George Michael was the benefactor who paid an unknown collector £1.45m (1.75m USD) for John Lennon’s Steinway Z1 upright piano in 2000. This was so it could remain in the… Read more »
Nord, the Swedish electronic musical instrument manufacturer have added the Royal Grand 3D to the Nord Piano Library. Nord state that this is their first piano recorded using the binaural… Read more »
Research undertaken by Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and initially published by the AES (Audio Engineering Society) has found that using a compressed audio format (such as MP3), introduces subtle perceptual differences… Read more »
Roland Corporation is previewing the GO-61P GO:PIANO at the CES in Las Vegas this January. The piano is primarily aimed at the beginner/intermediate piano student. The price is expected to… Read more »
Future Market Insights a leading market research organization, reports that the market for the traditional piano is facing increasing competition from the player (or self-playing) piano. Since their popularity peaked in the… Read more »
Hello, this is the first entry in my new daily World Piano News feature. I will be regularly placing news items here that relate to the piano. This site will primarily… Read more »