enduring classics that remain part of Sri La…

Master Ranjan Fernando – Sri Lanka's Premier Piano Specialist

Master Ranjan Fernando – Sri Lanka's Premier Piano Specialist

Fourth-generation specialist who built the first piano made completely in Sri Lanka, continuing a musical lega…

Piano Care in Sri Lanka's Tropical Climate: Essential Advice

Piano Care in Sri Lanka's Tropical Climate: Essential Advice

Sri Lanka's humidity and temperature swings pose unique challenges for piano owners. This guide gives you the…

How Often Should Your Piano Be Tuned?

How Often Should Your Piano Be Tuned?

Most piano manufacturers recommend tuning at least twice a year. In Sri Lanka's tropical climate, the answer i…

Upright or Grand? Choosing the Right Piano for Your Home

Upright or Grand? Choosing the Right Piano for Your Home

The choice between an upright and a grand piano is one of the most significant decisions a pianist or music fa…

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