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 »
New Product: Casio PX-S1100 Digital Piano
Casio unveils the Privia PX-S1100, which replaces its award-winning PX-S1000 digital piano. The new iteration retains most of its predecessor’s features, whilst improving the overall sound quality and expanding the… Read more »
Sampleson Launches Reed106 Virtual Piano
Software house Sampleson has just released Reed106, with the strapline “The first ever-changing modelled electric piano”. This is a virtual instrument. It comes as either a VST or AU plugin… Read more »
A Yamaha Elton John Signature Red Piano Sells for $150,000
One of Yamaha’s Elton John Limited Edition Signature Red pianos has just sold for $150,000. This was at the Julien’s Auctions Music Icons sale (June 2021). The sum was well… Read more »
Two New Upright Pianos from C. Bechstein
European piano manufacturer C. Bechstein and its subsidiary W.Hoffmann introduce two interesting small upright pianos this summer. Before examining these new instruments it is worth taking a quick look at… Read more »
Two New Bösendorfer Grand Pianos
Bösendorfer has unveiled two new grand pianos — the Concert Grand 230VC and the Camellia Grand. The 7ft 6in Bösendorfer Concert Grand 230VC is the latest addition to the company’s… Read more »
Le PianO Du Lac and Le PianO des Mers
In 2021 listening to live music in the open air makes a lot of sense (for obvious reasons). So what would be better than sitting at the water’s edge (with… Read more »
“Jeff Raleigh’s Piano Solo” by Norman Rockwell
As part of its American Art sale, auction house Christie’s is selling another important Norman Rockwell painting featuring a piano. Its full title is Jeff Raleigh’s Piano Solo (“‘Oh Lord,’ Jeff… Read more »
PETROF 284 Mistral Grand Piano Modelled
Modartt, the French-based software developer, has just released PETROF 284 Mistral. This is a physically modelled virtual instrument capturing the rich tonal characteristics of PETROF’s P 284 Mistral, the company’s… Read more »
Wrapping a Steinway, and the Pops Collection
Pianos don’t have to be black (or even brown). With so much doom and gloom around, why not brighten things up? Here are two concepts that bring some sunshine to… Read more »