| Proper lighting is essential when playing or practicing | | | | lamp is that the light is directly on top of the music, |
| the piano. Piano Lamps are specially designed to allow | | | | shining straight down upon it, illuminating the music and |
| for flexibility in directing the light exactly where you | | | | the keys. Another advantage is that the lamp is not |
| need it, on the music and the piano keys. The piano | | | | resting on the piano taking up room, which allows you |
| lamps by House of Troy are engineered with | | | | to put other things on the piano such as metronomes, |
| musicians in mind. They are solidly built, offer flexibility in | | | | music books, and other items. And still another |
| directing light, come in many models, styles, and | | | | advantage is that these lamps are lightweight and |
| designs, and many are lightweight and portable, | | | | portable, so they can be transported to rehearsals and |
| allowing musicians to transport them to performances | | | | performances. They also work on music stands, and in |
| and rehearsals. | | | | any other area that they could be clamped onto. |
| Grand piano lamps come in different variations, offering | | | | These clamp style lamps are available with different |
| musicians a choice as to where to place the lamp on | | | | types of lighting technology giving musicians even more |
| the piano. The most popular style is the grand piano | | | | choices. Some use incandescent lighting, while others |
| clamp lamp or clip-on style lamp. This type of lamp | | | | use fluorescent bulbs, and still others use LED lighting |
| clamps onto the sheet-music holder (music desk) with | | | | technology. They all provide plenty of light to clearly |
| small thumbscrews to hold it in place. The inside of the | | | | read your sheet music or music book, and they reduce |
| clamp is lined with felt to protect the piano from being | | | | eye-strain associated with improper focused lighting. |
| scratched. The on/off switch is conveniently located | | | | Led grand piano lamps have become very popular |
| either in the cord (6" from the clamp) or on the shade | | | | lately because of their energy efficiency and long |
| itself for easy access. | | | | lasting bulb life. |
| The width of sheet music and music books usually | | | | House of Troy makes these lamps in a number of |
| ranges from 12" - 18". The shade sizes of grand clamp | | | | beautiful designs including wide shade styles, thin-line |
| lamps range from 10" to 22" allowing them to provide a | | | | models, low profile lamps, and even a battery operated |
| wide enough dispersion of light to cover the entire | | | | model. They are available in various finishes including: |
| width of an open music book. The shades of these | | | | Polished Brass, Black, Mahogany Bronze, Satin Nickel, |
| lamps swivel to help fine- tune the light directly onto the | | | | and in various combinations of these finishes. These |
| music and keys. The flexible shades also cut out glare | | | | attractive piano lamps will not only light up your piano |
| associated with light by keeping the light from shining | | | | by providing the proper focused light, but they will also |
| directly into your eyes. | | | | make your piano look classy and stylish, and help to |
| One of the advantages of the clip-on style grand piano | | | | connect it to the decor of the room. |