When a Piano Dies
Devanney Haruta, a Ph.D. student at the prestigious Brown University (Rhode Island, USA), has embarked on a project seeking to answer the questions, “What makes a musical instrument ‘alive’ or… Read more »
Category: News Story
Major Fire at Bösendorfer Piano Factory Destroys Archive
A major fire broke out at the Bösendorfer piano factory in the Austrian city of Wiener Neustadt on the evening of September 19th. Four fire departments were called to the… Read more »
Digital Piano Supply Shortage This Christmas?
The worldwide computer chip shortage continues. And although we regularly hear that this is affecting car production, it is also causing problems across the board for all manner of electronic… Read more »
Pianos and Postage Stamps
Last year (2021) Omniva, the Estonian postal company, held a nationwide poll entitled “Great Estonian Things”. Its aim was to find out which objects the Estonian public wanted to celebrate… Read more »
Airbnb Properties with a Piano
In 2018, we published an article entitled “Finding Airbnb Properties with a Piano”. We wanted to help those looking for a holiday property that have a piano. This is an… Read more »
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 »
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 »