PIANISTS FOR ALTERNATIVELY SIZED KEYBOARDS
If everyone plays the same size, most are playing the wrong size!
Miguel Angel de Blas is the first pianist we know of who has passed an exam performing on narrow keys - in this case, his own Yamaha grand with 6.0…
Podcast called 'Are Pianos Sexist' hosted by Caroline Creado Perez on Tortoise, a UK media company in September 2022: https://www.tortoisemedia.com/audio/are-pianos-sexist/
See this video of many pianists trying out the NK5.5 prototype keyboard at the 2022 NAMM show and loving it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMozDMRgYLg
As renowned UK concert pianist, adjudicator, educator and writer, Murray McLachlan[1] says: ‘Today we live in a generically sized piano world. All major manufacturers produce instruments designed for comfortable use…
The second International Stretto Piano Festival is coming soon. Concerts involving more than 40 performers from five continents will be broadcast from 18 to 26 June.Further details:- International Stretto Piano FestivalMedia…
If you can get to the NAMM trade show - June 3-5 in Anaheim USA - make sure you see the new 5.5 inch octave keyboard in display! https://www.narrowkeys.com/?fbclid=IwAR0PNV_Nd1QNQRtO3S_sealnRd16Ek1fBUQFox9NRnTj7DmvaqTnoFX1nuQ …
The DS Standard Foundation (http://dsstandardfoundation.org) has recently loaned a DS6.0 keyboard to the A loja de Pianos store in Sao Paolo, Brazil. It is installed in a Yamaha C7 grand…
Watch this video by Lionel Yu, from Musical Basics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=ZXlknI-Jc48&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2BhXpQQKzSNtbiCx2KQa3rFh9wX-1vbtG29KUl9DFlGD9HDBB1DzmePD8
An American company is developing the first narrow key (5.5 inch octave) 88 key digital keyboard. You can see a prototype played here by Linda Gould: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ja8as9HpPA To express interest…
Steinway & Sons USA will provide a narrower keyboard in new Steinway grands, or as a retrofit into an existing Steinway piano, on request. Please contact Hannah Reimann for further…