New Product: Resonance Piano from Ciresa
Resonance Piano is a new concept from the Italian company Ciresa. Few will have heard of this company but you will have heard their product. Ciresa makes piano soundboards. And… Read more »
Category: Acoustic
One Becomes Twenty — A Unique Hybrid Piano
A broken old straight-strung (and that’s relevant!) piano has been transformed into a unique hybrid that now incorporates 20 other instruments. And it is turning heads. We often think of… Read more »
Kawai’s Crystal Grand Piano and other Transparent Pianos
Kawai has launched a special order programme for their hugely impressive CR-1M Crystal Grand Piano. This model is based on the Shigeru Kawai SK-5 chamber grand, widely acclaimed by many… Read more »
The Kengo Kuma Fazioli Grand Piano
The Kengo Kuma Fazioli grand piano is a magnificent new instrument designed by the renowned Japanese architect whose name it bears. The piano was commisioned by leading Canadian property developer… Read more »
The Steinway Elbphilharmonie Limited Edition
A new grand piano, produced by Steinway & Sons in partnership with the Elbphilharmonie (Hamburg’s new cultural centre) has just been unveiled. With a production run of only eight instruments,… Read more »
The World’s First Nine Octave Piano — The Big Beleura
The Australian piano-maker Stuart & Sons has just completed a truly remarkable grand piano. It is the first acoustic piano ever to boast a nine octave keyboard… that’s 108 keys! … Read more »
The World’s Largest Piano Mk.2?
In 2009 the Alexander piano was, arguably, the largest piano in the world. It was build by Adrian Mann in a friend’s farm shed in Dunedin, New Zealand. Incredibly Mann… Read more »
The Teague: Mid-Century Modern Revisited
Steinway & Sons have just announced their latest Limited Edition grand piano—the Teague Sketch 1111. 1953 was Steinway’s 100th anniversary, and Walter Dorwin Teague, an American industrial designer and architect,… Read more »
Unveiled: The World’s Largest Upright Piano
After 3 years of meticulous construction David Klavins will unveil to the world the Klavins M450 Vertical Concert Grand, a 4.5 metre tall vertical piano. This will be the largest… Read more »
The New Steinway Sunburst
Sunburst is a legendary colour finish used primarily for electric and semi-acoustic guitars. The best known examples are found on the Fender Stratocaster and Gibson Les Paul. Many of rock’s… Read more »