Did You Know.....

1) The total string tension in a Concert Grand is close to thirty tons?

2) There are about 7500 working parts in the working section of a piano (called the ‘action’)?

3) A new piano should be tuned four times in the first twelve months, and then every six months thereafter?

4) ‘Piano et forte‘ was the original name for the piano, given by Cristofori?

5) Thousands of pieces of wood are glued together to make each piano, and other materials used include felt, steel, paper, iron and copper?