70 years of the Pierce Piano Atlas - World Piano News
WEBNov 23, 2017 · Having devoted his life to the piano, Bob Pierce passed away in 1995. The atlas continues in the capable hands of his son Larry Ashley helped by other members of his family. Larry Ashley, still using Bob Pierce’s piano-shaped desk. Each edition of the atlas has essentially the same cover artwork, however, the cover colour does change.
Celebrating 200 years of Chickering Pianos - World Piano News
WEBJul 25, 2023 · 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 pianos were admired for their craftsmanship and quality by countless pianists including Franz Liszt, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Edvard Greig, Hans von Bülow and more recently Glenn Gould.
New Celviano Pianos from Casio - World Piano News
WEBJan 26, 2024 · Casio’s Celviano range of home instruments, with traditional furniture-style cabinets, are designed to replicate the sound and feel of a real acoustic piano as closely as possible. Casio has unveiled three new models at NAMM 2024 (Anaheim, USA, 25-28 January 2024) — AP-750, AP-550, and AP-S450. Following the …
The Electromagnetic Piano - World Piano News
WEBMar 29, 2021 · The Electromagnetic Piano is a modular attachment to a grand piano. And it has just won third prize in the prestigious Guthman Musical Instrument Competition 2021. The Electromagnetic Piano actuators suspended above the strings of a Steinway grand piano. The device facilitates infinite sustain of the …
Exceptional Collection of Rare Pianos to be Auctioned
WEBJul 27, 2021 · UK auction house Dreweatts is to auction the David Winston Piano Collection on 23 September 2021. This is the most important sale of historic keyboard instruments since that of the Colt Clavier Collection back in 2018. This unique collection features 25 rare pianos (and one harpsichord) dating back to the 18th century.
Award-Winning Pianos 2021 - World Piano News
WEBDec 18, 2021 · Red Dot Design Awards. The Red Dot Design Awards have been running since 1955, and this year the Roland F701 digital piano was a recipient of a Product Design Award. This is the third such accolade for Roland’s digital pianos. The judging panel were impressed by the instrument’s understated appearance and high-performance range.
50 Years of Roland Pianos - World Piano News
WEBMay 10, 2022 · 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 years. But first the “origin story”. Roland’s founder, Ikutaro Kakehashi (1930-2017), nicknamed “Taro”, was originally a mechanical ...
New Pianos Announced this January (2021) - World Piano News
WEBJan 19, 2021 · Yamaha has now added the CLP-785, and CLP-795GP to the new Clavinova CLP-700 Series announced in 2020. The CLP-795GP is the flagship of the range. The “GP” signifies Grand Piano and refers to the style of the casework. Yamaha Clavinova CLP-795GP. These new additions feature Yamaha’s new touch sensor control panel.
New Product - WORLD PIANO NEWS
WEBJul 30, 2024 · New Virtual Pianos from Native Instruments and Impact Soundworks. Two interesting new virtual electric piano collections have just been released, and both run on Native Instruments’ Kontakt Player platform. […] July 30, 2024.
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WEBMay 30, 2024 · Three New LX Series Digital Pianos from Roland. Roland has added three new models, the LX-5, LX-6 and LX-9, to its range of premium digital pianos. These are. The World Piano News site provides over 180 interesting, informative, fascinating, and trivial articles about the piano (the instrument itself).