but a "world-class" 10-foot Italian concert grand piano (the Fazioli F308) that NI describes as "the crown jewel" of pianos, delivering "immense power and harmonic richness", with its extended ...

An Italian may have invented the piano but when 63-year old Paolo Fazioli was a child, the Italians certainly weren't making them any more. "The idea was stolen by the Germans, who were very wealthy.

Bösendorfer and Fazioli all tend to be linked with classical or cinematic music, adopting a rich timbral construct which is perfect for those styles. Meanwhile, Yamaha pianos have garnered a ...