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With the release of VSL's Studio Bösendorfer Imperial virtual piano, we take a closer look at the Imperial itself as well as ...
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 ...
A team at Sony’s Computer Science Laboratories (Sony CSL), headed by Dr. Shinichi Furuya, has made some remarkable discoveries while using an exoskeleton robot ...
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, ...
Founder Wilhelm Schimmel initially set up a piano workshop in Leipzig, Germany in May 1885. Schimmel rapidly grew the company and in less than 10 years had produced over 1000 instruments, and earned a ...
The piano, known as the First Light Fazioli, was commissioned by the Canadian real estate developer Westbank and forms the centerpiece of the building’s lobby. Estimated to be worth around $750,000, ...
The Dulcitone (invented by Thomas Machell in the late 1860s) plays an interesting part in the history of the piano. Its contribution is twofold. Firstly it was a relatively inexpensive, compact and ...
On October 16, 2023, the Walt Disney Company celebrated its 100th birthday. And to mark the occasion Steinway & Sons created a very special grand piano featuring the famous mouse that is synonymous ...
There are so many digital pianos on the market that it makes choosing the right instrument somewhat confusing. Why are there so many digital piano ranges? And what do all the product IDs and series ...
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 ...