Poul Henningsen’s Iconic Pianos
Poul Henningsen (1894—1967) was an influential Danish architect, designer and cultural author. He is famed around the world for his classic modern creations predominantly from the 1920s and 1930s. He… Read more »
Category: New Product
The Award-Winning Casio PX-S1000 Digital Piano
Casio has announced that its Privia PX-S1000 has just been awarded a Red Dot Product Design Award (2020). The Red Dot is a prestigious industrial design award. it was originally… Read more »
The Karsten Collection of Historical Keyboards for Pianoteq
Modartt has released a new instrument pack — The Karsten Collection — for their Pianoteq piano modelling software. The pack features five historical keyboard instruments from the collection of Peter… Read more »
Film: Piano to Zanskar [update]
Piano to Zanskar is an award-winning documentary film. It tells the remarkable story of a 65-year-old English eccentric, Desmond Gentle, and his perilous mission to transport a piano from North… Read more »
Hailun Pianos and Smaller Sized Piano Keyboards
At this year’s winter NAMM show the Hailun Pianos exhibited one of their HU-1P uprights fitted with a DS6.0 keyboard. What does this mean? For over 100 years the piano… Read more »
Two New Fazioli Pianos
Fazioli has produced two new special edition “art case” pianos for Westbank, Canada’s luxury real-estate development company. The Flying Fazioli, a truly remarkable piece of design, was produced for Vancouver… Read more »
New Exhibit: The Steinway Piano from the SS United States
The historic grand piano from the SS United States, once the world’s fastest ocean liner, has gone on public display at Steinway Hall, New York. The Steinway & Sons baby… Read more »
New Pianos at Winter NAMM 2020
A wide selection of new pianos appeared at the recent Winter NAMM 2020 show. The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) holds two popular trade events in America each year…. Read more »
New Product: Bösendorfer Secession Concert Grand Piano
Bösendorder has revealed its latest grand piano – The Secession 214VC. This is the first instrument in Bösendorfer’s new Architecture Series. Production is limited to just 21 pianos, making this… Read more »
Roland GPX-F1 Facet Concept Piano at CES 2020
The GPX-F1 Facet Grand Piano won the Grand Prize in the Roland Digital Piano Design Awards back in 2015. This competition challenged product designers around the world to come up… Read more »