Setting pianos on fire. Why do people do it? It even happens in the spectacular new TV series Amadeus. Find out ...

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, ...

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 ...

In The Steinway Hunter Robert Friedman tells of his life buying, restoring, and selling Steinway pianos. And, to anyone interested in “the king of instruments”, this is a fascinating, compelling, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...