Steingraeber E-272 concert grand piano

 
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The Steingraeber E-272 concert grand piano refers to the construction of its predecessor from 1895 and is regarded by many pianists as one of the most independent top designs.
Unique features include the sound-reflecting frame, the exceptionally sonorous treble and, according to pianist Cyprien Katsaris, the "incredibly pleasant mechanism".

The Parisian 'Le Monde de la Musique' tested 11 grand pianos from major manufacturers and concluded that "for the interpretation of Bach, Mozart and Beethoven, hardly anything better can be found today".
Modern music also comes into its own with this beautiful grand piano.

The goal of the Steingraeber piano builders is to give more clarity to even more brilliance and a beautiful singing tone. Steingraeber pianos are already praised for this! It goes without saying that the "7-feet-7" (as the D-232 is called in America) also comes with a well-known Steingraeber specialty, the drilled capo d'astro bar. This contributes to structural stability and sustain in the grand piano. Thanks to twenty to twenty-five grams of upweight and a downweight of 48 g in the treble and 52 g in the bass side, playing is more fun, lightning fast, or controllable down to the softest pianissimo. Light hygroscopic mineral material and solid ebony black keys complete the complete feel of this grand piano. The D-232 is a thoroughly classic, professional concert grand piano. Special features such as the innovative Phoenix system of patented bridge agraven for energy-efficient transmission are available for all Steingraeber grand pianos.

Top quality wood

The quality of the wood is of vital importance to a piano builder and Steingraeber & Söhne takes no risks. It is stored at a carefully controlled and constant humidity of 40%. Steingraeber uses exclusively 'Bergsfichte•', slow-grown spruce wood with the annual rings close together, at least 250 years old, for soundboards. "The soundboard is not only an amplifier, but also the source of the sound. Therefore, the resonance of the wood must correspond to the register of the piano for which it is used. The solid red and white beech wood used for the bridges is left to rest for another three years after it arrives at the factory before it is processed.

Principles of classical keyboard construction

To achieve an optimal result, everything is joined together in the workshops at Steingraeber & Söhne to the nearest millimetre:
The soundboard, bridge, cast iron frame are adapted to the soundboard and not the other way around. The frame is first smeared with paint and the imprint on the tuning block (which, depending on the model, consists of 20 to 32 layers of beech wood) shows whether the connection for optimum communication between the different parts is perfect. All this is extremely important because, as they say at Steingraeber: "the energy of the string must be transferred to the soundboard as efficiently as possible. with as little or no loss as possible." That is why even the smallest detail is not forgotten. For example, the pins that hold the strings in place on the bridge are made of exceptionally hard steel by a specialist company. The stitching of the bridge is also a job that requires special attention and craftsmanship. At Steingraeber, it is still manual work that requires a lot of 'Fingerspitzengefühl'.

Production process

It is not only about top material and craftsmanship, time is also an important factor, which according to Steingraeber & Söhne is greatly underestimated. At Steingraeber & Söhne, the total production time of a piano takes four months, for a grand piano this is half a year.