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Thoughts on music, restoration, history, inspiration, and more.

Kawai Pianos Announces A Fantastic Winter 2023 Promotion

This holiday season, we are thrilled to offer our Home for The Holidays Sales Event featuring a wide selection of new Kawai pianos....

In Perfect Harmony: Potomac Lifestyle Magazine Feature

"SCHAEFFER’S PIANO COMPANY CONTINUES ITS 120-YEAR LEGACY OF SPREADING JOY, ONE PIANO AT A TIME" "Some people share their legacy by...

Will Piano Lessons Make My Child Smarter?

We found this yellowing article from a 1998 Washington Post edition that we had gingerly cut out, saved, and promptly filed away... only...

Keys to Happiness: Potomac Lifestyle Magazine Feature

We appreciate the article, City Lifestyle! Write-ups like these help us document our long history of customer service and craftsmanship....

The Move of a 9'1" Shigeru Grand Piano for Recordings by Renowned Pianist Alexander Kobrin

We recently facilitated the move of a beautiful SK-EX Shigeru Concert Grand Piano 9’1” for recordings by renowned Russian performer...

Pianos In History: Music Through Tough Times

This photo depicts an impromptu concert in the American ward in a hospital in Glasgow, Scotland during World War I in November, 1918....

Songs We Love No. 1: Nutty by Thelonious Monk

When we are in the shop, we often play music as we work. This is one of those ten minute songs that makes you put down your tools and get...

If Billy Eilish says it, it must be true, right?

“We had everything we needed. We had piano, guitar, ukuleles, every type of everything. That was what was great about the way we grew up....