Beethoven’s Broadwood Bicentenary: 1818-2018
Two hundred years ago Ludwig van Beethoven received the gift of a Broadwood grand piano. This instrument, now known as Beethoven’s Broadwood, was much loved by the composer and is… Read more »
Tag: grand piano
The New Steinway Sunburst
Sunburst is a legendary colour finish used primarily for electric and semi-acoustic guitars. The best known examples are found on the Fender Stratocaster and Gibson Les Paul. Many of rock’s… Read more »
The Bösendorfer Dragonfly Grand Piano
Bösendorfer have announced a stunning new grand piano – the Dragonfly. This is the fourth in a series of special edition art-case pianos from the Austrian manufacturer. Bösendorfer will produce… Read more »
The Hindenburg’s Blüthner — A Grand Piano in the Air
Trawling through various current eBay auction items I came across a listing for a 1936 copy of Piano-Lover, Vol.1, Issue. 2 (ends 16-December). The magazine features an article written by… Read more »
Boston Pianos – A Rainbow in Curved Air
Back in July I ran a piece on the special “Silver Anniversary” Boston grand piano – a limited run of just 125 unique instruments produced to celebrate the 25th anniversary… Read more »
First Public Appearance of World’s Longest Concert Grand Piano
On Friday 29th September, Luigi Borgato will unveil his latest piano to the public at a special event to be held in the Palazzo della Ragione, Padova (Italy). This will… Read more »
Prince’s Purple Piano Pantone
The Pantone Color Institute has released a new standardised custom colour inspired by the purple piano Yamaha made for Prince. Pantone Inc. is an American company best known for its… Read more »
The Perfect 25th (Silver) Anniversary Gift
In 1992 Steinway and Sons released a new range of pianos under the Boston brand. Twenty-five years on, and the company has produced 125 unique “Silver Anniversary” grand pianos featuring… Read more »
A Chance to See the Grandest of the Grands
This is the second part of a look at million dollar pianos in the news. And I am indebted to Amy from the Piano Pantry blogsite for bringing to my attention… Read more »
Yamaha SX Series (Musicmesse 2017)
Musicmesse, is the main European musical instrument industry trade show, held at the end of March every year in Frankfurt, Germany. It’s a massive event, and showcases every form of… Read more »