Blog | Narrow Keys

Aug 30, 20231 min read

NK5.5 at the Stretto Festival for Narrow Key Pianos

Watch Kathryn perform in the 2023 Stretto Festival. All online concerts are free to watch this year. Find the concerts at this link. ...

Jan 20, 20232 min read

Describing the NK5.5 Action

Many of you have asked us to say more about our action. It is such a difficult thing to describe in words. We feel like we are being...

Jan 7, 20231 min read

NK5.5 versus Brand Y

Brand Y is Yamaha, of course. They make wonderful pianos–both acoustic and digital. Team member Linda Gould has a long history with...

Aug 14, 20221 min read

Introducing Narrow Keys to a Group Lesson

Linda Gould had the chance to introduce our NK5.5 keyboard to her "Piano Boot Camp" participants this summer. Check out the blog (on her...

Aug 14, 20222 min read

The Unknown Piano Technique Issue

Try these two experiments on your piano… Experiment #1. With your dominant hand, play any two-note chord, that is a comfortable interval,...

Jul 30, 20223 min read

Concerts of the Future

It’s always a treat to have Ah Ha! moments in life and in music. Over the past few months I have had many and they were all around...

Jun 22, 20222 min read

On Tour with Narrow Keys

I just finished a 2-piano concert tour with my sister, Sue Gould, and it was the best playing experience of my life! We played eleven...

Mar 26, 20221 min read

Who Makes These Keyboards?

Our keyboard was designed by Dave Starkey, the lead designer and engineer of PianoArc. He designed the circular keyboard featured in Lady...

Mar 26, 20221 min read

What makes our keyboard special?

With an octave width of 5.5 inches or 14 cm, (compared to standard pianos with an octave width of 6.5 inches or 16.5 cm), our keys are...