Yet another NYT article about Stienway Pianos

Da5id4Vz · 1st January 2004, 10:14 PM

Another good article about Piano constrction with more good pictures:

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/01/ny...IAN.html?8hpib

tom1356 · 1st January 2004, 11:35 PM

I used to build custom grand pianos for a company called Falcone, now part of Steinway I think. At the time they had been in business 9 years and had just made thier 100th piano. Production took one year from start to finish. Thats where I learned to sharpen brand new razor blades and that sandpaper was the work of the devil.
Ahh...good times.

damonpip · 2nd January 2004, 12:18 AM

Here is a Google link for those non-members: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/01/ny...partner=GOOGLE

Prune · 2nd January 2004, 01:06 AM

Steinways are overrepresented in North America, and cheaper alternatives such as Bosendorfer, Bechstein and others offer a sound that is different but equal in quality; yet Steinway has almost a monopoly in grand pianos here, mainly due to their business practices; for example see the insightful post here, Reply #5 by Maestro.

Da5id4Vz · 5th January 2004, 04:57 AM

Thanks for the links, the politics surrounding these things arefascinating.

Tom1356, I had always figured that being Tom from Boston and a DIY guy that you were the same Tom who invented the Rockman. Why were the razor blades sharpened? Was it for cutting the felt on the hammers?

As a non-player I think that the only piano I ever might actually own would be a Yamaha Disclavier. It'll take some significantly different left resources if its ever going to happen.

1st January 2004, 11:35 PM	#2
tom1356 diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: boston	I used to build custom grand pianos for a company called Falcone, now part of Steinway I think. At the time they had been in business 9 years and had just made thier 100th piano. Production took one year from start to finish. Thats where I learned to sharpen brand new razor blades and that sandpaper was the work of the devil. Ahh...good times. __________________ My "cult-like" following is accepting applications.

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damonpip diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: State College	Here is a Google link for those non-members: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/01/ny...partner=GOOGLE

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Prune Account Disabled Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Vancouver	Steinways are overrepresented in North America, and cheaper alternatives such as Bosendorfer, Bechstein and others offer a sound that is different but equal in quality; yet Steinway has almost a monopoly in grand pianos here, mainly due to their business practices; for example see the insightful post here, Reply #5 by Maestro.

5th January 2004, 04:57 AM	#5
Da5id4Vz diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: lost in america...	Thanks for the links, the politics surrounding these things arefascinating. Tom1356, I had always figured that being Tom from Boston and a DIY guy that you were the same Tom who invented the Rockman. Why were the razor blades sharpened? Was it for cutting the felt on the hammers? As a non-player I think that the only piano I ever might actually own would be a Yamaha Disclavier. It'll take some significantly different left resources if its ever going to happen.

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