You don’t have to be a classical musician to be charmed by Ben Niles’ documentary “Note by Note: The Making of Steinway L1037.” The film, which follows the yearlong making of a Steinway concert grand, ...

Here's an intriguing trivia question: what's the most complex piece of handmade machinery in the world? Answer: a Steinway grand piano. This is the core premise of 88 Keys: The Making of a Steinway ...

There is a small town in East China's Zhejiang Province where most villagers can not only play the piano but also make a good fortune by making pianos. The town accounts for one seventh of pianos made ...

At the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival in February, one couldn't help but notice the striking new grand piano on the main stage, emblazoned with the name SHADD. When the many accomplished pianists that ...

To the many sounds you'd expect to be produced by a forest, consider including this: the sound of the piano. The majestic "red spruce" growing in the Val di Fiemme of Italy's Dolomites has been prized ...

HOQUIAM -- Delwin Fandrich has long occupied what he jokingly calls the lunatic fringe of the piano world. Like all revolutionaries, he's passionate and bull-headed about the slow march of progress, ...

We can safely assume that he has been a charmer all his life, in a beguiling Italian manner. Now an octogenarian, architect Renzo Piano is affable and accessible, always willing to talk and listen (he ...

HANGZHOU - It is rare to see farmers playing pianos, but even more rare that in a small town in east China's Zhejiang Province, farmers can earn a fortune making pianos. Luoshe, a town with a ...