Pure Upright: A New iOS Piano App
Pure Upright brings a professional, multi-sampled upright piano to your iPhone or iPad. This is the second iOS piano app to be released by German-based developers e-instruments — the first… Read more »
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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 »
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 »
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 »
John Lennon’s Piano at Strawberry Field
The world-famous Steinway Model Z upright piano on which John Lennon composed “Imagine” is now on display at the Strawberry Field exhibition in Liverpool. The piano belongs to the George… Read more »
New Product: Keybird X1 — A Lightweight Acoustic Piano
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 »
Alicia Keys’ Boston Piano For Sale in Charity Auction
Steinway & Sons has donated a Boston UP-126E upright piano to the MusiCares charity. But this is no ordinary Boston upright. This is the special turquoise-blue UP-126E that singer-songwriter, and… Read more »
Poul Henningsen’s Iconic Pianos
Poul Henningsen (1894—1967) was an influential Danish architect, designer and cultural author. He is famed around the world for his classic modern creations predominantly from the 1920s and 1930s. He… Read more »
New Product: Schimmel C121 Upright Piano
Schimmel Pianos has replaced their popular C120 upright piano with a new model—the Schimmel C121. The new instrument joins Schimmel’s “Classic” collection of German-made pianos. The Schimmel C121 includes several… Read more »
The Feurich Model 123 – Vienna Modern Copper
The German/Austrian piano manufacturer Feurich has just released a special edition of their Model 123 — Vienna Modern upright piano. And it’s all about copper. The original Model 123 —… Read more »