The Calgary-based piano teacher and composer typically could play only 10 to 15 minutes on a standard grand piano before the strain forced her to stop. Her hands are too small for a regular-sized ...

Reimann insists there's no impact on the quality of the sound: "The piano sounds the same in a concert hall, in a small room ... companies offering smaller pianos, though it's still not widespread.

In the centre of Mike Story's workshop sits a small grand piano that has been taken apart. Only the black wood frame remains intact. Story points to the parts lying underneath on the floor and on ...

For those with small hand spans, it's difficult ... as American Music Teacher and Piano Professional. SMU now uses eight pianos retrofitted to accommodate the smaller-sized keyboards for practice ...