Another year, another NAMM Show. The NAMM Show is the world’s largest trade-only (-ish) event for the music, sound, and event technology industry. It’s an annual gathering where manufacturers, ...

Vienna Symphonic Library (VSL) has recently released Studio Bösendorfer Imperial, a new addition to its Studio range of virtual pianos. The Bösendorfer Imperial Concert Grand piano holds considerable ...

Steinway & Sons has purchased Louis Renner GmbH & Co. KG. The German Renner company manufactures grand and upright piano actions as well as many special piano components and tools. Steinway (Hamburg) ...

Schimmel Pianos recently delivered a customized, bright blue Pegasus grand piano to the 5-star Hotel Atlantis in Sanya, China. And this event provides an opportunity to take a closer look at this ...

In 1934 the directors of Challen, a leading British piano manufacturer, decided they wanted to do something special to mark the 1935 Silver Jubilee. This event was to celebrate the 25 years King ...

Bösendorfer has unveiled two new grand pianos — the Concert Grand 230VC and the Camellia Grand. The 7ft 6in Bösendorfer Concert Grand 230VC is the latest addition to the company’s Vienna Concert (VC) ...

There’s no escaping from the fact that if you’ve got small hands you are at a disadvantage when it comes to playing the piano. The Athena digital piano, by Narrow Keys, seeks to address this problem.

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 which can easily be twice ...

A few days ago a nice example of a Wurlitzer Model 235 Butterfly Piano sold at Great Gatsby’s “A Lifetime Collection at Auction” sale. It had an estimated value of US$1,000 – US$1,200. After 29 bids ...

In the mid-19th century, Chickering & Sons was the largest piano manufacturer in all of America. It was responsible for many technical innovations still used today, received countless awards, and its ...

The Story & Clark Storytone was, arguably, the first commercially available electric piano. Its development was a joint venture between the Story & Clark Piano Company (U.S.) and the Radio Corporation ...

In 1821 Sébastien Érard patented a new piano action – the “double escapement”. The importance of this development cannot be overstated. It was the birth of the modern grand piano action, and in ...