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50 Years of Roland Pianos

   May 10, 2022 May 24, 2022    No Comments on 50 Years of Roland Pianos

This year (2022) Roland celebrates its 50th anniversary — so perhaps now is a good time to take a look back at the various landmark electronic and digital pianos the… Read more »

Anniversary, Company News, Electric/Electronic/Digital, Historical    digital piano, electronic piano, Roland

What if Japan had Developed the Piano?

   April 26, 2022 April 26, 2022    2 Comments on What if Japan had Developed the Piano?

What would the piano have looked like if it had evolved independently in Japan? From the early 1600s until 1853 Japan was closed off from most of the world. This… Read more »

Exhibition, Historical    designer, exhibition, history, Yamaha

Steinway Plans to Go Public Again

   April 22, 2022 April 25, 2022    1 Comment on Steinway Plans to Go Public Again

Steinway Musical Instrument Holdings Inc. will shortly be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. This means that (almost) anyone will be able to purchase a part of this iconic… Read more »

Corporate    history, piano sales, Steinway

Chopstix Stars in An Amazing Piano Video

   April 11, 2022 December 9, 2022    No Comments on Chopstix Stars in An Amazing Piano Video

In case you haven’t seen it yet, please check out this remarkable YouTube video from Mark Rober (below). And don’t be put off by the rather sensational cover image, there’s… Read more »

Explainers, Video    Edelweiss, player piano, upright piano

Yamaha CFX Concert Grand Piano — The Next Generation

   March 28, 2022 March 28, 2022    No Comments on Yamaha CFX Concert Grand Piano — The Next Generation

Yamaha has just unveiled the next generation of its much-lauded CFX concert grand piano. The original Yamaha CFX was launched back in 2010, and although a hand-crafted instrument, technological advances… Read more »

Acoustic, New Product    grand piano, Yamaha

Piano Day 2022 is on March 29th

   March 21, 2022 December 9, 2022    No Comments on Piano Day 2022 is on March 29th

Piano Day is an annual celebration of “the King of Musical Instruments”. It takes place on the 88th day of the year (because pianos have 88 keys of course). And… Read more »

Event    event, Piano Day

Struck Grand — The Fine Art of Piano Abuse

   March 18, 2022 January 23, 2023    No Comments on Struck Grand — The Fine Art of Piano Abuse

We all know about prepared pianos — pianos with their sound altered by the introduction of foreign objects such as screws, bolts, tacks etc. We are also aware that you… Read more »

Software    prepared piano, virtual piano

Henry the Steinway — A Piano Book to Enchant Your Child

   February 28, 2022 March 3, 2022    No Comments on Henry the Steinway — A Piano Book to Enchant Your Child

Twenty years ago, two young Steinway executives working late at Steinway Hall, heard the gentle sound of a student piano recital eminating from the building’s lower floors. This prompted a… Read more »

Publication    book, Steinway

Piano AR: Yamaha puts a Grand Piano in your Home

   February 21, 2022 February 21, 2022    No Comments on Piano AR: Yamaha puts a Grand Piano in your Home

Have you ever wondered what a grand piano would look like in your front room? Are you unsure whether you have the space for a piano? Well, Yamaha has unveiled… Read more »

Acoustic, Software    acoustic piano, software, Yamaha

The Million Dollar Quartet Piano

   February 11, 2022 February 14, 2022    1 Comment on The Million Dollar Quartet Piano

The “Million Dollar Quartet Piano” is a vintage 1949 Wurlitzer spinet. It was the house piano at the Sun Records studio in Memphis Tennessee and is now being sold by… Read more »

Auction, Explainers    spinet, upright piano
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