With so many virtual acoustic pianos available, we take a look at all the various offerings from 27 different software houses ...

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 ...

Four years after the release of the CLP-700 series, Yamaha refreshes its CLP range with the new CLP-800 Series of Clavinova home digital pianos.

The story of the Bluthner piano that was specially designed to entertain passengers on the first Atlantic crossing of the Hindenburg airship.

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 instrument based on an 1877 piano with a Viennese action. Read more about early piano actions and the OESER.

With the release of VSL's Studio Bösendorfer Imperial virtual piano, we take a closer look at the Imperial itself as well as the new software.

Sébastien Érard's double escapement action is 200 years old. Find out why this was such an important development in the history of the piano.

Steinway and Sons (New York) has announced the latest addition to their Special Collection range of grand pianos – Skyline. This is something quite new, as it enables the customer to in effect “design ...

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 ...

Diving Board Keys The designation “diving board” is a new term to describe a long-existing key profile. Diving board keys have a wedge-like shape (see diagram), and come from the world of the pipe ...

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 ...