The Piano Leo Fender Never Made
In 1942 piano teacher Harold Rhodes, then in the US Army Air Corps, developed a miniature piano for hospitalised soldiers to play. It was made from bits of old planes… Read more »
Category: Historical
Fazioli and C. Bechstein Pianos at Music China 2019
Music China is Asia’s main musical instrument trade fair. The exhibition took place last month (October) and attracted around 2,400 exhibitors from 34 countries, and more than 120,000 visitors from… Read more »
What or Where is Piano Land?
There’s now a cruise ship called “Piano Land”, and it has just completed its maiden voyage. Well that’s not strictly true. A new Chinese cruise line (Astro Ocean) recently purchased… Read more »
The Story of Cole Porter’s “High Society” Steinway Piano
Cole Porter’s famous piano, which he himself named “High Society”, has been meticulously restored by Steinway and Sons. This is the instrument on which Porter wrote many of his most… Read more »
Pianos at Queen Victoria’s 200th Anniversary Celebrations
Queen Victoria was born on 24 May 1819. And various exhibitions and festivities are taking place throughout 2019 to celebrate this 200th Anniversary. And pianos play their part. Both Queen Victoria… Read more »
Edelweiss Pianos’ 2019 Collection (featuring Elmer)
Elmer is a dazzling new model from Cambridge (UK) based piano makers Edelweiss. The company likes to produce instruments that really stand out, and appropriately have taken the childrens’ picture… Read more »
Petrof 155th Anniversary Limited Edition Pianos
Antonín Petrof built his first grand piano in 1864. 155 years later the company bearing his name celebrates this event by unveiling three new limited edition instruments. Petrof is still… Read more »
The First Fleet Piano
On 13 May 1787 eleven ships left Portsmouth harbour to establish a penal colony in Australia. Some eight months later the vessels arrived at Botany Bay and this became the… Read more »
Chromasoul — The Power of Colour
Chromasoul is the latest work by acclaimed artist María Inés Aguirre, better known as Mia. And it takes the form of a highly decorated Steinway Model D concert grand piano…. Read more »
Make Beethoven’s Piano Great Again!
Beethovenhaus Baden has launched a campaign to restore a grand piano once played by Ludwig van Beethoven. The instrument in question was made by Conrad Graf between 1811 and 1818… Read more »