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 »
Category Archives: News Story
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 »
Prince’s Purple Piano Pantone
The Pantone Color Institute has released a new standardised custom colour inspired by the purple piano Yamaha made for Prince. Pantone Inc. is an American company best known for its Pantone Matching System (PMS). This… Read more »
Piano Brands and Trade Marks – What’s in a Name?
Newly formed company “UK Broadwood Group Co., Ltd” has applied for the trade mark “Johannes Broadwood Cum Filiis” (trade mark no. UK00003225055). The application is in Class 15 and covers “pianos; musical instruments; guitars; violas;… Read more »
Two Bombs Found in a Piano
The Montgomery Advertiser has run a report stating that two explosive devices were recently found at a property in the city of Millbrook (Alabama, US). Authorities received a call from a man who said he… Read more »
Steinway in Paris—142 Years Late? in a Copycat Building!
In 1866 Steinway & Sons opened the first Steinway Hall on 14th Street, New York. A “Steinway Hall” was the original Apple Store. It was a building housing showrooms, sales departments, concert halls, and technical… Read more »