Pianos from Maximiliaan's House of Grand Pianos and of course, articles about Max himself have appeared in many prestigious magazines and publications.

Below, see just a sample of the attention Maximiliaan and his pianos have attracted.








"New York City's MAXIMILIAAN's: He's been a sky-diver, Ironman competitor,and lived with the Australian aboriginees. But Maximiliaan Rutten's current passion is to restore the art casepiano to the prominence it once enjoyed" more







The $450,000 coffee table
They may look like pianos, but they’re really ego-boosters.

Don't call them pianos. They're objects d'art, crafted in Europe between 1870 and 1930. Sure, you could settle for a new Steinway grand piano-one of those plain, black-lacquer jobs with arguably the best sound in the world-for about $50,000.

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Striking a Chord
With the Prices of New Grand Pianos Reaching the High Notes, High-Quality Used Pianos Have Become an Increasingly Attractive Alternative
by Miles Chapin

Chances are there's a piano lurking somewhere in your childhood--maybe it was in the music room in grade school or in your grandmother's front parlor ...

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The Art-Case Piano Book

Please contact us directly if you are interested to place a pre-publication order of Awesome Pianos, a definitive overview of the most stunning and most important art case pianos ever built.

Maximiliaan Rutten has been compiling materials for this publication over the past 5 years. It will be published in 2003, to coincide with the 150th anniversaries of the three major manufacturers of quality grand pianos in the world: Steinway & Sons, Bechstein and Bluethner, as well as the 175th anniversary of Boesendorfer in Vienna.

The book shows and describes the importance of the piano as an art form and its significance in the cultural history of western civilization.

For pre-publication orders or information, call: 1-800-742-6607

 

 

 

Other media which have featured Max:

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