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Report · September 25, 2026

August Förster and Steingraeber ask: are piano keys too wide?

At Nordisk Pianotreff 2026 in Arvika, Sweden, two German piano makers showed that the standard keyboard may no longer be untouchable. August Förster presented a grand with interchangeable keyboards, while Steingraeber & Söhne showed a narrow-key upright — not experimental curiosities, but serious alternatives for pianists with smaller hands. And the history behind them may surprise you: today’s standard keyboard width is more recent than most players realize.

Industry · September 1, 2026

China’s piano giants are going digital

Pearl River’s new Z9 suggests that hybrid and digital technology is no longer a side business for traditional piano manufacturers.

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Design · April 22, 2026

Echoes of Venice: a piano beyond music

Fazioli's F212 Venetia at Milan Design Week — a hand-painted Grand Canal, the Lion of Saint Mark, and a piano that becomes a canvas.

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Piano builder — field & workshop service

Heutschi Pianos · Bern, Switzerland
Heutschi Pianos

Swiss piano house with a large piano selection in Bern is looking for a Piano builder for field and workshop service. Your field of activity includes concert and tuning service, as well as grand piano and piano revisions.

To apply, please send your resume with a photo by email to info@heutschipianos.ch  ·  Phone +41 31 352 10 81
Sprünglistrasse 2, 3006 Bern, Switzerland

Digital & Hybrid

Roland Sep 1, 2026

FP-40 becomes the first Roland digital piano with built-in Wi-Fi

Automatic updates and a link to Piano Sphere, Roland's learning platform developed with Skoove, offering practice tracking and personalized feedback. Signals a shift toward digital pianos that can continuously evolve through connected software and services.

Casio Aug 3, 2026

European premiere of “Akiko's Piano” digital sound project

Casio sampled all 88 keys of a 1926 upright that survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, later restored, and recreated its distinctive voice as a digital sound source. Rather than imitating an ideal concert grand, the project preserves the individual voice of a historically significant instrument.

Yamaha May 12, 2026

B Series redesigned with B20, B30, Silent SC3 and TransAcoustic TC3

The refreshed range combines traditional acoustic uprights with headphone practice or Yamaha's TransAcoustic technology, which uses the soundboard itself to reproduce digital sounds. Electronic functions are increasingly integrated into mainstream acoustic ranges rather than specialist add-ons.

Blue Tears Piano May 30, 2026

When a piano makes sound visible

A Chinese engineer spent three years building a piano that turns music into real bursts of light — using bioluminescent algae. A closer look at what it means for the piano industry.

Bihong Chen Sep 24, 2026

US patent application filed for AI-adaptive piano accompaniment

The concept describes an electronic piano system that adapts accompaniment to the player's keystroke timing and force. Filed on March 17, currently a patent application rather than a commercial product.

Yamaha Sep 10, 2026

Clavinova CLP-836 and CLP-826 expand the CLP-800 Series

Both models feature white keys incorporating real wood. Scheduled for release on October 22.

Yamaha Jun 11, 2026

Four new ARIUS digital pianos introduced: YDP-166, YDP-146, YDP-S56, YDP-S36

The updated models feature improved keyboard sensing, speakers and Bluetooth connectivity.

adSilent May 29, 2026

adSilent 2 app adds metronome presets and Local On/Off MIDI

The update lets the system be used as an external sound module, and adds support for iOS 26.

Everlin Apr 11, 2026

EL-Pro 7, 5 and 3 digital pianos claim proprietary hammer action with optical sensing

Taiwanese manufacturer Everlin also lists MIDI 2.0 and USB-C audio. Specifications are currently based on manufacturer information and have not been independently verified.

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