When doing research on pianos, what role does the soundboard play? After a key is struck on the piano, the hammer is activated to strike against the strings. The vibration of the strings, in turn transfers the vibration through the bridge to the soundboard. It’s the job of the soundboard to act as a transducer,… Read More
The decisions made regarding string gauge is part of the blueprint for a piano called the piano scale (not to be confused with the 7 notes on the keyboard also called the piano scale). The blueprint mathematically is calculated as a starting point to determine what gauge of wire will best suit the piano. Before we discuss wire, however, we need to understand the concept of standing waves and how they relate to making music. … Read More
Piano Name: Yamaha Website: Yamaha Model: S7X Made in: Japan Parent Company: Yamaha Corporation Company Location: Japan Length: 7′ 6″ History: Introduced in 2017, the SX series bridges the gap between the CX production line and the completely hand made CF line. It has many of the concert CF features yet integrating CX production techniques.… Read More
Piano Name: Yamaha Website: Yamaha Model: S5X Made in: Japan Parent Company: Yamaha Corporation Company Location: Japan Length: 6′ 7″ History: Introduced in 2017, the SX series bridges the gap between the CX production line and the completely hand made CF line. It has many of the concert CF features yet integrating CX production techniques.… Read More
Piano Name: Yamaha Website: Yamaha Model: S3X Made in: Japan Parent Company: Yamaha Corporation Company Location: Japan Length: 6′ 1″ History: Introduced in 2017, the SX series bridges the gap between the CX production line and the completely hand made CF line. It has many of the concert CF features yet integrating CX production techniques.… Read More
Piano Name: Yamaha Website: Yamaha Model: CFX Made in: Japan Parent Company: Yamaha Corporation Company Location: Japan Length: 9′ 0″ History: In 1887 a watchmaker by the name of Torakusu Yamaha founded Japan’s first reed organ company. By 1899 he traveled to the USA to learn how to build pianos and started making grand and… Read More
Piano Name: Ravenscroft Website: Ravenscroft Model: 275 Made in: Germany & USA Parent Company: Ravenscroft Company Location: USA Length: 9’0″ Impressions “The Ravenscroft 275, weighs in at 9′ long. The sound is almost palpable. Although it might simply be a product of voicing, I found the top end of this concert grand size more conservative than… Read More
Piano Name: Ravenscroft Website: Ravenscroft Model: 220 Made in: Germany & USA Parent Company: Ravenscroft Company Location: USA Length: 7’3″ Impressions “The Ravenscroft model 220 is one of the few featherweight pianos I have tested where the resistance to your fingers at pianissimo feels effortless. It allows you to feel every graduation of touch. The tone… Read More
Piano Name: Albert Weber Website: Weber Model: AW121 Made in: Korea Parent Company: Young Chang Music Company Location: Korea Length: 48″ Description:The Albert Weber AW121 upright piano is part of Young Chang manufacturing based in Korea. The Albert Weber line is built in Korea with higher grade parts than the W121, made in China. The… Read More
Piano Name: Johannes Seiler Website: Seiler Model: GS186 Made in: Indonesia Parent Company: Samick Musical Instrument Mfg Company Location: Korea Height: 6′ 1″ History: Eduard Seiler established Seiler Pianos in 1849. By 1923, Anton Seiler-Dütz expands the company to be the largest piano manufacturer in East Germany. After WWII, the company was eventually moved to… Read More
