2024 Articles (#326 – #351)

  1. Award Winning Pianos – 2023 (9-Jan-2024)
    A look at the various pianos (digital, virtual, and acoustic) that have won the music and design industries’ awards this year… (more)
  2. Two New Small-Scale Pianos from Pearl River (16-Jan-2024)
    Pearl River, the leading Chinese piano manufacturer, is introducing two new small-scale acoustic upright pianos at the NAMM show this month (January 2024)… (more)
  3. New Celviano Pianos from Casio (26-Jan-2024)
    Casio has unveiled three new models at NAMM 2024 (Anaheim, USA, 25-28 January 2024) — AP-750, AP-550, and AP-S450. Following the astounding success… (more)
  4. New Pianos at NAMM 2024 (02-Feb-2024)
    The NAMM Show (National Association of Music Merchants) has become the main showcase for new musical instruments. This year’s event… (more)
  5. The Pioneering Dulcitone (12-Feb-2024)
    A look at the fascinating history of the dulcitone, a rare nineteenth-century keyboard instrument that generates sound by striking tuning forks with felt hammers… (more)
  6. Four New Virtual Pianos (20-Feb-2024)
    Last week three new virtual pianos were launched, which is quite something. Firstly there is the Synchron Fazioli F212 from… (more)
  7. Piano Day 2024 is on March 28th (11-Mar-2024)
    Every year one day is set aside to celebrate the piano. It is always the 88th day (chosen because a standard piano has 88 keys)… (more)
  8. Three New LX Series Digital Pianos from Roland (19-Mar-2024)
    Roland has added three new models, the LX-5, LX-6 and LX-9, to its range of premium digital pianos… (more)
  9. High Strung Exhibition (28-Mar-2024)
    An exploration of a unique museum exhibition focusing on the engineering, design evolution, and industrial history of the modern acoustic piano… (more)
  10. Schimmel Pianos Launches Customized Art Series (19-Apr-2024)
    Schimmel Pianos (aka Wilhelm Schimmel Pianofortefabrik GmbH) has launched an innovative approach to a piano’s appearance with their new “Customized… (more)
  11. Piano as Drug Mules (02-May-2024)
    Pianos are being used to smuggle consignments of drugs across national borders… (more)
  12. Yamaha’s “Art of Sound” Project (17-May-2024)
    The Art of Sound is a fascinating photographic initiative which explores the intricate inner workings of some of the company’s musical products. (more)
  13. Steinway Unveils Philharmonie de Paris Piano (30-May-2024)
    On May 22nd, Steinway & Sons (Hamburg) held a special event in Paris to reveal the latest addition to its Concert Hall Series of grand pianos… (more)
  14. Batman’s Piano (14-Jun-2024)
    The ALPANGE Piano Manor Edition is an exclusive digital piano designed to capture the prestige and influence of the Wayne Enterprise ecosystem… (more)
  15. Yamaha Launches CLP-800 Series (05-Jul-2024)
    Yamaha officially announces the highly anticipated Clavinova CLP-800 series digital pianos, promising groundbreaking improvements to mechanical keyboard action and spatial audio sampling… (more)
  16. Altera and Alicia Electric Keys (26-Jul-2024)
    A look at two newly introduced virtual instruments aiming to capture the signature, soul-infused vintage electric piano vibe… (more)
  17. Repurposing Old Pianos — Artistically! (12-Aug-2024)
    Turning old pianos into artworks, and a look at the Leeds Piano Trail… (more)
  18. Beware Piano Scams (20-Aug-2024)
    An essential warning guide details the alarming rise of internet scams targeting online piano buyers and sellers through fraudulent moving services and escrow tricks… (more)
  19. New Product | Fazioli F198 Grand Piano (13-Sep-2024)
    Fazioli adds the F198 to its range of high-end grand pianos. This is the company’s first new instrument since 1988… (more)
  20. The Loog x Duolingo Piano (1-Oct-2024)
    The language-learning platform officially rolls out its newly developed music literacy course complete with a specially designed piano keyboard… (more)
  21. The $750,000 First Light Fazioli (10-Oct-2024)
    On 1st October 2024 a one-of-a-kind piano from Italian piano maker Fazioli was installed at the spectacular new First Light Seattle office/appartment building… (more)
  22. 100 Pearl River Pianos for China 75 Celebrations (15-Oct-2024)
    On the eve of 29th September 2024 a spectacular concert featuring 100 Pearl River Group pianos took place beneath the 600m tall Canton Tower in China… (more)
  23. New Book | The Piano—You Can’t Knock It (30-Oct-2024)
    An alphabetical exploration and celebration of the humble pianoforte... (more)
  24. Five New Virtual Pianos (15-Nov-2024)
    Five major sample-library developers launch virtual models capturing everything from historic grands to upright honky-tonks… (more)
  25. Rock History: Two Iconic Pianos Up for Auction (04-Dec-2024)
    Such is the demand for musical memorabilia that similar pianos, even in perfect condition, can have vastly different values… (more)
  26. Athena – the First Narrow Key Digital Piano (15-Dec-2024)
    There’s no escaping from the fact that if you’ve got small hands you are at a disadvantage when it comes to playing… (more)

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