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Steingraeber

A Letter to Udo Steingraeber

March 15, 2014 by Eric

Dear Udo It has been far too long since my last visit to Bayreuth. My son is 17 now and while he will someday treasure the photograph of himself at Wagners grave, alas, that day is not yet here. I of course remember vividly my then 2nd visit to your works and your compelling description […]

Filed Under: HEP Guy, The piano world Tagged With: Steingraeber

Steingraeber – Action and Reaction

February 14, 2014 by Eric

Steingraeber is one of the world’s great pianos and I do not expect anybody with credibility to disagree with me. Like the other pianos at this level it has its own sound and style which may or may not appeal to you, but it is a great piano in any technical regard and has won […]

Filed Under: HEP Guy, Piano Technology Tagged With: soundboard crown, Steingraeber

Welcome to Retail – Allegro Pianos Manhattan

May 6, 2011 by Eric

For the past 6 months I’ve been helping build a new high end piano retail store in New York City. Allegro Pianos Manhattan is an expansion of Allegro Pianos of Stamford CT. We represent Bosendorfer, Bluthner, Steingraeber, Estonia and Kawai. I split my time between maintaining all the pianos and working with customers. It’s been […]

Filed Under: At work, HEP Guy Tagged With: Bluthner, Bosendorfer, Estonia, Steingraeber, voicing

2 basic concepts of fine piano tone

August 17, 2010 by Eric

Let’s digress for a moment and speak in gross generalizations about concepts of piano tone. I have come to the conclusion, specifically reinforced by Udo Steingraeber, that there are fundamentally 2 approaches to piano tone; high rim tension and low rim tension. (don’t bust my chops on theoretical details, remember this is gross generalization). Low […]

Filed Under: HEP Guy, The piano world Tagged With: August Forster, Bluthner, Bosendorfer, piano technology, Steingraeber

Frankfurt Music Show 2010

April 17, 2010 by Eric

The Frankfurt Messe this year had a separate salon for piano makers, as well as the usual displays of accordion makers, brass and winds and combo gear. Overall the piano makers said business was up.

Filed Under: HEP Guy, The piano world Tagged With: August Forster, Bluthner, Grotrian, Steingraeber

Visit to Steingraeber

February 28, 2010 by Eric

Steingraeber is found in the bustling city of Bayreuth, which wears its illustrious musical heritage (both Wagner and Liszt are buried there) lightly..             Unlike some European makers, it’s hard to miss Steingraeber, being just off Steingraeber Passage.         Let’s see, isn’t there a piano company around […]

Filed Under: HEP Guy, The piano world Tagged With: factories, Steingraeber

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