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 »
Drake’s New Bösendorfer 280VC Concert Grand Piano
The Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, executive producer, actor, and entrepreneur Drake has moved into a new house in Toronto. For house read mansion, of course. This is a stunning property… Read more »
Poul Henningsen’s Iconic Pianos
Poul Henningsen (1894—1967) was an influential Danish architect, designer and cultural author. He is famed around the world for his classic modern creations predominantly from the 1920s and 1930s. He… Read more »
The Award-Winning Casio PX-S1000 Digital Piano
Casio has announced that its Privia PX-S1000 has just been awarded a Red Dot Product Design Award (2020). The Red Dot is a prestigious industrial design award. it was originally… Read more »
The Karsten Collection of Historical Keyboards for Pianoteq
Modartt has released a new instrument pack — The Karsten Collection — for their Pianoteq piano modelling software. The pack features five historical keyboard instruments from the collection of Peter… Read more »
Piano Day 2020
March 28th is Piano Day 2020. Piano Day takes place on the 88th day of each year and is a celebration of the “king of musical instruments” — the piano…. Read more »
Film: Piano to Zanskar [update]
Piano to Zanskar is an award-winning documentary film. It tells the remarkable story of a 65-year-old English eccentric, Desmond Gentle, and his perilous mission to transport a piano from North… Read more »
COVID-19 and Consumer Piano Care
In response to the continuing concerns relating to the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, the Piano Technicians Guild has compiled the following advisory. Hopefully, you will find it helpful. Our thanks to… Read more »
Hailun Pianos and Smaller Sized Piano Keyboards
At this year’s winter NAMM show the Hailun Pianos exhibited one of their HU-1P uprights fitted with a DS6.0 keyboard. What does this mean? For over 100 years the piano… Read more »
New Book: The Lost Pianos of Siberia
The Lost Pianos of Siberia is the first book by British writer/journalist Sophy Roberts. It is a story exploring remote areas in search, not just of pianos, but of a… Read more »