Stuart & Sons
Australian piano manufacturer
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::summary Australian piano manufacturer ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Stuart & Sons |
| logo | Stuart & sons logo.jpg |
| logo_size | 220px |
| type | Private company |
| industry | Musical instruments |
| founded | 1990 |
| founder | Wayne Stuart |
| hq_location_city | Tumut, New South Wales |
| hq_location_country | Australia |
| area_served | Worldwide |
| products | Grand pianos |
| website | |
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Stuart & Sons is an Australian manufacturer of handcrafted grand pianos. The company is based in Tumut in New South Wales.
History
Wayne Stuart founded the company in 1990 as Stuart & Sons Terra Australia Pty Limited. The company later evolved and formed a partnership with Albert Music.
The company used to be based in Newcastle but in 2015, it relocated to Tumut at the base of the Snowy Mountains.
Pianos
Stuart & Sons uses Australian timbers for construction.
The Dutch-Australian pianist and teacher Gerard Willems used a Stuart & Sons piano when recording the complete piano sonata cycle of Ludwig van Beethoven during 1999 and 2000.{{cite web |title = Ludwig van Beethoven Complete Piano Sonatas Gerard Willems, Piano Stuart & Sons Piano |publisher = enjoythemusic.com |url = http://www.enjoythemusic.com/Magazine/music/0905/classical/beethoven.htm |accessdate = 2009-10-23 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://archive.today/20130122134735/http://www.enjoythemusic.com/Magazine/music/0905/classical/beethoven.htm |archivedate = 2013-01-22
Stuart & Sons created a grand piano with 14 more keys than are found on a standard piano, for a total of 102 keys (C0 to F8) or eight and one half octaves. A model with 20 extra keys (108 keys in total, 9 octaves, C0 to B8, approximately 16.4 Hz to 7902.1 Hz) was built in 2018. |url= http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-15/worlds-first-108-key-concert-grand-piano-built-by-australian/10246340 |accessdate= 2018-09-15 |title= World's first 108-key concert grand piano built by Australia's only piano maker |first= Rosie |last= King |date= September 14, 2018 |journal= ABC
Piano locations
Stuart pianos are used at many locations throughout Australia, including:
- Sydney Conservatorium of Music
- Government House, Sydney
- Admiralty House, Sydney
- Powerhouse Museum Sydney
- Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music
- Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust
- Clancy Auditorium Central Queensland University
- Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Mackay, Queensland
- Beleura House and Gardens, Mornington, Victoria
- Hale School, Perth
References
References
- "Stuart & Sons Contact Us".
- "Stuart & Sons Grand Pianos".
- "Musical Innovation: A Grander Grand Piano". NPR.
- Meacham, Steve. (2010-10-20). "Notes from heaven: piano on a grand scale".
- "WHY 108 Keys....".
- "Pianos {{!}} Pianos Stephen Paulello".
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