The Queen’s Piano
There’s been a lot of fuss in the UK press and social media about this Christmas’ Queen’s Speech. In it, she talked about austerity and Brexit, and the need for humanity to come together as… Read more »
Category Archives: News Story
Award Winning Pianos 2018
December is the month two leading U.S. trade magazines announce their annual industry awards. Musical Merchandise Review reveal their Dealers’ Choice Awards, and Music Inc. magazine publishes their Product Excellence Awards. These honours are primarily for… Read more »
Winnie the Pooh and the Magnetic Resonator Piano
Disney’s new film “Christopher Robin” has just been released in cinemas worldwide. It’s a fantasy comedy-drama tracing the story of the grown-up Christopher Robin reconnecting with his childhood animal friends. But it also marks the… Read more »
Steinway Musical Instruments to be Sold?
The South China Morning Post has reported that a state-owned Chinese firm may soon make an offer for Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc., the parent company of Steinway & Sons. Steinway is currently controlled by US hedge… Read more »
A Piano in the Amazon
At the end of last year (2017) pianist Carla Ruaro, along with a small support team, embarked on a 40 day project which involved transporting a piano deep into the Amazon. The aim of the… Read more »
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 UK Government is taking this… Read more »
The Piano Shaped Swimming Pool
A 3-bedroom house in Olympic Drive, Houston, Texas has just gone on the market for $725,000 (US). So? Well, strategically positioned in the back yard is a substantial, piano-shaped swimming pool, complete with 88 “note”… Read more »
The Piano Room
A new double CD album entitled The Piano Room is released on October 27th. Now I don’t normally write about recordings on this site, but this album is, ostensibly, more about the piano itself. Back… Read more »
More News of Elvis’ Piano
Following the sale of Elvis Presley’s famous white piano on eBay last month, it has been announced that the instrument is to return to its “spiritual home” – Graceland. Elvis purchased the piano, a grand built… Read more »
The 100 Piano Project
Huawei, the Chinese telecoms giant, have donated 100 pianos for distribution to some of New Zealand’s poorest schools. Schools can “win” one of the 100 instruments by submitting a creative work that in someways includes… Read more »