Hurstwood Farm Piano Studios is proud to announce that at the next Frankfurt Music Fare (March 24/27) we will show the new “Evolution piano”

This is the outcome of many years of research and development into  classical acoustic piano design  based on Darwinian natural selection of advantageous change. 

We focussed on the unfulfilled wish list of artists who wanted something better than is currently offered by the big builders whose designs have been conceptually stagnant  for over a century

 The key factors we selected were:-

1.Improved Artist / instrument interface (Ease of playing and better response. Giving the artist a feeling of security.)

2. Longer sustain of melody notes.

3 Clarity and uniformity of sound over the registers. (Consistent sound quality)

4.A larger dynamic range. (Reliable playing from a whisper to massive sound  Ability to cut through a modern orchestra in concerto playing.)

5 Immediacy.  (The artist senses a sharp wave front of sound as the hammer strikes. Rapid development of the fundamental frequency sound) 

6.Preservation of the warm so called German sound quality. (Control and gradation  of harmonic content.).

7 Durability without degradation of performance  (Avoidance of soundboard splitting and dome collapse. An action that does not change or become stiff in performance with climate change.)

8. Resistance to adverse climate. (Tolerance of extreme humidity conditions without structural damage.)..

As with nature’s living species future pianos will universally incorporate these advantages or they, and classical music with them, will become as extinct as the dynosaurs. 

We do not pretend the Evolution piano at Frankfurt is the final perfect concept but we do claim it takes piano performance a huge step forward.  Evolution is a continuous process.  The piano’s  successors are  already under study with weight reduction and a more robust keyboard being two of several  objectives.