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.

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.

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 ...

Schimmel Pianos recently delivered a customized, bright blue Pegasus grand piano to the 5-star Hotel Atlantis in Sanya, China. And this event provides an opportunity to take a closer look at this ...

Rhodes Music Group launches the Rhodes Stage 61, a classic reboot of Harold Rhodes' original electric pianos. Read more on the WPN website.

Piano Vertical takes the piano concert to new heights! A modified Yamaha grand, suspended from a giant crane, flies over the audience, whilst being played.

Piano Land is a new cruise ship operating out of Xiamen. Find out why it is so named in this article about one of China's finest cultural attractions.

Airbnb now lets you search for vacation properties with a grand piano. There are around 2,800 such homes currently listed on the site.

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 ...

Sony scientists have made a remarkable discovery whilst conducting research using an exoskeleton robot "glove" along with 90 top pianists.

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 ...