In 2003, Wayne Stuart was awarded the Medal of The Order Of Australia (OAM) for service to the designing and building of an Australian concert grand piano. The Australian recording producer, Belinda Webster describes the Stuart piano as an important instrument of the contemporary Australian music scene, and ventures to proclaim the artistic challenges it presents will resonate for pianists with open minds.

The Stuart piano is one of the best things that has happened to Australian music for many years!³⁷⁵

^{374     8}Stuart &Sons Handcrafted Pianos, “On Location” , accessed 11 Aug 2015. http://www.stuartandsons.com/on-location.html
³⁷⁵ Belinda Webster, (1997) Stuart piano advertising material, University of Newcastle, Source: Robert Constable archive. 8th Sept 2015. (full quote see p.22)