Monty

From the outside, a piano seems like a single, monolithic instrument. Under the lid, however, is an orchestra of more than 200 strings pulling at a cast-iron frame with twelve tonnes of tension. Each note is actually a small choir of strings, and keeping that choir harmonious is the art and science of piano [...]

The piano has been reinvented many times since Bartolomeo Cristofori built his first gravicembalo col piano e forte in the early 1700s. In recent years, digital technology has moved from the fringes to the heart of piano design. As a retailer *trusted by educational institutions, composers, and the Royal Ballet*, we’re often asked what the [...]