pianos

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. At a Glance: The Best Budget Keyboard Pianos Whether you’re a beginner who is just starting to fall in love with the instrument or you’re a seasoned player who seeks a super-portable instrument, keyboard pianos are versatile instruments that help you keep up your piano practice. Despite the number of models you’ll come across that have high price tags, it’s…

Roughly half of all new Steinways sold last year included Spirio technology, which adds between $29,000 and $48,000 to what is already a $150,000 instrument. The most recent addition to the line is the Spirio | r, which has recording, editing, and playback technology. A pianist who’s learning a new piece can play it, record the effort, and then essentially watch the piano play it back—making it possible to pick up on nuances in timing and tone that might be harder to discern from an audio recording alone.  The Spirio,…

What do a cheerful undertaker, a drag Tori Amos tribute act, a 92-year-old carer and a blind teenage girl have in common? The clue’s in the title of the show in which they all appear: The Piano. Truly, all human life is here. And, it turns out, all of them can tinkle the ivories in spectacular style.The new Channel 4 contest from the makers of The Great British Bake Off is a search for undiscovered keyboard talent which taps into the “street piano” phenomenon. Over the past decade, come-and-have-a-go instruments have…