COVID-19 and Consumer Piano Care
In response to the continuing concerns relating to the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, the Piano Technicians Guild has compiled the following advisory. Hopefully, you will find it helpful. Our thanks to… Read more »
Category: General
My Piano: New Regulations Concerning Ivory
On April 3rd, 2018 the UK Government confirmed that it would introduce a strict ban on ivory sales. The new laws will be amongst the toughest in the world. The… Read more »
Finding Airbnb Properties with a Piano
When you go away do you ever wish you could find somewhere to stay that has a piano? To sit at a beautiful instrument in a unique location, perhaps with… Read more »
Some Winter Tips for You and Your Piano
Some of you in the northern hemisphere will be experiencing some pretty shocking weather this year. So here are a few winter tips to help prevent any damage to your… Read more »
Cristofori Speaks
Bartolomeo Cristofori di Francesco was born in 1655, and is generally considered to be the inventor of the piano. He served in the court of Prince Ferdinando de’ Medici from 1663-1713,… Read more »
If the Piano Could Talk…
Chateau Marmont is a celebrated West Hollywood hotel located, of course, just above Sunset Boulevard. It was built in 1930 and it’s past has given it the reputation as the… Read more »
The Dolceola Revisited
I was recently looking through various piano auction listings and came across a Dolceola. The name rang a bell, but for the life of me I couldn’t remember much about… Read more »
SuperDroid: A Piano Player… not a Player Piano
News has reached us of the latest version of the Arpeggio Piano Player. Labelled a “SuperDroid” and originally launched in 2015, this is the brainchild of Majestic Pianoworks’ Nikolas Morris…. Read more »
Pedal Power — Soft and Softer
Larry Fine, of Acoustic & Digital Piano Buyer magazine has sent us details of a new video they’ve just uploaded to their You Tube channel. I’ve included a link here…. Read more »
Pianos and Melodeons
News of a just-released publication entitled Global Piano Melodeon Market 2017 Industry Research Report reached me today. QY Research, a New York based market research company, are its authors. These kind… Read more »