An edition of 88 Keys (1997)

88 keys

the making of a Steinway piano

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An edition of 88 Keys (1997)

88 keys

the making of a Steinway piano

1st ed.
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Beloved by concert performers and amateur enthusiasts alike, the Steinway piano is the most complicated piece of machinery made by hand in the world today. Remarkably, it is still being manufactured at the Long Island City, New York, factory that has been its home for more than 125 years.

Now Miles Chapin, great-great-grandson of founder Henry Engelhard Steinway, takes you on a journey through the making of the world's greatest musical instrument, from the selection and aging of wood to the delicate voicing of the finished instrument.

Along the way, we meet the strong men who bend grand piano rims to their trademark curve, the "belly men" who fit the metal harp to the wooden frame, the carvers who shape the piano's legs and pedal lyre, and the many other craftsmen who have perfected their specialized contributions to the finished product.

In this lively history, complete with musical time line, Chapin explains how the grand piano got that way, and how Steinway & Sons achieved greatness by combining innovation and a love of quality with a philosophy of service and dedication to individual musicians that makes each piano a unique work of art. A glossary gives all the necessary definitions for technical terms, and for those who long for a piano of their own, Chapin provides addresses and information on how to buy a piano.

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English
Pages
143

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Cover of: 88 Keys - The Making of a Steinway Piano
88 Keys - The Making of a Steinway Piano
September 16, 1997, Random House
Paperback in English - 1st ed edition
Cover of: 88 Keys
88 Keys: The Making of a Steinway Piano
December 30, 1997, Diane Pub Co
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Cover of: 88 keys
88 keys: the making of a Steinway piano
1997, Clarkson Potter Publishers
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Edition Notes

Includes index.

Published in
New York
Other Titles
Eighty-eight keys

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
786.2/1923
Library of Congress
ML694 .C43 1997

The Physical Object

Pagination
143 p. :
Number of pages
143

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL681573M
Internet Archive
88keysmakingofst00chap
ISBN 10
0517703564
LCCN
97028192
OCLC/WorldCat
37221039
Library Thing
573905
Goodreads
2067612

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THE EARLIEST ANCESTOR of the modern piano is generally considered to be the instrument described in a 1700 inventory of the Florentine court as an arpicembalo che fa il piano e il forte (literally, the "harpsichord that can play quietly and loudly") and credited to Bartolomeo Cristofori, a Paduan harpsichord builder in the employ of a Medici prince.
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