50 Years of Roland Pianos
This year (2022) Roland celebrates its 50th anniversary — so perhaps now is a good time to take a look back at the various landmark electronic and digital pianos the… Read more »
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Steinway Plans to Go Public Again
Steinway Musical Instrument Holdings Inc. will shortly be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. This means that (almost) anyone will be able to purchase a part of this iconic… Read more »
Fazioli Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Fazioli, the Italian piano manufacturer known worldwide for its instruments of exceptional quality, is celebrating its 40th year. And to mark the occasion a beautiful new book Fazioli Grand Pianos:… Read more »
The Cloud Fazioli
Westbank is Canada’s leading luxury residential and mixed-use real estate developer. When it commissions architects to design a building it likes them to also design a grand piano that reflects… Read more »
COVID-19 Piano Care [Update]
In March we ran an article entitled COVID-19 and Consumer Piano Care. This detailed the advisory issued by the Piano Technicians Guild with respect to the current pandemic. Further advice… Read more »
Yamaha’s AI Piano System “Dear Glenn”
Yamaha has unveiled its first comprehensive AI piano system. The Japanese musical instrument manufacturer has been working with artificial intelligence technology for many years, and the fruits of their labour… Read more »
The Schimmel K208 Pegasus Piano
Schimmel Pianos recently delivered a customized, bright blue Pegasus grand piano to the 5-star Hotel Atlantis in Sanya, China. And this event provides an opportunity to take a closer look… Read more »
The Standing Grand Project
Mid-August (2019): Sarah Nicolls launches a Kickstarter campaign to fund the Standing Grand Project. The aim is to develop an upright piano that has a grand’s fullness of sound, but… Read more »
Steinway Buys Louis Renner
Steinway & Sons has purchased Louis Renner GmbH & Co. KG. The German Renner company manufactures grand and upright piano actions as well as many special piano components and tools…. Read more »
New Home for Elvis’ Gold Piano
There were two grand pianos in Elvis Presley’s life. One was the 1912 Knabe grand piano that Presley purchased for $818.85 in 1957. He had this instrument painted white and… Read more »