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The article focuses on the success gained by the music instrument company Lindeblad Piano from repairing and restoring used pianos. It talks about the family owning the business used the idea of expanding the business though the internet by creating a website. It tells about the company trying to expand their business and their customer base in the music instrument industry. It speaks about the company being involved in the restoration of instruments like violin and guitar along with pianos.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author experience of restoring and repairing a pair Nelson-Wiggen Casino-X pianos.

The article focuses on institutional maintenance of pianos. It states that many pianos in institutions or churches face issues resulting from inconsistent heat and humidity conditions, lack of servicing, or age-related mechanical failure, and mentions the need of maintain the tuning or regulation of the pianos. It notes significant changes in pitch usually result in very unstable tuning, and cites problems like cracked soundboard.

The article explains ways of caring for a piano. It describes the different aspects of the instrument's performing capabilities such as tuning, voicing and regulation, how they are affected by a piano's condition, and explains the different mechanical parts that need to be adjusted or fixed to make it perform better in terms of evenness of tune and control of the instrument itself. It also gives information on skills training for piano technicians in the U.S.

An interview with antique piano restorer Michael Stinnett in Friendsville, Tennessee is presented. He advises piano owners to invest in the restoration of their antique pianos. Stinnett discusses why restoring old and antique pianos are expensive. He also explains the timeframe involved in repairing a piano and his ways of determining if they need new parts for replacement.

The article discusses the study of ruined pianos. Ruined pianos are pianos decayed through exposure to the elements. The World Association for Ruined Piano Studies (WARPS) was formed by Stephen Scott, a music professor at Colorado College. Europeans traveling to Australia often abandoned pianos, allowing Aboriginal people to discover them. The author suggests playing a ruined piano requires improvisation. The author discusses a maze of ruined pianos at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts.

Presents an interview with piano craftsman Patrick DeBeliso. Discussion on his theory of piano restoration; Information on the tools and methods of manufacturing piano; Suggestions on piano keytops with plastic materials or ivory bone; Role of finishing in giving the piano a final and original touch.

The article offers information on various topics, including college tuition planning, piano preservation, and landscaping. It states that the Tuition Plan is a solution to the problem in costly college tuition fees, in which college expenses payment is being provided every month. It says that after a sizable piano investment has made, it is important to preserve the quality and tone of the instrument. It adds that the yeddo hornbeam is good for all planting since it is a shade tree.

The article focuses on the introduction of a modified pay-per-click system called Local Market Offers (LMO) by Pianobuyer.Com. LMO enables users to target web visitors by zip code and provide sales and promotions to local consumers who are already serious about making a purchase. Advertisers are given the opportunity to decide how much they want to spend by LMO. LMO works actually on a pay-per-permission basis where in retailers are charged as soon as the offer is delivered to the consumer.

The article focuses on the importance of pianos in Cuba and the efforts of the Una Corda Ireland-Cuba Piano Project to help save the pianos at the National Workshop of Musical Instrument Repair. It mentions the significance of piano in music education and the country's culture. It presents the author's experience of visiting the piano repair warehouse and making efforts to help the project succeed through benefit concerts.

The article reports on the project of the Federated Music Teachers Association which focused on the restoration of double grand pianos.