Steinway: Worth Much
More Than a Song
by Maya Roney March 6, 2007 -
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More Than a Song
by Maya Roney March 6, 2007 -
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Nice Rims
For more than a century, Steinway has used a
unique method to bend the inner and outer rims
of a piano into shape as a single continuous
piece. Eighteen thin, 22-foot-long, hard-rock
maple layers are used to construct the rim of a
concert grand piano. The layers are first coated
with glue and stacked. Then the stacked layers
are bent by a team using a rim-bending press, a
giant piano-shaped vise that molds the wood
into place with the aid of clamps. The rim (one
is pictured here) is finally transformed into a
piano case by placing braces within the
structure.
For more than a century, Steinway has used a
unique method to bend the inner and outer rims
of a piano into shape as a single continuous
piece. Eighteen thin, 22-foot-long, hard-rock
maple layers are used to construct the rim of a
concert grand piano. The layers are first coated
with glue and stacked. Then the stacked layers
are bent by a team using a rim-bending press, a
giant piano-shaped vise that molds the wood
into place with the aid of clamps. The rim (one
is pictured here) is finally transformed into a
piano case by placing braces within the
structure.
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Ultimately, the pieces — massive and
delicate — come together through the interweaving of
craft and technology until the instrument is complete.
delicate — come together through the interweaving of
craft and technology until the instrument is complete.
