Elvis’ White Piano for Sale on eBay
The white Knabe grand piano once owned by Elvis Presley, and installed in the music room at Gracelands from 1957-1969, has just been put up for sale on eBay. Wm. Knabe and Co. (Baltimore) built… 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 »
Learn to Play Your Songs in Your Music Library
Yamaha will be releasing two new Clavinovas in September; the CSP-150 and CSP-170. The US MSRP for a matte black finish is $3,999 and $5,399 respectively, and $600 extra for polished ebony. Learn to Play… Read more »
Piano Factory Tours Around the World
The excellent forum site… pianoworld.com (no relation) has set up a special tour of the Mason and Hamlin piano factory in Haverhill, MA (USA) on September 8th, 2017. This got me thinking, and it seemed… Read more »
How can you buy a brand new acoustic piano for 130 dollars?
Japan: Kawai have just remodelled their very successful P-32 range, and these are selling for just 13,800 yen (less than 130 USD). Too good to be true? Well “Yes” and “No”! Okay, so if you… Read more »
Two More Million Dollar Steinway Pianos
Two “Million Dollar” pianos. Both fully restored Steinway art-case grand pianos. Both have a history. Both have a price! This is the last post (at least for a while for a while) dealing with million pound plus instruments in the news.
Piano Sanctuaries. Good or Bad?
In February Jesse Budel, a local musician in the Rural City of Murray Bridge, South Australia (pop. 21,163), put forward the idea of creating a piano sanctuary in a local park. This was to be… Read more »
Korg’s New Award-Winning Grandstage Piano
I recently wrote a short piece about the three new Casio digital pianos shown at this year’s Summer NAMM show. But Korg also announced a new digital piano—the Grandstage. A prototype was, in fact, shown… Read more »
The Perfect 25th (Silver) Anniversary Gift
In 1992 Steinway and Sons released a new range of pianos under the Boston brand. Twenty-five years on, and the company has produced 125 unique “Silver Anniversary” grand pianos featuring additions and enhancements highlighting the… Read more »
New Casio Digital Pianos at Summer NAMM Show
Casio just unveiled three new digital pianos at this year’s summer NAMM show in Nashville Tennessee. There is a new addition to the Celviano range (the AP-270), and two new Privia models (the PX-770 and… Read more »