Stuart & Sons
Introduction Stuart & Sons  102-note piano'''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 Pvt 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 a town 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.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* 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
See also '''Other Australian piano manufacturers'''Formerly:* Beale Piano, now manufactured in China. * Wertheim Piano
References
External links * Stuart and Sons Company Website* Powerhouse Museum* Silenced huon piano begins to shine* Notes from heaven: piano on a grand scale* Grand piano is key to innovation* Why Does Wayne Stuart of Stuart and Sons Pianos Hate Me? (YouTube)