Lite Source LS-398D/BRZ Piano Mate Piano Lamp Review

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Pros:

Good price for a piano lamp most I've seen are over $100.

Articulates both at the lamp and at the base, so you can bring the light as low as necessary to the page.

Balance is good I had the lamp bent fairly low and it showed no signs of wanting to tip.

Cons:

The shade is two finger-widths wider than a T bulb, which makes it tough to screw in the light bulbs.

The lamp just doesn't look that great.

The dark bronze finish doesn't have any luster. The areas where it's been scuffed to show the lighter bronze finish underneath are a little too consciously done that lighter finish shows through *only* on the corners and edges where it's been scuffed and nowhere else, rather than having the "textured" look you'd see in a typical oil-rubbed bronze finish.

The lamp shade isn't round, which may not be apparent from the picture. Look closely and you can tell that the shade is a series of flat sides. Each corner of the shade has been scuffed to expose the lighter bronze finish. The result looks kind of flimsy.

Notes:

The lamp takes two T-type light bulbs (not included).

The electrical cord is around 4 feet long adequate to stretch from the middle of my console upright piano to the electrical socket on the wall to the left of the piano.

I'm returning this lamp for a refund. Even though it's functional, it just doesn't look good on my piano. Three stars because I think it fills a need, but the execution isn't great.

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After reviewing several piano lamps on-line, I found this lamp to meet our needs, both aesthetically and functionally, and for a reasonable price. Lower-priced lamps seemed to have the on/off switch located along the cord, which requires the operator to reach behind the piano in order to activate. This lamp adequately illuminates the piano music, does not shine in the player's eyes, is easy to turn on and off, and looks great with the dark piano that it sits above. I am very pleased with this product.

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This lamp is perfect for my needs at the piano. I am picky about piano lamps because I want adequate light, a switch on the lamp base, NO SHADOWS on my music, a style that matches my decor, and a decent price. This lamp offers it all. I am especially pleased that the adjustable arm component reaches over the edge of my piano lid to shine light on all of the music with no shadows. This is important as some desk lamps or even piano lamps don't tilt far enough beyond the base to prevent lamp-base shadows on the music. This lamp is perfect. It even came with two CFL light bulbs, but I am currently using 2 40W tubular incandescant bulbs which were recommended on the product page. I can't say it enough: this lamp is perfect!

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I should have returned this lamp but didn't want to hassle or pay for return shipping. There are 2 major problems, the first, the light bulb sockets are crooked so one bulb hangs below the covering; The second issue is the ability or rather inability to adjust and tighten where the arm will place the light. I would recommend learning from my experience and purchase something of better quality.

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This lamp was DOA, meaning the second I took it out of the box and extended the lamp as in the picture and tightened the knobs, I went to get the included CFL bulbs from the packaging and when I turned back to the piano the lamp had drooped down to the base (keep in mind this was before adding the extra weight of the two bulbs!!!). I gave it another chance, extended it back up nowhere near an extreme angle and 10 seconds later it began slipping slowly back down again until it reached the base. To add insult to injury, when I was un-tightening it to repackage it for the return, the knob on the base broke/fell off showing that the way too thin aluminum rod with a threaded end had in fact broken off inside the knob, so either the lamp was previously returned and had already sustained some fatigue or the little rod just can't handle the pressure. In either case, I was not a happy camper considering this was a surprise present for my pianist wife.