Steinway & Sons has unveiled two new dazzling grand pianos: the Ultra Black and the Ultra White. These were designed and produced by Steinway at their Hamburg (Germany) facility, and are released as a ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Le PianO du Lac is a series of outdoor concerts all performed on water, and at the heart of every show is a floating piano. These musical events take place across France and Spain in the summer months ...

David Klavins is a Hungarian piano maker who breaks all the traditional conventions of piano design and construction. His company, Klavins Piano Manufaktúra Kft., is probably best known for their ...

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 ...

This year (2022) Roland celebrates its 50th anniversary — so perhaps now is a good time to take a look back at the various landmark electronic and digital pianos the company has produced over the ...

There’s now a cruise ship called “Piano Land”, and it has just completed its maiden voyage. The “Piano Land” docked in Hong Kong Well that’s not strictly true. A new Chinese cruise line (Astro Ocean) ...

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, ...

Software house Sampleson have just released a free (donations welcome) virtual recreation of the Hohner Electra Piano T. Entitled “Electrix”, it comes as both a VST and AU plugin—a standalone version ...