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Keyboard Carriers Colorado’s Most Recommended Piano movers Some more Details of the Piano: DAMPERS The function of a damper is to stop the vibration of a string when the sound has continued long enough. As long as the player’s finger depresses the key, the damper belonging to that key’s strings remains lifted, and the strings… Continue reading “Denver Piano and Electronic Keyboard Movers”

Keyboard Carriers Colorado’s Most Recommended Piano Mover Why do I need to hire a professional piano mover? Many of you may be wondering why you would need to hire a professional piano moving company to move your piano, rather than using the household mover who is moving the rest of the contents of your house. … Continue reading “Denver Professional Keyboard/Piano Movers”

Keyboard Carriers Brief History of Pianos The Early Keyboard Instruments: Harpsichord and Clavichord Prior to the construction of the piano, the harpsichord was the primary keyboard instrument from about 1600.  However, the first mention of the harpsichord dates back to the end of the 14thCentury. The harpsichord is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the… Continue reading “Denver Piano and Keyboard Professional Movers”

Keyboard Carriers Starting in Beethoven’s later career, the fortepiano evolved into the modern piano as we know it today. Modern pianos were in wide use by the late 19th century. They featured an octave range larger than the earlier fortepiano instrument, adding around 30 more keys to the instrument. The mechanical action structure of the… Continue reading “Denver Piano Movers and Storage”

Keyboard Carriers In grand pianos, the frame and strings are horizontal, with the strings extending away from the keyboard. The action lies beneath the strings, and uses gravity as its means of return to a state of rest. There are many sizes of grand piano. A rough generalization distinguishes the concert grand (between 2.2 and… Continue reading “Denver Piano and Keyboard Movers”

Keyboard Carriers The Upright Piano Records show that the first upright piano was built in about 1780 by Johann Schmidt of Salzburg, Austria.  About 20 years later, John Isaac Hawkins of Philadelphia patented an upright with vertical strings, a full iron frame and a check action.  In the early 1800s, Robert Wornum of London and… Continue reading “Denver Keyboard and Piano Movers and Storage”

Keyboard Carriers Piano’s and Hardwood Floors: If your piano is going to be placed on hardwood floors you may want to consider resting it on caster cups. Actually, if it’s going to sit on carpet you may consider them as well. For hardwood floors the reasons are protection and style. Metal casters and hardwood floors… Continue reading “Denver Piano Moving Company Since 1978”

Keyboard Carriers Grand Piano Storage A Grand is stored on its side with the legs and bench wrapped separately. We bag it in plastic for protection from dust. When we pick up your piano, we inventory it and ask you for its appraised or estimated value. Full insurance coverage is included in the storage rate.… Continue reading “Denver Expert Piano Movers”

Keyboard Carriers The Traditional Piano And what of traditional concert pianos? Have they been lost in the technological shuffle? Far from it. With countless artists from Bruce Hornsby to Michael Feinstein using them, the acoustic piano is still very much in demand. While the basic design of the acoustic piano is remarkably similar to the… Continue reading “Denver Professional Piano/Keyboard Movers”

KEYBOARD CARRIERS Since 1978/Moving over 100,000 piano’s and keyboards Colorado’s Most Recommended Piano Mover Fun Piano Facts: The first practical piano with an escapement mechanism for the hammers and capable of being played softly and loudly was built in 1700 by an Italian, Bartolomeo Cristofori . The Smithsonian in Washington, DC is celebrating the 300th… Continue reading Piano Movers