Jane Austen’s Piano
Jane Austen died 200 years ago this year at the age of 41, and in celebration, the Jane Austen’s House Museum is telling the story of her life and legacy… Read more »
Category: Event
Elvis’ White Piano for Sale on eBay
The white Knabe grand piano once owned by Elvis Presley, and installed in the music room at Gracelands from 1957-1969, has just been put up for sale on eBay. Wm…. Read more »
Piano Factory Tours Around the World
The excellent forum site… pianoworld.com (no relation) has set up a special tour of the Mason and Hamlin piano factory in Haverhill, MA (USA) on September 8th, 2017. This got… Read more »
Piano Sanctuaries. Good or Bad?
In February Jesse Budel, a local musician in the Rural City of Murray Bridge, South Australia (pop. 21,163), put forward the idea of creating a piano sanctuary in a local… Read more »
A Chance to See the Grandest of the Grands
This is the second part of a look at million dollar pianos in the news. And I am indebted to Amy from the Piano Pantry blogsite for bringing to my attention… Read more »
You know what a Baby Grand is… but what is a Piano Baby?
Over the years there have been many accessories produced for the piano. We’ve seen automatic page-turners (for sheet music), gloves with weighted fingers (to increase finger strength), hydraulic piano lid… Read more »
Modesto’s Intersection of Art. More Fun Theory
Downtown Modesto (California) has been enlivened by the appearance of a somewhat unusual set of pedestrian crossings. Intersections in front of the Gallo Center for the Arts have been re-imagined… Read more »
Millennium Falcon Piano for Sale
A rather unusual instrument has just been put up for sale on eBay. Its a grand piano that has been restyled to look like the Millennium Falcon (from Star Wars,… Read more »
The Orpheus Piano and the 13 inch CD
An unusual “piano” is coming up for auction on May 20 (2017). This is an Orpheus Mechanical Piano (sometimes known as a mechanical zither). The instrument has a small iron frame… Read more »
Piano Returns to the Royal Pavilion after 170 years
Last week’s Piano Auction Limited’s event at Conway Hall London saw the sale of the celebrated 1821 Thomas Tomkison grand piano. The instrument was made for George IV and was kept at the Royal… Read more »