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November 3, 2025
Update: Renner replies
We recently published a short news about Louis Renner GmbH’s plan to shut down its historic facility in Gärtringen at the end of 2026. We contacted the company for further details for our readers - their reply has now arrived.
| At this year’s Cremona Musica, Yamaha placed a strong focus on the future of remote and hybrid piano education. Yamaha experts demonstrated how cutting-edge digital instruments and connectivity tools make real-time, high-quality online lessons possible across continents.
| Athena, the world’s first narrow-key digital piano, has officially launched. Co-founded by Linda Gould and Kathy Strauch - two veteran musicians and advocates for accessible music-making - the company introduces its flagship model with keys measuring 5.5 inches per octave, compared to the traditional 6.5.
| The fever for piano design shows no signs of slowing, yet it’s troubling to watch the direction in which it is headed...
| Tools may fade, ink remains, but passion lasts forever — for Scott Andrews and Ben Gac :)
October 1, 2025
For us in the piano world, it is sadly no surprise when an upright or grand reaches a condition where restoring it is either impossible or no longer worth the cost. Many such instruments are dismantled, their parts reborn as shelves, bars, or curious furniture. But what a young Hungarian artist, Attila Szabó, created out of an abandoned piano truly surprised me - so much so that I decided to reach out and talk with him about it.
September 5, 2025
Our magazine’s goal is not only to report the daily news, but also to highlight the positive side of our profession. There are places, workshops, and colleagues whose example is worth following — showing us the inspiring and wonderful side of our craft. In this spirit, I sat down with Lajos Toró, a piano technician based in Sweden.
September 4, 2025
Despite the challenges facing the piano industry and declining sales figures, Yamaha is moving forward with a new initiative: the launch of Yamaha Artist Services Europe Paris, scheduled to open in January 2026. This new centre will serve as Yamaha’s European hub for piano services, complementing its facilities in Tokyo and New York.
August 24, 2025
The U.S. remains one of the world’s largest piano markets, and the single most important destination for European and Japanese factories. Yet these new tariff rules are rewriting the score, and those factories may need to rethink and innovate their sales strategies.