Stuart & Sons - Handcrafted Grand Pianos
Studios in Newcastle

The unique, hand-crafted australian grand piano - explore the possiblilites the ultimate piano - stuart & sons handcrafted concert grand and studio grand pianos are said to be the world's best. Stuart & sons pianos are available in 88 keys, 97 keys, and 102 keys in studio grand or full concert grand pianos. A demonstration CD of recordings made in the white room is available, and provides the closest possible alternative to hearing the stuart and sons piano live. The stuart & sons showroom in newcastle features an accurate acoustic space - the white room - for playing and recording. This incredible instrument incorporates the technologically innovative agraffe developed by wayne stuart, which delivers the fine and distinctive sound characteristic of the stuart piano. Piano innovation is at the core of the stuart piano. There are more than 50 stuart & sons pianos in existence, including one in the australian pavilion at the world expo shanghai, china. Well known for its beautiful tone, the stuart & sons piano is a rare instrument, technological innovation and unique sound, a luxury grand piano that is hailed by many as the best grand piano in the world. This australian-made piano is handcrafted from rare and native timbers and is custom built in newcastle, australia. Explore the possibilities.

Stuart and Sons has made remarkable pianos for over 20 years. Since its inception the enterprise has been aspiring by innovation, craftsmanship and a fresh sound aesthetic. Stuart Sons has established a new keyboard frequency range (ambit us) extending the frequency limits towards realizing a stuffed 9 octave range for the chromatic scale. In a sea of mass production and facsimile brand names focused on reproduction of proven form, Stuart Sons is an icon of the conventional Ara ft based piano ma Ger seeking to propel the design and performance boundaries of the acoustic piano. Wayne Stuart's fascination with the piano from an hasty age and his interests in technical and mechanical structures, culminated in a clear vision to become a piano maker. Stuart studied piano technology at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music under the auspices of Nippon Gakki Limited and undertook postgraduate studies in both Japan and Europe with leading piano manufacturers. Over the latter decade he pursued research and development which led to the building of his upright and concert grand prototypes. The piano project was relocated to the University of Newcastle in 1995 and established as a research and development initiative of the University's Faculty of Music.

The keyboard and action frames are designed and made by Stuart Sons. Stuart Sons Pianos incorporate unique design features that challenge many orthodox dogmas found in conventional piano building practice. If we ascribe to the notion that Art is experimental then this should also apply to its promote industries. Stuart Sons recognizes that once a composition is written for a range greater than the so called norm it is the duty of the instrument maker to realism that range if it is at all practically possible. Vertical string coupling is at the core of the Stuart Sons design concept. There are over 55 Stuart Sons pianos in existence. 4 commissioned for their collection and is on lasting exhibition as an outstanding example of Australian contemporary music craft. The recordings were made in the Stuart Sons showroom at the factory using an industry standard recording platform and traditional industry standard microphones. The music content was chosen to demonstrate the piano's expanded sound palette and versatility using different pianists across various musical genres. Use of the excess soft pedal is clear in the shifting intensity and texture throughout the track. The effect produces the emotional power you would expect from a concert grand with the sensitivity of a small music box. 4.26 This was the pianist’s beginning experience with a Stuart Sons piano. These fresh piano models present, for the first time, the widest frequency range feasible to build in an acoustic piano. Over the previous 20 years there have been many recordings made both nationally and internationally using Stuart Sons pianos. I also made considerable recordings on the piano. Stuart Sons pianos require sensitive and long frequency spectrum microphones to effectively capture their unique sounds cape. In 2015 pianist and composer Barney McCall was the artist in residence. He produced the track Now and Then' from the album at the Newcastle, factory sound room. These performers have expressed their admiration of the Stuart Sons piano and praised the quality and excellence of the instrument. The message is Composers want more keys! What's better than one Stuart Piano ?? This unique situation has facilitated the exposition of repertoire that was either written for that range or has inspired arrangements of works to take advantage of the wide range.102 keys C to f is the widest frequency range ever built