Maene is a piano and harpsichord manufacturer based in Ruiselede, Belgium.
The company was founded by Albert Maene-Doutreloigne and Zulma Doutreloigne in 1938.
[5][6][7][8] From 2016 to 2022, Maene collaborated with architect Rafael Viñoly on a novel piano design with a curved ergonomic keyboard that could facilitate easier access to the lowest and highest notes simultaneously.
[9][10] A foot longer than a typical concert grand and like the Barenboim piano hosting no crossed strings, the Maene-Viñoly piano was completed in 2022 and premiered at the Verbier Festival played by Kirill Gerstein.
[11] In the months after Viñoly's death, the instrument was hosted at the Philadelphia Orchestra[12] and featured at a Carnegie Hall concert in November of 2023 where it was played by Jonathan Biss.