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  • Stephen Hough playing Chopin Nocturne in F sharp major

    Stephen Hough playing Chopin Nocturne in F sharp major

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    Stephen Hough – pianist, composer, author and artist plays the Nocturne in F sharp major, op. 15, No. 2 by Frédéric Chopin, recorded by Gramophone at the Bristol Hotel in Vienna.

  • Australian Piano Makers of the Golden Era

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    https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.923767537633380 “Gallery of Australian Piano Makers of the Golden Era”.Here you will find examples of some of the well known and not so well known excellent Australian Piano Makers of the Golden Era.Many of you will have heard of Beale and Wertheim Pianos but who made those lovely Belling and many of the nicer Victor…

  • Meet Western Victoria’s teenage pianola restorer

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    Teenage ‘pianola man’ Lloyd Baker brings joy with hobby restoring vintage self-playing pianos The Year 11 student from Murtoa in Western Victoria took up the hobby of restoring self-playing pianos after buying one from his music teacher.

  • The Joy of Piano Restoring & Repairing

    The Joy of Piano Restoring & Repairing

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    When moved to Tasmania’s north-west coast in the late 1980s, he didn’t pack light. The lifelong musician and engineer brought his grand piano with him from Melbourne. But when he couldn’t find a piano tuner, he decided it was time for a career change. For the next 30 years, Mr Tucker has travelled across Tasmania,…

  • The Tangent Piano

    The Tangent Piano

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    After all these years of playing, tuning, and studying the history of keyboard instruments, i have only just discovered the existence of yet another variation along the road of development to the piano as we know it today: the so-called “Tangent Piano”.

  • An Interview with Charles Walter

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    Never heard of the Charles Walter piano? In the masses of pianos produced each year, there is a handful of what I would call “boutique” manufacturers that produce hundreds of pianos instead of tens of thousands. The Walter piano company is one such maker. http://pianopricepoint.com/charles-walter-piano-company/

  • Piano maker opens museum to preserve rare golden era instruments

    Piano maker opens museum to preserve rare golden era instruments

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    A piano enthusiast in a small town in the New South Wales central west has captured the history of pianos in Australia. As an apprentice piano maker in the 1970s, Raymond Day-Hakker recalls learning about the golden era pianos that arrived in Australia by boat with their emigrating owners more than 100 years ago. Nearly…

  • Birth of Bösendorfer Opus 50,000

    Birth of Bösendorfer Opus 50,000

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    This video shows the making of the 50,000th Bösendorfer piano.

  • Norfolk Piano Man is Looking for a Home for His Collection

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    Norfolk Piano Man is Looking for a Home for His Collection “All our pianos have their own character and a lot of them are from famous makers. Bill is getting older and at some point this collection will die. From my point of view I would like to see him get an apprentice to learn…

  • 8 Ways to Make Your Piano Room Sing

    8 Ways to Make Your Piano Room Sing

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    Turn your upright piano into the star of the room or a great supporting player. If you have a new or used piano or are pondering the idea, here are some tips on finding a stylish place where your piano sounds and looks great. http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/976310/list/8-Ways-to-Make-Your-Piano-Room-Sing My sister just added a beautiful black upright piano to…