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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »