Posted on January 28th, 2025
Imagine this: the rich-sounding tones of a well-tuned piano filling your home, each note alive with crisp clarity.
That magical sound doesn’t just happen on its own—it takes care, attention, and a bit of know-how.
Whether your piano …
When Steinway & Sons introduced their Boston (1992) and Essex (2001) piano lines, they aimed to capture market segments below their premium brand while maintaining an association with the Steinway name. Understanding these instruments' value proposition requires …
For generations, Steinway & Sons has represented the pinnacle of piano craftsmanship. Their instruments grace the world's finest concert halls and command prices from $45,000 for uprights to well over $200,000 for concert grands. Yet despite their prestigious …
Posted on December 11, 2024
Imagine sitting down at your piano, ready to lose yourself in the music, only to be greeted by a jarring dissonance. A key sounds strangely sharp, a chord rings out with an unsettling wobble, and the melody you love loses its luster. …
Posted on December 9, 2024
Have you ever wondered what happens inside a piano when you press a key? It's a complex symphony of mechanics and acoustics that results in the beautiful sound we all know and love. In this blog post, we'll delve into the anatomy of a …
Posted on December 8, 2024
The first digital solenoid activated player pianos were developed by Teledyne in the early 1970s. The resulting PianoCorder retrofit kit was marketed by Sony/Marantz and used an encoded cassette tape to drive the solenoids to play old …
Someday I’ll make this a proper article with photos, but this information is asked of me all the time. And it’s so easy: If you can use a Smartphone, you can do most of this on your own. The one exception might be replacing the power …
Steinway used to have a saying:
“If it has a cord, it isn’t a Steinway”
With the introduction of the Steinway Spirio reproducer system, Steinway has once again joined the “corded” world. This isn’t, however, Steinway’s first foray into …
Piano Tuning is a funny thing. The late Dr. Albert Sanderson - who invented the first Electronic Tuning Device or ETD - was enamored of the piano, but he ran into a problem. A physics professor at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA, …
