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 »
Category: Acoustic
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 »
Surviving Hiroshima Piano at Nobel Peace Prize Concert
Six pianos survived the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6th and 9th, 1945. These are known as the “Hibaku Pianos”. One of these instruments will feature at… Read more »
The Upright that thinks it’s a Grand
Phoenix Pianos are an innovative UK piano manufacturer. They are a bit different to other producers in that they tend to break the rules. They bring 21st century technology to… Read more »
Boston Pianos – A Rainbow in Curved Air
Back in July I ran a piece on the special “Silver Anniversary” Boston grand piano – a limited run of just 125 unique instruments produced to celebrate the 25th anniversary… Read more »
First Public Appearance of World’s Longest Concert Grand Piano
On Friday 29th September, Luigi Borgato will unveil his latest piano to the public at a special event to be held in the Palazzo della Ragione, Padova (Italy). This will… Read more »