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Way back in the days of old people would play the piano at night by candlelight. That practice made it difficult to read the music and sometimes could even be dangerous. The glare that reflected off the music and into the eyes of the player many times gave people eyestrain. One day a lamp specialist attempted to solve the problem by placing a cover on the back of the candle so the light would not reflect back into the player’s eyes. That was the beginning of the piano lamp.

It was not long after that event that electricity and the light bulb were developed. While far safer than a candle, the light bulb created a glare that was worse than before when using a candle. The same idea to place a cover on the light came about and the cover was positioned on the bulb to reflect the light onto the music and not into the eyes of the person playing it.

A candleabra is a very fancy lamp. A candleabra typically has multiple lights and is most recognized when sitting atop a grand piano. Most candleabras are expensive and have prices that range from $200 to $1000. While certainly attractive, the candleabra is still a piano lamp and has a purpose in lighting music while not creating glare for the musician. Each piano type has a style of piano lamp to go along with it whether the piano is a console, studio, grand or upright. There are piano lamps that are completely adjustable from the floor that will serve the need for all types of pianos.

Many models of piano lamps are vertical and raise directly from their base on the floor. The advantage a floor based piano lamp has is that it can display light in about any angle imagined. A common characteristic among piano lamps is that they all are covered to reduce the glare and reflect light onto th eplaying surface of the piano. Piano Lamps are beautiful and are often used to showcase the pianos of musicians. The functional lamps can accentuate the beauty of any music room.

Many materials and many different styles tell the story about the design of piano lamps. Chrome and brass are the most widely used raw material used in the manufacturing process of piano lamps but different materials are becoming available to allow for less expensive lamps that wll allow more people to purchase them.

The shelf style (sits on top of the piano) piano light is usually height adjustable, and many feature a weighted base to allow for increased stability. Many times the base is made of a high quality material such as marble, to add beauty to the lamp as well as a great weight which serves the function. A very practical feature of a piano lamp is a counter-weighted arm, which most piano lamps have, preventing the lamp from getting top heavy regardless of its positional setting.

Piano lamps are manufactured to be either plug-in or battery-powered. Several companies also manufacture piano lamps that clip-on directly to the sheet music. An electric piano lamp is normally designed for either one or two light bulbs of 40-watts or less. You can purchase these piano lamps at furnishing stores, music stores or online. The price in US dollars of a piano lamp can range from as low as forty to as high as hundreds of dollars.

Piano lamps provide elegant light and can set a great mood for a piano recital or concert. The safe and modern piano lamp can be even more stunning in its appearance then the most wonderful candleabras of times gone by.

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