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29.5 inches What is the correct height and playing position? The standard height of a piano keyboard from the floor is 29.5 inches or 75cm, but varies from 27.5 to 30in (70 to 76cm).

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What is the correct height and playing position?

The standard height of a piano keyboard from the floor is 29.5 inches or 75cm, but varies from 27.5 to 30in (70 to 76cm). The standard stool height is 19.5 inches (50cm). Most pianists and teachers ask the pianist to sit with the elbow at the height of the keyboard when in the ready to play position. However, different players feel comfortable at different heights.

Two main types – adjustable and non-adjustable:

The majority of stools dated before about 1970 are non-adjustable. Today most new stools sold are adjustable. If you’re not sure what height you will need it’s best of course to buy an adjustable one, Having said that, we in the Roberts family have always has a simple duet stool and added cushions to vary the height!

Single or duet?

Duet stools encourage playing together and are recommended where there are more than two players in the family. However, two piano stools do just as well, and a small piano may not look right with a long piano stool in front of it. A variation on the standard duet stool is the “teacher adjustable” with both sides adjusting independently. However it is also possible to put a cushion on one side to raise the height of the player, and this can look better.

Two categories of quality

The majority of piano stools sold today are the “flat packed” variety which need the legs to be screwed on. The other type of stools have fixed jointed legs and therefore take much more time to make and are much dearer. Nearly all stools made before about 1960 are of the fixed leg type.

Problems with flat-packed stools

These stools need assembling and a small spanner is supplied in the box. However this is woefully inadequate as not enough leverage can be applied to tighten the legs sufficiently and most of these stools dry out and the legs become creaky and wobbly. There are countless stools in homes and schools with this problem. To solve this, we use a torque spanner which allows us to apply maximum tightness without breakage. However, we recommend re-tightening the stool after a few years and our tuners are supplied with strong spanners for the job. Reasonable quality flat packed adjustable stools start from about £160 (2014).

Fixed leg and top quality stools

Well made fixed leg stools last a lifetime. These start from about £250 new (2014).

Concert leather topped adjustable stools

These are the best quality fixed leg adjustable stools and have leather tops.

Storage box vs adjustable

Non-adjustable stools usually have a storage box. Adjustable stools don’t normally have a storage box and if they do it’s very thin. So it’s really a choice between the need for adjustable height or for storage.

Our stock

We have about 40 used and 40 new piano stools in stock priced from £50 for second hand ones to £950 for top quality duet leather adjustables (2014). We also try to source top quality antique style stools to match our traditional pianos. Please email to enquire.

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You do not need to turn the keyboard off as long as it is stationary and not being touched.

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Not sure about sleep mode but I am sure it goes into stand-by mode when not in use as it has an aggressive setting to turn off the backlight when it doesn’t detect any keyboard input. But you have to remember it is connected via Bluetooth so it’s using power in the background to detect keyboard input on-demand. If you leave it on after you power down your PC, the bluetooth connection light will constantly blink until you turn off the keyboard itself. So it’s best to turn it off. It has good battery life though. Personally, I get about 2 weeks of usage before needing a charge. Keyboard is used/connected 12-16 hours a day, 7 days a week, turned off every night. Like they said, your mileage may vary.

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