Pianos are a staple at World's Fairs, and Expo 2025 Osaka is no different. Visit World Piano News for updates and information ...

VSL’s Studio Bösendorfer Imperial Over the years, VSL has released three different sampled-based virtual editions of the Bösendorfer Imperial. (1) the Vienna Imperial; (2) the Synchron Bösendorfer ...

Overall, the Rhodes Stage 61 represents a continuation of the brand’s legacy, offering the characteristic Rhodes tone in a more compact, gig-friendly format. It’s aimed at musicians who want the ...

We all understand that tuning is a crucial aspect of maintaining an acoustic piano, as is regulating the action, but setting up the keyboard is just as important and this can be a long and painstaking ...

Rhodes, showed the Stage 61 – a five octave prototype version of its MK8 electric piano. The Stage 61 has a look akin to the original Rhodes Mk.5, and like the Rhodes Stage pianos of old, there is no ...

Braunschweig, Germany – Nikolaus Wilhelm Schimmel, a luminary in the piano industry and a key figure in the history of Schimmel Pianos, passed away on December 24, 2024, at the age of 90. Nikolaus, ...

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 ...

Yamaha CFX grand piano The acoustic piano is the most complex of all musical instruments (with possibly the exception of the church organ). Consequently, the Art of Sound images of the CFX concert ...

PETROF is a major European manufacturer of acoustic pianos. It has been making pianos in the Czech Republic for over 150 years and over that time built around 635,000 instruments. PETROF pianos are ...

The Harmony of Nature piano is a unique and stunning work of art, inspired by the shape and colour of autumnal leaves. It was conceived by Ambika Hinduja, creative director of the art and design house ...

Electric Pianos At this time an electric, or more accurately “electro-mechanical”, piano was essentially a normal acoustic piano but with the soundboard replaced by electric amplification.

In 1890 Thomas Edison purchased a Model B Ebony grand piano (serial no. 66793) from Steinway and Sons for the sum of $725. That piano is now being sold by Robert Friedman (The Steinway Hunter). But ...