The Storytone Electric Piano
The Story & Clark Storytone was, arguably, the first commercially available electric piano. Its development was a joint venture between the Story & Clark Piano Company (U.S.) and the Radio… Read more »
The Water Piano
The world of pianos can be a somewhat weird place. And the idea behind Impact Soundworks’ new virtual “prepared” piano, Water Piano, is possibly the strangest yet – although there… Read more »
New Pianos at NAMM 2023
With the demise of Musicmesse Frankfurt, the NAMM Show has become even more important as the showcase for new musical instruments. NAMM – the National Association of Music Merchants –… Read more »
Historical Musical Instrument Auction — Results and More
The recent auction of Prof. Dr. Rudolf Ewerhart’s collection of historical musical instruments (18-Mar-2023) was the most important such sale since that of the Colt Clavier Collection in 2018. The… Read more »
Celebrate Piano Day 2023 on March 29th
It’s that time again! On the 88th day of each year, the world celebrates Piano Day. And in 2023 this day falls on Monday 29th March. Why the 88th? Because… Read more »
Introducing the Rhodes V8 and V8 Pro
There are countless digital keyboard instruments and plugins striving to emulate the legendary (Fender) Rhodes sound. You will be hard-pressed to find a digital piano that doesn’t feature at least… Read more »
A Brief History of Piano Insulators
Firstly, what is a piano insulator? Well, today we’d probably be more familiar with the terms castor cup or coaster… the small bowl-shaped pieces of wood or plastic that sit… Read more »
Important Collection of Historical Musical Instruments For Sale
An exceptional collection of historical musical instruments will be auctioned on 18th March 2023. Amongst the lots are 29 pianos ranging in date from 1760 to 1860. The collection belonged… Read more »
Liberace’s Piano at The Dorchester
If you’ve ever wanted to get close up to one of Liberace’s spectacular pianos now is your chance. One of the flamboyant pianist’s mirrored grand pianos is the centrepiece of… Read more »
Prepared Pianos and IRCAM Prepared Piano 2
Musicians will often customize their instruments in order to create a new sound palette with which to work. However, the piano is possibly the best instrument for such experimentation as… Read more »