Stuart & Sons is an Australian manufacturer of handcrafted

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s. The company is based in

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History

The company was established by Wayne Stuart in 1990 as ''Stuart & Sons Terra Australis Pty Limited.'' The company later evolved and formed a partnership with

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. The company used to be based in

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and in 2015, relocated to

at the base of the

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Pianos

Stuart & Sons uses Australian timbers for construction. The Dutch-Australian pianist

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used a Stuart & Sons piano when recording the complete piano sonata cycle of

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during 1999 and 2000. Stuart & Sons 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. A model with 20 extra keys was built in 2018.

Piano locations

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

Sydney Conservatorium of Music The Sydney Conservatorium of Music (formerly the New South Wales State Conservatorium of Music and known by the moniker "The Con") is a heritage-listed music school in Macquarie Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the old ...

Government House, Sydney The Government House is the heritage-listed vice-regal residence of the governor of New South Wales, Australia, located on Conservatorium Road in the Sydney central business district adjacent to the Royal Botanic Garden, overlooking Sydney H ...

Admiralty House, Sydney Admiralty House is the Sydney official residence of the governor-general of Australia. It is located in the suburb of Kirribilli, on the northern foreshore of Sydney Harbour (adjacent to Kirribilli House, which is the Sydney official residenc ...

Powerhouse Museum The Powerhouse Museum is the major branch of the Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences (MAAS) in Sydney, the others being the historic Sydney Observatory at Observatory Park, Sydney, Observatory Hill, and the newer Museums Discovery Centre at Castle ...

Sydney *

Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music The University of Tasmania Conservatorium of Music offers students an integrated music education based on best international contemporary arts practice. Education structure The Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music forms part of the faculty of Arts ...

, Hobart *

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* Clancy Auditorium

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* Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music,

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* Beleura House and Gardens, Mornington, Victoria

References

External links

Stuart and Sons Company WebsitePowerhouse MuseumGrand piano is key to innovation
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History

Pianos

Piano locations

See also

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