Stuart & Sons

Stuart & Sons is an Australian manufacturer of handcrafted grand pianos established in 1990 as Stuart & Sons Terra Australis Pty Limited. The founder is Wayne Stuart. The company later evolved and formed a partnership with Albert Music. Stuart & Sons primarily use Australian timbers for construction. The company is based in Newcastle in New South Wales.[1]

This article is about the piano manufacturer. For the bus operator in Queensland, see Stewart & Sons.

Stuart & Sons
TypePrivate company
IndustryMusical instruments
Founded1990
FounderWayne Stuart
Headquarters
Newcastle, New South Wales
,
Australia
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsGrand pianos
Websitestuartandsons.com
Stuart & Sons 2.9-metre (9.5 ft) 102-note piano

The Dutch-Australian pianist Gerard Willems used a Stuart & Sons piano when recording the complete piano sonata cycle of Ludwig van Beethoven during 1999 and 2000.[2]

Stuart & Sons has created a grand piano with 14 more keys than are found on a standard piano, for a total of 102 keys or eight and one half octaves.[3] A model with 20 extra keys for a total of 108 or nine octaves was built in 2018.[4]

Piano locations

Stuart pianos are used at many prominent locations throughout Australia including:

See also

Other Australian piano manufacturers

Historic:

Current:

References
  1. "Contact us". Stuart and Sons. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  2. "Ludwig van Beethoven Complete Piano Sonatas Gerard Willems, Piano Stuart & Sons Piano". enjoythemusic.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
  3. Grant, Neva. "Musical Innovation: A Grander Grand Piano". NPR Music. NPR. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  4. King, Rosie (14 September 2018). "World's first 108-key concert grand piano built by Australia's only piano maker". ABC. Retrieved 15 September 2018.

[1]

  1. Why Does Wayne Stuart of Stuart and Sons Pianos Hate Me?, retrieved 16 December 2019
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