Author: Scott Jackson
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Ensemble Nabanga impresses Australian audiences with traditional Vanuatu music on classical instruments
The members of Vanuatu’s first youth orchestra are not like the children who usually learn classical instruments. The orchestra’s conductor, Australian Barbara Idieder, sometimes notices her students return to rehearsals with wax drippings on their instruments. “Then I know, okay, that kid has got a candle at home. Like they don’t have electricity,” she said.…
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The History of Yamaha CF Grand Pianos
MORE THAN A CENTURY OF INNOVATION LEADS TO THE PINNACLE OF SUCCESS. The History of Yamaha CF Grand Pianos
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Stephen Hough playing Chopin Nocturne in F sharp major
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. https://stephenhough.com/https://www.gramophone.co.uk/magazine/gramophone-may-2020
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Most famous piano tuner in the world has died
Franz Mohr, who in his 24 years as the chief concert technician for Steinway & Sons brought a musician’s mind-set to the mechanics of important pianos and the care of those who played them, died on March 28 at his home in Lynbrook, N.Y., on Long Island, where he lived. He was 94. His son…
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Acoustic Piano Reviews
The Acoustic & Digital Piano Buyer Also known as the Piano Book or the Larry Fine book, is a great resource to anybody interested in pianos. Larry Fine has spent years accumulating the most current and detailed information on piano makers and piano dealers. He presents that data in both a published book that gets…
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Direct (practical) experience using Music Sorb
Data showing the dual buffering action of Music Sorb against humidity variation damage. Oregon in October is a month of relative humidity instability. Autumn days with thunder storms and hail in the summer…a perfect case for testing Music Sorb and how I can manage moisture inside my vertical piano. So I put Music Sorb into…