… 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
2017: New Blog
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 »