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A piano is something you only buy once, but chances are that you will need to move it a few times during the years you own it

A piano is as heavy and delicate as its music is gorgeous. Therefore, whether you are taking home a new one from the store or relocating the one you have owned for years, you should consider carefully the piano movers you are trusting with its care. Moving your instrument will require more than brute force. It will take professionalism and planned safety.

You already know that at Cooper Piano we offer a large piano selection to choose from. Now we want to assure you that our piano movers are professionals trained to provide you with the safe and thoughtful moving service your unit requires. As a one-stop-shop for pianos, Our services include moving and storage in prime conditions. Allow us to do more than lift and carry your piano. We will wrap it in blankets and protect it like only respectful piano caretakers can.

Cooper Piano is a family business that was born from the belief that music should be part of every person’s life. We are licensed, bonded, insured, and dedicated to provide you with excellent service. Consider us the next time you need to move your valued instrument.

When I look at a beautiful Schimmel Konzert 189 Grand Piano and hear a young person playing their latest piece on this lovely instrument, my heart swells with emotion, just as I know their parent’s heart swells with pride.

What is the History of the Schimmel Konzert 189 Grand Piano?
Wilhelm Schimmel founded his company in 1885 with the slogan, "Quality will Prevail." Four generations of Schimmels have had the same goal that I have, to provide pianos which help families enjoy music together. With this grand piano, the Schimmels took their innovations in larger grand pianos and put them into a smaller series so that pianists could practice on pianos which had the same touch and tone of larger concert pianos.

What Makes the Schimmel Konzert 189 Grand Unique?
What makes the Konzert 189 unique is that it is a smaller piano built to sound and play just like a larger grand. I enjoy showing people the unique soundboard which is very large so that ideal oscillation zones can have space to develop, and gives superior tonal volume and distribution. Playing, I show that this allows the notes in the middle and treble range to be produced in a Triplex Scale with a greater tone richness and longer speaking length. Moreover, I point out, the unique tapered dome gives not only a deep palette of tone superior tuning stability.

Excellent Quality of the Schimmel Konzert 189 Grand

The Schimmels knew, what I know. Home concerts are just as important as professional piano concerts, and a piano with the same outstanding touch and tone of a concert piano develops a passion for music in the students who are able to play on it in their home. Moreover, parents who provide a Konzert 189 Grand for their children to play at home will know that they are giving their children the best quality piano on which to learn technique and providing them the best possible control over their performance.

I firmly believe that children need to have the benefit of a music education and playing on a truly masterful instrument gives them the motivation and joy to perservere in their studies. The Schimmel Konzert 189 Grand is a fine choice for many families who hope to provide their children with an excellent music education, and their homes with beautiful music.

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There are many piano manufacturers that produce high quality instruments the world over, but just what is it about Baldwin pianos that makes it an American favorite? It may have something to do with its roots.

The Baldwin piano company began its operations in 1890, and produced its first piano, an upright model in 1891. The company was started by Dwight Hamilton Baldwin, a piano teacher in Cincinnati, Ohio. Baldwin made a vow to build “the best piano that could be built,” and he started two different companies to make this happen, Baldwin piano was one of those two companies.

Production began in earnest in a piano factory in Cincinnati in the early 1920’s, and like other manufacturers at the time, Baldwin piano concentrated on building player pianos.

After World War II had ended, Baldwin produced its first electronic organ. At that time it changed its name to the Baldwin Piano & Organ Company, and by 1965 the company had made the city of Conway, Arkansas, the new home for its piano manufacturing factory.

Today Baldwin is known for some of the finest manufactured pianos available on today’s market. Though Baldwin’s piano manufacturing operations now are mostly outside of the United States due to economic problems, Baldwin still manufactures custom pianos to order in its Trumann, Arkansas factory.

Baldwin pays special attention to the way they manufacture their pianos, and different materials are used to construct a finished product. Baldwin uses seasoned hard rock maple for many of the action parts for their pianos, and their wood parts are kiln dried to remove moisture. Their piano cases are veneered using only the finest woods available for use in their cabinets including Mahogany, Cherry, Oak and Walnut.

A few artists that have been associated with Baldwin pianos are, José Iturbi, Claudio Arrau, Mike Shinoda, Jorge Bolet, Earl Wild, and Walter Gieseking. Two famous composers of music include John Williams, the famous composer responsible for the Star Wars soundtrack and Leonard Bernstein whose musical compositions include film scores and musicals such as “West Side Story.”

The owners of Cooper Piano have a very simple credo and that is “Build a better world through music education.” And they make this happen through the quality of the products they recommend and sell to their customers including the Baldwin BH185 grand piano and the Baldwin BD122 Vertical Piano.