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La La GRAND

   January 24, 2017 March 1, 2022    No Comments on La La GRAND

MINOR PLOT SPOILER: If you’ve seen the much-acclaimed film La La Land, you’ll know it features a lot of piano. But you may also have noticed Ryan Gosling’s character playing a… Read more »

News Story    keyboard controller

… When life throws you a Piano!

   January 20, 2017 December 4, 2018    No Comments on … When life throws you a Piano!

I doubt you’ve ever seen an ad that uses a piano in such a shocking way.  This bleak TV advert, entitled “Lies” is for the Middle Eastern clothing chain Centrepoint’s sale. The… Read more »

Advertising, TV and Radio   

The Search for Napoleon’s ‘Persian’ piano.

   January 18, 2017 June 26, 2020    No Comments on The Search for Napoleon’s ‘Persian’ piano.

The Tehran Times has reported that a Dutch jazz pianist is searching for a piano once gifted to a Persian king by Napoleon Bonaparte. The piano, the first to ever arrive… Read more »

News Story    Napoleon, square piano

Turn your keyboard into a grand for about a grand.

   January 16, 2017 January 18, 2017    No Comments on Turn your keyboard into a grand for about a grand.

If you use a keyboard or digital piano on stage, you must accept that appearance-wise, these instruments aren’t that attractive. For the past few years Amsterdam-based company Dutchgrand have been… Read more »

Accessory, New Product   

There’s gold in them there Broadwood pianos…

   January 15, 2017 August 11, 2017    No Comments on There’s gold in them there Broadwood pianos…

A family in Shropshire, England has found a substantial amount of gold “treasure” hidden away in their family piano – a Broadwood upright piano made in 1906. The “find”, in… Read more »

News Story    Broadwood

George Michael’s generosity saved John Lennon’s piano, but which one?

   January 14, 2017 December 9, 2022    No Comments on George Michael’s generosity saved John Lennon’s piano, but which one?

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 »

News Story    George Michael, John Lennon, Steinway

Nord’s “Dummy Head” Piano Library

   January 13, 2017 January 13, 2017    No Comments on Nord’s “Dummy Head” Piano Library

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 »

New Product, Software    Nord, Piano Library

Are MP3s making you depressed?

   January 12, 2017 January 13, 2017    No Comments on Are MP3s making you depressed?

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 »

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Roland introduces the GO:PIANO at CES 2017

   January 12, 2017 January 15, 2017    No Comments on Roland introduces the GO:PIANO at CES 2017

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 »

Electric/Electronic/Digital, New Product    Roland

The Westworld Effect on Player Piano Sales

   January 11, 2017 January 13, 2017    No Comments on The Westworld Effect on Player Piano Sales

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 »

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