The recent auction of Prof. Dr. Rudolf Ewerhart’s collection of historical musical instruments (18-Mar-2023) was the most important such sale since that of the Colt Clavier Collection in 2018. The… Read more »
It’s that time again! On the 88th day of each year, the world celebrates Piano Day. And in 2023 this day falls on Monday 29th March. Why the 88th? Because… Read more »
An exceptional collection of historical musical instruments will be auctioned on 18th March 2023. Amongst the lots are 29 pianos ranging in date from 1760 to 1860. The collection belonged… Read more »
If you’ve ever wanted to get close up to one of Liberace’s spectacular pianos now is your chance. One of the flamboyant pianist’s mirrored grand pianos is the centrepiece of… Read more »
The NAMM Show is back after two years’ absence and, as usual, there are new pianos to be seen and heard. The 2022 exhibition, organised by the National Association of… Read more »
What would the piano have looked like if it had evolved independently in Japan? From the early 1600s until 1853 Japan was closed off from most of the world. This… Read more »
Piano Day is an annual celebration of “the King of Musical Instruments”. It takes place on the 88th day of the year (because pianos have 88 keys of course). And… Read more »
The “Million Dollar Quartet Piano” is a vintage 1949 Wurlitzer spinet. It was the house piano at the Sun Records studio in Memphis Tennessee and is now being sold by… Read more »
A scale model grand piano used in the much-loved cult TV puppet series Joe 90 is being sold at auction. This meticulously detailed prop appears in an episode entitled International… Read more »
Expo 2020 is now well underway in Dubai (UAE). The event, deferred from last year (for obvious reasons), is the latest in a series of World’s Fairs dating back over… Read more »