Classic Steinway Grand

“I insist on a Steinway for my recordings, my concerts and my home. It is the only piano I want to hear my music played on.”– MICHEL LEGRAND – STEINWAY ARTIST

SPECIFICATIONS

DIMENSIONS
Length: 6′ 11″ (211cm)
Width: 58″ (148 cm)
Net Weight: 760 pounds (345 kg)

BRACES
4 solid spruce braces with a volume of 1,995 cu. in. (32,686 cm3); Spruce
provides tensile strength with less weight. Maple dowels fasten braces to rim producing a single homogenous foundation upon which is built the entire tonal component. A cast iron treble bell, affixed to rim’s underside at treble bend, holds plate firmly in position by means of a steel bolt. The STEINWAY & SONS iron wedge anchors brace ends securely to crossblock assuring permanent rim posture.

SCALE
Overstrung; combination agraffe; Front AND rear duplex.
Tension: 39,047 lbs. (17,571 kg)

RIBS
Made from durable, resinous sugar pine to assure strong and constant support of
string down-bearing on the soundboard; rib ends are hand-fitted.

TUNING PINS
Premium blued steel; rust-resistant, nickeled heads

STRINGS
Treble: twelve whole & one-half sizes from high-tensile Swedish steel.
Bass: Swedish steel core wire wound with pure copper. Longest: Agraffe/bridge: 591⁄4″ (151 cm)

HAMMERS
Premium wool top felt and under felt; treated to resist insects and moisture.
Compression-wired to maintain permanent shape. Hard rock maple hammer moldings and shanks.

DAMPERS
Horizontal-cut premium wool for effective dampening with maple heads for
endurance.

KEYS
European spruce, individually weighed-off. Chip-proof, stain-resistant coverings for naturals; slip-proof, adbraded ebonized sharps.

PEDALS
Heavy, solid brass. Soft, sustaining and full sostenuto.

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