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The Rhodes Piano is Back!

   October 29, 2021 November 1, 2021    11 Comments on The Rhodes Piano is Back!

The legendary Rhodes electric piano, often referred to as the Fender Rhodes, is now reincarnated in the form of the Rhodes MK8. This is an electric piano – not a… Read more »

Electric/Electronic/Digital, New Product    electric piano, electro-acoustic, Rhodes

Le Silex – Pianos Past and Present

   October 19, 2021 October 21, 2021    No Comments on Le Silex – Pianos Past and Present

Edelweiss Pianos is one of the few remaining British piano makers. The company hand-builds bespoke acoustic self-play pianos at its workshop just outside Cambridge. Its models include a grand piano,… Read more »

Acoustic, Art-Case, Historical    bespoke, Edelweiss

Fazioli Celebrates 40th Anniversary

   October 13, 2021 October 15, 2021    No Comments on Fazioli Celebrates 40th Anniversary

Fazioli, the Italian piano manufacturer known worldwide for its instruments of exceptional quality, is celebrating its 40th year. And to mark the occasion a beautiful new book Fazioli Grand Pianos:… Read more »

Anniversary, Company News, Publication    book, Fazioli, grand piano

200th Anniversary of Érard’s Double Escapement Action

   October 5, 2021 May 30, 2022    No Comments on 200th Anniversary of Érard’s Double Escapement Action

In 1821 Sébastien Érard patented a new piano action – the “double escapement”. The importance of this development cannot be overstated. It was the birth of the modern grand piano… Read more »

Acoustic, Anniversary, Explainers, Historical    anniversary, Erard, grand piano

The Leeds Piano Competition / Trail 2021

   September 14, 2021 September 16, 2021    No Comments on The Leeds Piano Competition / Trail 2021

The Leeds International Piano Competition is a world-renowned music event. It has been running for 58 years, and such is its importance that it attracts over 1 million online views… Read more »

Art Installation, Artwork, Event    artwork, Pianodrome

Piano Colors — a musical paintbox

   September 10, 2021 September 11, 2021    No Comments on Piano Colors — a musical paintbox

Piano Colors is an extraordinary new library of grand piano sounds combined with enhanced modulation and processing capabilities. It delivers sounds, textures, and musical patterns, the like of which you… Read more »

Software    sampling, software, virtual piano

The Cloud Fazioli

   August 20, 2021 August 25, 2021    1 Comment on The Cloud Fazioli

Westbank is Canada’s leading luxury residential and mixed-use real estate developer. When it commissions architects to design a building it likes them to also design a grand piano that reflects… Read more »

Acoustic, Art-Case, Corporate, New Product    art-case, Fazioli, hotel piano

Book | The Steinway Hunter

   August 12, 2021 January 24, 2022    No Comments on Book | The Steinway Hunter

In The Steinway Hunter Robert Friedman tells of his life buying, restoring, and selling Steinway pianos. And, to anyone interested in “the king of instruments”, this is a fascinating, compelling,… Read more »

Publication    book, memoir, Steinway

Exceptional Collection of Rare Pianos to be Auctioned

   July 27, 2021 September 20, 2021    No Comments on Exceptional Collection of Rare Pianos to be Auctioned

UK auction house Dreweatts is to auction the David Winston Piano Collection on 23 September 2021. This is the most important sale of historic keyboard instruments since that of the… Read more »

Art-Case, Auction, Historical    auction, collection, historic

The Piano Bench — A New Look

   July 16, 2021 July 19, 2021    No Comments on The Piano Bench — A New Look

The piano bench is often an afterthought when buying a piano, and this is hardly surprising, it’s not normally the most glamorous of products. However, one new company, Kaunus, is… Read more »

Accessory, New Product    piano accessories, piano bench
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