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 »
Keybird Instruments has launched a new acoustic piano that weighs just 50kg (110 pounds). Compare this to a typical upright at around 250kg (550 pounds), and to a grand piano… Read more »
At this year’s winter NAMM show the Hailun Pianos exhibited one of their HU-1P uprights fitted with a DS6.0 keyboard. What does this mean? For over 100 years the piano… Read more »
Several US music trade magazines announce their annual industry awards in December. So, as we reach the end of 2019, we take a look at the winners of this year’s… Read more »
Mid-August (2019): Sarah Nicolls launches a Kickstarter campaign to fund the Standing Grand Project. The aim is to develop an upright piano that has a grand’s fullness of sound, but… Read more »
Resonance Piano is a new concept from the Italian company Ciresa. Few will have heard of this company but you will have heard their product. Ciresa makes piano soundboards. And… Read more »