(Source: Farley’s House of Pianos)

Charles Walter’s recently (relatively) unveiled a brand new grand piano model, the ebony-polished 5′ 10″ Charles Walter 175.

It is still in the mass production stage, but it has already made some good first impressions on the experienced guys over at the Piano World Forums.

An important point to note is that it’s only US$1000 cheaper than the 6′ 4″ CW190, though it is really hard to say what this price differential is supposed to mean until you get a chance to test the piano out, and compare the two yourself.

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The guys over at Gamers.com recently had a chance to try out Guitar Hero 2 at E3. For those that are out of the loop, Guitar Hero 2 will only be available from November onwards. So, any sort of preview is actually a Good Thing.

Anyway, the big focus of their preview is the multiplayer aspect of GH2. Up to two players can now join together and play different guitars, with one on lead and the other on rhythm or bass. On the interface side of things, this is represented by two characters on screen. But more interesting is the teamwork required to achieve certain combos. In certain cases, both players must do certain actions together, unlike the previous approach of two players just playing the same song individually (this option is still available though).

Overall, it’s certain that Guitar Hero 2 left a strong first impression on Gamers.com editors as their conclusion is that, “This game’s looking to be just as rockingly good as the first game, and that’s enough to make you go into a…psychobilly FREAKOUT!”

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