With the release of VSL's Studio Bösendorfer Imperial virtual piano, we take a closer look at the Imperial itself as well as ...

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 ...

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 ...

Known for its signature sound that shaped music through the ’60s, ’70s, and early ’80s, Rhodes Music Group has reimagined the Rhodes piano’s classic design. This innovative approach caters to ...

Yamaha has just unveiled the next generation of its much-lauded CFX concert grand piano. The original Yamaha CFX was launched back in 2010, and although a hand-crafted instrument, technological ...

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 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. An interesting feature of the “Vienna” ...

Yamaha recently added two new models, the YC88 and YC73 to its YC Series of instruments. This range of stage keyboards is targeted at the gigging musician. The YC88, with a wooden graded hammer action ...

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 ...

When it’s cold outside, we turn up the heating inside. This sucks moisture from the air and also from your piano. Excessive changes in humidity will most certainly damage your precious instrument.

As 2020 draws to an end, Steinway & Sons and Edelweiss Pianos have both unveiled unique and spectacular art-case grand pianos. Edelweiss Pianos and their design team, Goldfinch, have produced a piano ...

Exactly 200 years ago John Broadwood and Sons built a grand piano, chosen to be the finest of the time, as a present for Ludwig van Beethoven. This instrument, still in existence, is known as the ...