Taylor Swift utilizes a variety of high-end acoustic and digital instruments depending on whether she is performing live on stadium tours or composing in recording studios. For live stadium performances on her massive global tours, she frequently plays customized grand pianos equipped with rugged touring shells and internal pick-up electronics. In intimate studio sessions and acoustic writing environments, she has been noted utilizing rare antique European instruments, including a historic turn-of-the-century Petrof grand piano crafted in the Czech Republic.