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Musician Leaves USD600,000 Violin in Taxi

Published: 8/22/2009 2:32:00 AM

Keywords: Musical Instruments

Musician Leaves USD600,000 Violin in Taxi

South Korean-born violinist Hahn-Bin left his prized USD600,000 instrument in a taxi and only realized later what had happened.

Gibson Clones ZZ Top's Pearly Gates Guitar

Published: 7/21/2009 8:37:00 AM

Keywords: Celebrities | Musical Instruments

Gibson Clones ZZ Top

Together with expert guitar makers Gibson, ZZ Top lead singer Billy Gibbons is recreating just 350 models of his faithful companion, the desirable 1959 “Pearly Gates” Gibson Les Paul Standard.

Selections: Montegiro Lusso Turntable

Published: 7/11/2009 12:21:00 AM

Keywords: Luxury Electronics | Musical Instruments

Selections: Montegiro Lusso Turntable

The turntable takes on a fantastical and devastatingly sexy new look with the Montegiro Lusso Turntable.

Audi Builds Grand Piano with Bösendorfer

Published: 7/10/2009 2:33:00 AM

Keywords: Automobiles | Musical Instruments

Audi Builds Grand Piano with Bösendorfer

Audi’s design team decided to throw itself a massive challenge ahead of the company’s centenary celebrations: designing and re-interpreting the century-old grand piano.

Chichi, the World's First Rocking Piano

Published: 8/13/2008 6:21:00 AM

Keywords: Musical Instruments

Chichi, the World

Sarah Davenport of Davenport Designers and Cabinetmakers in the United Kingdom has put a quirky twist on a musical classic by creating a piano that rocks – literally.

Yamaha Designs “key for you”

Published: 5/28/2008 2:15:00 AM

Keywords: Musical Instruments

Yamaha Designs “key for you”

Yamaha Design Laboratories worked with seven designers to create seven prototypes – from grand pianos to keyboards – for the Milano Salone 2008 with the theme “key for you”.

Schimmel Pegasus Grand Piano

Published: 3/18/2008 2:29:00 AM

Keywords: Musical Instruments

Schimmel Pegasus Grand Piano

When the piano is no longer just a musical instrument but has become a piece of art, you know that music is not just soothing to the soul but capable of being a feast for the eyes...