Premium Player Piano:  Disklavier vs. Spirio

Premium Player Piano: Disklavier vs. Spirio

When it comes to player piano systems – especially on the higher-end where there are really only two choices – Yamaha’s Disklavier Enspire Pro (also available on Bösendorfer Pianos) and Steinway’s Spirio system (only available on select Steinway pianos), piano...
Roland’s Road to Piano Reality

Roland’s Road to Piano Reality

In 2009, Roland changed the digital piano industry forever with the introduction of the V-Piano – Roland’s very first fully-modeled digital piano.  At the time, nearly every other digital piano for the home or stage used a technology called “representative sampling”...
Can You Teach Yourself to Play the Piano?

Can You Teach Yourself to Play the Piano?

One of the questions I often hear in the piano business is “Can I teach myself how to play the piano?”  Whether you’re struggling to find room for piano lessons in your schedule or your budget, we have more – and better – options than ever for at-home learners.  Is a...
Kyrene Schools Piano Update:  Year One With Roland

Kyrene Schools Piano Update: Year One With Roland

Recently, I had the opportunity to interview Julie Hackmann from the Kyrene School District. Mrs. Hackmann is the Coordinator of Kyrene’s Visual and Performing Arts Department. It has been a year since her district replaced nearly all of their old school pianos with...
The Truth About School Studio Pianos

The Truth About School Studio Pianos

If you grew up the way I did, you probably heard someone in your household overuse the whole “right tool for the right job” cliché.  Then – to your horror – you found yourself saying the same thing over the years.  We’ve all been there.  The fact is that there...