Winner of Dr.
Toy's 100 Best Children's Products for 2004
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Schoenhut® Piano Company: "Leader in the World of Toy
Pianos since 1872"
The perfect
"Teaching Mo
del"
Schoenhut's® sturdy 37-key piano was designed with the Day Care industry in
mind, but is perfect for the home too. Built of solid maple and one-half inch
birch plywood, it is crafted entirely by hand and built to endure active play.
With a keyboard almost half the size of that on an adult piano, the three-octave
span allows plenty of room for playing with both hands.
Chromatically tuned, the lovely chime-like notes are produced by little
hammers striking precision-ground, German steel music rods (versus the conventional taut wires used in full sized models).
Schoenhut's® patented Learning System, with its play-by-color teaching
method, makes playing simple and fun. A removable color strip fits behind the
keys to guide small fingers from chord to chord. The chart also works on adult
keyboards, since keys on Schoenhut® toy pianos are of corresponding width. This
teaches children proper "finger stretch" from the very beginning.
The accompanying
Songbook contains a collection of familiar tunes. This Learning System has
been specially designed to build a child's confidence and develop basic playing
skills.