Piano Hinges
Piano hinges - also called continuous hinges, and less commonly as hinge strips/sticks - are a popular and versatile hinge choice across an extremely wide range of everyday applications, and can often be found on sale at lengths ranging from a few inches to several feet.
Our catalogue of piano hinges includes an extensive range of product sizes and materials from well-regarded manufacturers like Pinet and RS PRO.
What are the uses of a piano hinge?
Piano hinges, or continuous hinges, have a great many day-to-day uses in countless DIY, construction and assembly applications. What makes piano hinges different from many other types is that a single piano hinge tends to run the full length of whichever two surfaces or edges they're hinging - hence the name 'continuous hinge' - as opposed to smaller hinge types, which tend to be installed in multiples and spaced out at intervals along the surface/edge in question.
Piano hinges take their name from one of their most familiar applications, namely securing the heavy lids of upright pianos to the instrument body. A continuous hinge thus allows for a full range of stable opening/closing movement, in whichever direction the lid is designed to be mounted and lifted.
Other common applications of piano hinges include:
- Fire doors
- Security entrances
- Gates and fence openings
- Shed and barn doors
- Hatches, panels and cabinetry
- Chests, crates and tool boxes
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