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Explore the world of music with Narrow Key Pianos. Athena™ has garnered rave reviews from pianists worldwide.
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Watch exclusive YouTube reviews featuring talented musicians showcasing the magic of Narrow Keys.
Discover the art of piano playing with comfort, control and power.
Seamless Transition
One Piece, Four Sizes: The Ultimate Adaptability Test
Linda plays Maple Leaf Rag as she transitions seamlessly across four different keyboard widths - from the standard 6.5" down to the 5.5" ergonomic standard. This live demonstration proves that your muscle memory is more adaptable than you think; once you find your "fit" on narrow keys, you can still play the big keys as well as you ever did.
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Athena in the Spotlight:
In the News & Reviews
Jeremy Siskind
Prof Fullerton College
Unsuspecting small hand pianist discovers narrow keys in real time!
Robert Estrin
Living Pianos
"This is the future of Piano."
CHEK TV
Jordan Cunningham
“Saanich pianist launches narrow key piano.”
Our Beginnings
MIDI NK5.5
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From the very start, our mission was clear: make pianos that fit real hands.
Our first narrow-key instrument was a simple MIDI controller. It needed external speakers and a sound engine—but even then, it let pianists play beautiful music on keys that finally felt right.
Still, we knew it had to be more. More accessible. More affordable. More complete.
That’s when ATHENA was born—bringing together everything we dreamed of in one instrument: rich sound, built-in features, and a design that empowers every pianist.
Today, you can watch videos from those humble beginnings and see how far we’ve come.me.
NK5.5 at the Stretto Festival for Narrow Key Pianos
Watch Kathryn perform in the 2023 Stretto Festival on her NK5.5 keys. All online concerts are free to watch this year. Find the concerts at this link.
From a pianist's perspective, the best parts of this concert can be found at the following times on the video:
35:00. -- Kathryn plays Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin on her Yamaha C7 piano with a DS®5.5 keyboard. Watch her relaxed hands soaring over the keys in this piece.
1:10:00 -- Kathryn plays Un Sospiro by Franz Liszt on her NK5.5 keyboard. This piece is both delicate and fast with lots of arm crossing. Kathryn does a beautiful job (it truly took our breath away) and we thank her so much for her kind words about our NK5.5 action.
Kathryn expects to use her NK5.5 keyboard during upcoming concert tours. We hope to hear more beautiful music from her in coming months.
First Narrow Key Model More on YouTube
Linda plays Georgia on My Mind with 10ths like Oscar Peterson played it!
Blues on blue narrow keys!
Gershwin has big chords and my Dragonfly Sister, Susan Gould was blessed with a large hand. Now I can keep up with her on my narrow keys!
Grieg is expressive and uses a full range of dynamics. An acoustic piano is the ideal, but we toured with our digital pianos (mine on narrow keys) and we had a terrific response.
I always wanted to play Chopin Etudes but most of them (especially this one) were unplayable. What a difference narrow keys make!
A 5.5-inch octave allows a small hand to play with a relaxed hand position (a standard piano, has a 6.5-inch octave). Narrow keys allow for much greater control while performing. It gives better control over voicing, dynamics and touch and the freedom to play big chords with ease!​​​