World of Steinway

A Visit To Steinway & Sons Factory Hamburg

Students Visit Steinway & Sons Factory Hamburg to select the pianos for Durham University

We recently invited a group of Durham students to the Steinway Factory in Hamburg to hand-select instruments that make up a grandiose fleet of 57 pianos for the university, on Durham’s journey to becoming an All-Steinway School.

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Steinway Limited Edition 8X8 Collection

Homage to the beauty of nature

Steinway & Sons introduces the Masterpiece 8X8 collection, a limited edition featuring eight precious wood veneers, with eight grands and eight uprights for each veneer.

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Action

A Steinway grand piano is made up of thousands of unique parts, from its keys to its iconic continuous rim.

One of the less visible but nonetheless important components of a Steinway piano is its action. Discover what a piano’s action is and how innovation has paved the way to the Steinway piano becoming the pinnacle of musical excellence

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Continuous Rim

A masterpiece of construction, a grand piano’s rim is one of the first aspects of the instrument that catches the eye.

Steinway’s innovative continuous rim is notable for the strength and durability it creates, giving these extraordinary instruments the clear and resonant tone that Steinway is known for. Let’s take a look at how a grand’s continuous rim is constructed and why it makes a Steinway different.

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