Award-Winning Pianos 2020
December is the month we take our customary look back at the winners of the year’s various piano awards. These “gongs” are bestowed mostly by music publications and design institutes…. Read more »
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Award-Winning Pianos 2019
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 »
New Products: CASIO Celviano GP-310 and GP-510
Casio has today released news of two new models – the GP-310 and the GP-510. These two instruments form part of Casio’s premium Celviano Grand Hybrid product range. They are… Read more »
New Product: Kawai NOVUS NV5
The NOVUS NV5 is the latest hybrid piano from Kawai Japan. It joins the award-winning NOVUS NV10 in the catalogue. And in simple terms, the NV5 is the “upright”, and… Read more »
EXXEO – A Designer Piano with the WOW! Factor
A new designer piano has appeared on the scene, and to say that it is visually striking is something of an understatement. It is called EXXEO, and in the words of the manufacturer, “it… Read more »
New Virtual Pianos from Native Instruments and Sampleson
Several new virtual piano instrument packs have been released in the past few weeks. These include NOIRE from Native Instruments, and Sampleson’s Model T. NOIRE from Native Instruments NOIRE takes the 9… Read more »
One Becomes Twenty — A Unique Hybrid Piano
A broken old straight-strung (and that’s relevant!) piano has been transformed into a unique hybrid that now incorporates 20 other instruments. And it is turning heads. We often think of… Read more »
New Yamaha Pianos at NAMM 2019
Yamaha has launched a whole host of digital pianos at NAMM 2019. These include the AvantGrand N1X hybrid; the CP73 and CP78 stage pianos; and three additions to the Arius… Read more »
New Product: Kawai K300 Aures Hybrid Piano
The new Kawai Aures Hybrid piano marries the acoustic excellence of the K-300 upright with the technology of Kawai’s Concert Artist digital pianos. This instrument is developed in collaboration with… Read more »
Prince’s ALPHA Grand 97— Sold!
Back in 2016 music-legend Prince commissioned ALPHA Pianos to build a special edition of their ALPHA Grand. This was to be used on the final European leg of the Piano… Read more »