Piano Guidance
Piano Guidance
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Yamaha produces occasional luxury designer instruments, but its main focus is on performance pianos and baby grands for music students and lovers alike. The quality and craftsmanship of these pianos are guaranteed by over 100 years of stellar records from this legacy Japanese piano maker.
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Read More »In a world of German machines (now we sound like a movie trailer) there is a rare and stunning jewel – an American piano recognized to be among the world’s very best. But let’s start from the beginning. Heinrich Steinweg built his first piano in the kitchen of his village house in Germany. This piano is now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The family immigrated to the United States in 1850 and in 1853 Steinweg & Sons was founded on the lower West Side of Manhattan. They were building square pianos. Soon thereafter Heinrich decided to Americanize the name to Steinway & Sons. The business was growing fast and in 1857 first Art case piano was built with a highly ornate carved body and legs. In 1859 Steinway patented his cross-stringing – where bass strings go under the shorter strings at an angle – which imbued Steinway pianos with their inimitable resonance and sound. In 1867 Steinway became the first American piano manufacturer to receive the Gold Medal of Honor at the Paris piano exhibition. By 1871 Steinway was making 1 piano per hour. With its astonishing rise in market share, Steinway family opened the Hamburg factory in Germany in 1904 in addition to the New York factory. The two factories work in parallel these days. Over 150 years of its legendary presence in the music world Steinway amassed over 125 patents, completely dominated the piano world, and produced some of the most lauded and beautiful pianos the world has ever seen. From White House to Carnegie Hall, from Juilliard to Yale – the world is populated with proud all-Steinway institutions. If only Steinway could see the fruit of their labor rise to such heights. Today Steinway also leads with hi-tech inventions. In 2015 Steinway acquired a private digital player developer company Live Performance for its flagship model XL created by Wayne Stahne and re-branded it as Steinway Spirio. This player piano system is so precise that it truly reproduces the highest caliber of piano performance remotely. Many reputable piano competitions are beginning to utilize Spirio technology to open participation globally. Steinway also has a metronome app for Android and iOS systems. The world’s most famous pianists from Horowitz to Lang Lang are singing praises to Steinway pianos for their sound, action, and absolutely top quality. 150 years after being founded by Steinway, this piano maker has become a global juggernaut that covers all niches of the piano market: from affordable entry-level brand Essex to a 2.5 million dollar Fibonacci masterpiece. The price range of Steinway grand pianos is $63,000-$2.6million.
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