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Steinway Hall - Piano in New York | (212) 246-1100 |
In an exceptional method used by Steinway for over a century, the inner and outer piano rims are bent into the shape of the rim as a single continuous piece. Before Theodore Steinway developed and patented this method in 1878, rims were made of separate pieces held together with joints. 18 hard-rock maple layers, each twenty-two feet long, are used to construct the rim of a concert grand piano. The layers are 1st coated with glue and stacked. The stacked layers are then glued into a single form ofwww.steinway.com |
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