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, ...

The “World of Clavinovas” can be a bit confusing. There are three different series of models – the CSP-Series, CVP-Series and CLP-Series. In essence, CSP instruments are for musical beginners, or ...

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 ...

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 ...

Robert Adelson’s new book “Erard — A Passion for the Piano” is a concise, fascinating exploration of the history of the Erard company. Adelson has had a lifetime interest in this famous French piano ...

The Oeser is a new virtual piano from the Dutch software house Key Instruments (part of Key Productions). It is also their first virtual piano. Key Productions (the parent company) is primarily a ...

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 a lot more here to get to ...

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 ...

Fazioli has produced two new special edition “art case” pianos for Westbank, Canada’s luxury real-estate development company. The Floating Fazioli, a truly remarkable piece of design, was produced for ...

Schimmel Pianos (aka Wilhelm Schimmel Pianofortefabrik GmbH) has launched an innovative approach to a piano’s appearance with their new “Customized Art” series. This allows clients to create their own ...

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 ...

Cole Porter’s famous piano, which he himself named “High Society”, has been meticulously restored by Steinway and Sons. This is the instrument on which Porter wrote many of his most popular songs ...