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The Astoria Grand is an elegant grand piano, crafted in New York in 1916 during the renowned “Golden Era” of American piano making. This mid-sized grand delivers a warm, rich, and expressive woody tone.

The Astoria Grand is a mid-sized grand piano with a warm, rich, and expressive woody tone. Crafted in New York in 1916.

Soft Grand is a modern compact size grand piano equipped with extra soft hammers giving a very soft, yet dynamic, response.

A classic 1976 Mark I Stage EP, delivering a fat, round bottom with balanced bells, and a more barky and shallow sound when hit hard.

Medium sized old upright piano of German origin with a slightly mellow, warm and unique vintage character.

A medium sized upright piano fitted with felt between the hammers and strings to provide a soft, warm and delicate piano sound.

The White Grand is a semi concert grand piano with a rich, expressive and shimmering sound.

The Nefertiti MKI is a funky old workhorse that has spent most of its days in the darkest corners of the legendary Nefertiti jazz club in Gothenburg.

This MK1 was recorded through a magic mix of custom built pre-amps, tube amps and vintage outboard.

This Sparkletop is a real vintage beauty from 1967 and was recently refurbished in the US with new felt-hammers. The timbre is set to "ideal".

1975 mk I Suitcase with a special selection of hard hammer tips in certain ranges. Adjusted with "close miking" and set to ideal timbre.

Mark V Stage 73 built in June 1984 and adjusted to ''ideal timbre''. The volume adjustment is ''close''.

Mk II Stage Piano built in April 1981 and adjusted to ''shallow timbre''. This sound has loads of harmonics and bark.

Mk I Suitcase built in January 1975 - with optimized mechanics and adjusted the tines to "ideal timbre". The volume adjustment is "close".

Late MK I built in May 1978 and adjusted to "deep timbre". The amplitude is set to "Low" to give the piano more fundamental.

A compact short scale piano of Swedish descent, with a very distinct character.

Vintage digital piano sampled with full velocity mapping to capture the unique dynamic response of the original sound.

The Ballad EP2 piano layer has a brilliant, rich character and is based on classic sounds from the 80's.

Vintage digital piano sampled with full velocity mapping to capture the unique dynamic response of the original sound.

The Ballad EP1 piano layer has a brilliant, rich character and is based on classic sounds from the 80's.

The Hybrid EP piano layer has a brilliant, rich character and is based on classic sounds from the 80's.

The Ballad EP2 piano layer has a brilliant, rich character and is based on classic sounds from the 80's.

Large upright of German descent with an elegant, warm clear tone.

The first Steinway fortepiano – the No.1 – designed and constructed by Heinrich Engelhardt Steinway, in 1836.

A premium concert piano with an elegant, natural and well-balanced tone. Recorded using a dummy head microphone.

The Bambino Upright is a charming little instrument with a warm and shimmering sound.

This replica, made by Chris Maene Workshop, is identical in every detail to the original Mozart fortepiano and captures all the characteristics of the original instrument.

This fortepiano featured 6 octaves C-C and has more the character of a grand piano than the earlier fortepianos.

Large concert Grand (280 cm - 9’2”) of German heritage with a remarkably rich, soft and soulful tone.