The studio piano is a 1984 Steinway Model M. The piano is kept in performance condition by technicians Roger Jolly and Norma Neufeld. I had the privilege of growing up with this piano, and strongly recommend Steinway Pianos - 99% of the world's concert halls and best pianists can't be wrong.
A Steinway grand piano takes nearly a year to create. Nothing is hurried. Even the carefully selected woods that make up the rims, top, soundboards, and actions cure for months in our yard, kilns, and conditioning rooms before they stabilize at a rigidly specified moisture content. The rim of the instruments consists of layers of hard rock maple and with our bell-quality, full cast-iron plate, withstands the enormous amount of tension exerted by the strings. The finest acoustic-quality spruce is fashioned into the delicate curve of the Diaphragmatic® soundboard, which tapers gently from the center to the edge, assuring the full, rich Steinway sound.
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| Steinway Art Case I performed on in 2005 |
Ultimately, the pieces — massive and delicate — come together through the interweaving of the craft and technology until the instrument is complete. However it is not a Steinway until voicing gives it the special quality that makes it unique. Here, every subtle nuance is drawn out by balancing and adjusting the keys and shaping, hardening or softening each hammer. In the end, the new piano is transformed from more than 12,000 individual parts into an instrument… and from an instrument into a Steinway.
My piano is equipped with a digital recording system. Mics are placed directly inside the piano, allowing me to record directly to CD.
Roger Jolly is an internationally renowned piano technician.
Norma Neufeld is a piano tuner and technician in Saskatoon - I highly recommend her work.
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