{"id":587,"date":"2010-05-18T13:16:22","date_gmt":"2010-05-18T17:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marcurselli.com\/2010\/05\/18\/steinway-sons-piano-manufacturing-factory-tour\/"},"modified":"2010-05-18T13:19:27","modified_gmt":"2010-05-18T17:19:27","slug":"steinway-sons-piano-manufacturing-factory-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marcurselli.com\/blog\/steinway-sons-piano-manufacturing-factory-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Steinway & Sons piano manufacturing factory tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks to my AES membership I’ve had the chance to take a tour of the factory that produces one of the most beautiful instruments around. Seeing how 12’000 parts come together over the course of 9 months to create a single grand piano was definitely a treat and was worth getting up at 7am and taking 4 trains. It was fascinating and amazing to see it all happen in real life and equally interesting were other facts, such as that the original founder created the US-based company at age 50 as a European immigrant; that he was illiterate and yet his son created one of the largest libraries in the US; that his grandson helped design the NYC subway system to help the workers get to the factory (now remotely located near La Guardia airport, but once spread around in Manhattan).<\/p>\n

During the tour I was able to observe all the stages of the making of a piano, including the wood carving by Santos and the final inspection by Willy Boot (picture), who’ve been with the company for 31 and 48 years respectively.<\/p>\n

The artistry and craftsmanship that goes in a Steinway piano are incredible and truly make it a work of art, which is why by the end of the tour it was pretty clear why at Steinway they refer to the mass-produced instruments of the competition as “piano shaped objects” ;-)<\/p>\n

I strongly recommend taking a tour of the facilities when you get a chance. I believe the tours are free and take place once or twice a week.
\nEven if you are not the lucky owner of such a gorgeous instrument you are sure to appreciate the process.<\/p>\n

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