Alendel Piano Fabric
4 colourways, sheer, 121 in wide, railroaded. Every swatch and every Alendel specification, from the workroom that sews it in Fort Lauderdale and installs it from Miami to Palm Beach.
A sheer in 81% polyester and 19% viscose at 121 in, railroaded, in 4 colourways
Piano is a sheer from Alendel, listed in 4 colourways, in 81% polyester and 19% viscose, at 121 in wide, railroaded. The card is Frost, Winter, Butter and Muslin; Alendel files them under white, beige and brown. All 4 flagged in stock by Alendel. It sits in Alendel's Tuscany Book.
The width is the reason to look at it: railroaded, the 121 in becomes the drop, so a wall of glass up to about 10 ft 1 in high runs seamless from end to end, which is how we sew sheers across an ocean wall. The viscose is what gives it the lustre; it is lined for the sun and kept out of wet rooms. It weighs 1.25 lb per yard by Alendel's listing, and a cloth of that weight is hung on a track or rod sized for it. Care is WA-P (washable or dry clean); Alendel's own line reads: washable, dry clean. Alendel lists no fire test for it, so it is a residential cloth unless a treated lining or a certificate is arranged for the project. Every colourway is listed as Oeko-Tex.
What Piano does at the window, and what it does not
Best use
Piano is a sheer, so it goes where the point is daylight and the view: living rooms and dining rooms on the water, a wall of sliders, a bedroom by day with a blackout layer behind it for night. Railroaded at 121 in it runs seamless across a window wall on a ceiling track, ripplefold at 2.5 to 3 times fullness.
Light and privacy
A sheer filters hard sunlight into an even glow and keeps the view; it takes the glare off a white sofa without hiding the water. It gives no privacy at night with the lights on, so a bedroom takes a lined or blackout panel on a second track behind it, and it is not a blackout.
Cloth and care
81% polyester and 19% viscose; 1.25 lb per yard; care WA-P (washable or dry clean). Viscose gives the lustre and is kept out of wet rooms. Listed as Oeko-Tex.
Limitations
No privacy at night with the lights on, and no blackout; it is layered where either is needed. Railroaded wide-width goods are not cut into Roman shades; for a matching Roman we pick a 54 inch cloth from the same book. The seamless drop tops out at about 10 ft 1 in; a taller wall is seamed or turned back up the roll. No fire listing from Alendel, so a commercial or condo common-area job needs a certificate arranged for the project or another cloth.
4 colourways of Piano
4 colourways: Frost, Winter, Butter and Muslin. All 4 flagged in stock by Alendel. The colour code and the FB item number are what we order by; click a swatch to enlarge it.
Colourways
Every Piano colourway, as Alendel lists it
| Swatch | Colour | Code | Item no. | Family | Width | Content | Care | Weight | Alendel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost | 0116 | FB005448 | White | 121 in | 81% polyester, 19% viscose | WA-P (washable or dry clean) | 1.25 lb/yd | Listing | |
| Winter | 0155 | FB005450 | White | 121 in | 81% polyester, 19% viscose | WA-P (washable or dry clean) | 1.25 lb/yd | Listing | |
| Butter | 0225 | FB005447 | Beige | 121 in | 81% polyester, 19% viscose | WA-P (washable or dry clean) | 1.25 lb/yd | Listing | |
| Muslin | 0377 | FB005449 | Brown | 121 in | 81% polyester, 19% viscose | WA-P (washable or dry clean) | 1.25 lb/yd | Listing |
Width, content, repeat, care code, fire listings and weight per yard are Alendel's own listing for each colourway, captured from its trade catalogue; the stock flag is Alendel's public availability filter on the day we read it and is confirmed against the order before anything is cut. We bring the Alendel books to the consultation.
Where Piano works here
Nothing suits a wall of South Florida glass like a sheer, and Piano goes where our sheers go: Brickell and Miami Beach condos, Fort Lauderdale waterfront homes, Boca Raton and Palm Beach island. Railroaded at 121 in it runs seamless on a recessed Somfy or Lutron track across an ocean wall, the fullness trimmed so the stack clears the glass, over a solar roller for the glare by day. Every panel is cut and sewn by our five in-house seamstresses in Fort Lauderdale.
For the same use, compare Piano with Brent (sheer, 116 in railroaded, 19 colourways), Avery (sheer, 118 in railroaded, 5 colourways) and Arezzo (sheer, 121 in railroaded, 4 colourways); the table on each page lists the width, content, care code, fire listings and weight side by side.
Piano: frequently asked
How many colours does Alendel Piano come in?
4 colourways by Alendel's listing, all 4 flagged in stock by Alendel. Every one is on this page with its swatch, colour code and FB item number, and we bring the shortlist to the consultation so the colour is judged in your own light.
Is Piano Oeko-Tex?
Alendel lists every Piano colourway as Oeko-Tex, the textile-chemistry listing. Where a client or a project wants the paperwork we request it from Alendel before the cloth is ordered.
Can Piano run seamless across a whole wall of glass?
Yes. At 121 in it is railroaded: the cloth is turned sideways, the width becomes the drop, and a window wall up to about 10 ft 1 in high carries no seam. Taller than that it is seamed, or run up the roll with a seam at each width.
What does Piano cost made up as sheers?
It is quoted from the yardage: the width and height of the window, the fullness, the repeat if there is one, the lining and the track or rod. The pricing page has real numbers for sheers, motorized tracks and blackout draperies, and a quote for Piano follows from a measure. Ask for a price with the button above and we come back with a figure, not a range.
Compare Piano with
Brent
19 colourways of sheer from Mushroom to Castle, 116 in wide and railroaded
Avery
A sheer in 100% polyester at 118 in, railroaded, in 5 colourways
Arezzo
A sheer at 121 in, railroaded to run seamless, in 4 colourways
Campo
A sheer in 36% polyester, 32% cotton and 32% linen at 122 in, railroaded, in 4 colourways
Marcello
4 colourways of sheer from Eggshell to Thunder, 122 in wide and railroaded
Palazzo
A sheer in 76% polyester and 24% cotton at 119 in, railroaded, in 4 colourways
Piano sheers in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Boca Raton & Palm Beach
We order Piano from Alendel by the yard for any project from Miami to Palm Beach, cut and sew it in our own Fort Lauderdale workroom as sheers, and hang it with our own installers on the track, rod or headrail the window calls for. The Alendel books are at 4539 Powerline Rd in Fort Lauderdale (by appointment) and 500 South Pointe Dr #150 in Miami Beach, and we bring the colours you shortlist to the consultation.
See Piano in your own light
Book a complimentary in-home consultation. Shortlist the colours you like and we bring the Alendel samples, the linings and honest answers about light, privacy and what your windows actually need.