The tuning of the piano ususally is taken for granted and almost never gets reported in the reviews. The end of this review comments on the tuning. This is from Calcutta, India
Garritan is offering authorized electronic sample of a Steinway Concert Grand for electronic keyboard instruments. On the other hand it only costs $399 for the software.
This article from the Chicago Tribune discusses the current state of piano manufacturers in Europe. There are many small, very high quality manufacturers who have having a difficult time surviving.
Chris Maene, a Belgian instrument-maker, has built an exact replica of Steinway’s first piano and it is touring the world. This week it is in Melbourne.
“Is the sense of entitlement at MIT so entrenched that the enrolled geniuses think dropping a piano from a dormitory roof is justifiable - as opposed to donating it to an area school?”
