DIMENSIONS
Height: 126 cm (49½”)
Width: 151 cm (59¼”)
Depth: 62 cm (24¼”)
Net Weight: 278 kg (612 lb)
BRACES
Full-length laminated spruce posts assure that the backframe will remain straight and consistent and tuning will remain stable. Spruce fill-blocks between posts at the top and bottom of the backframe, capped with a maple backboard for positive vertical alignment. Solid filler blocks (no hollow spots). 5 posts. Total cross-sectional area: 450 cm2 (69.8 in2). Thickness of post: 9 cm (3½”). Width of post: 10 cm (4″).
SCALE
Overstrung: Lower tension scale for longer sustaining tone and longer life of the whole piano. 16,727 kg (36,877 lb) tension.
RIBS
Made from durable spruce to assure strong and constant support of the strings bearing down on the soundboard. Ribs are fully let-in to the liner to support the important soundboard crown and prevent the piano from losing its tone. Number of ribs: 11
BRIDGE
Treble: Solid maple, curved to fit the crown of the soundboard. Bass: Solid maple mounted to cantilevered base. Doweled, glued, and screwed to soundboard. One continuous base and treble bridge.
STRINGS
Treble: Highest grade steel (in half size increments). Number of sizes: 12. Lowest tenor note: 28. Bass: Steel core wire wound with solid copper. Number 1 speaking length: 117.3 cm (46.2″)
HAMMERS
Premium wool topfelt over premium wool underfelt. Weight of topfelt: 9.4 kg (20.8 lb). Compression-wired to retain permanent shape. Mahogany mouldings. Hammer-shanks from select resilient maple or horn-beam. Computer-designed pear-shaped hammers with reinforced shoulders result in a superior tone, increased durability and greater voicing ability.
ACTION
Solid maple (all wood, no plastic) for all moving parts. Extruded aluminium action rails for increased stability and less frequent regulation. Dependable direct-blow design.
KEYS
Genuine spruce, individually balanced and weighted. Synthetic ivory and ebony key covers. Length of key: 36.8 cm (14.5″).
PLATE
Cast from grey iron, bronze-painted and lacquered. Vacuum cast.
Tuning Pins Nickel-plated steel, cut threaded.
PEDALS
Soft (half-blow), muffler, and sustaining (damper) pedals.
ACTION
Solid maple (all wood, no plastic) for all moving parts. Extruded aluminium action rails for increased stability and less frequent regulation. Dependable direct-blow design.
OTHER
Music desk: Professional music desk. Two-position upper panel for tone escapement and solid music support. Fallboard: Soft fall fallboard. Casters: Solid brass casters. Prop Sticks: Top prop sticks. Bench: Matching wood-top bench.
