Steinway & Sons 45-inch Professional’s Piano.

  The Steinway & Sons reputation has been established around the world on concert stages, by Concert Grands. The vertical, however, is an integral part of Steinway history and tradition. Most piano technicians consider a tall 45” upright piano to be a better value than most small grands. It certainly has lengthier strings and a larger soundboard. Both contribute to a bigger tone and longer sustain. The company began building vertical “cottage pianos” well over a century ago and today the vertical is a significant part of Steinway’s production. In the 19^th century parlor, in the 20^th century apartment and conservatory practice room, the need for a fine upright piano has always existed. A piano built in the Steinway & Sons tradition which takes up less space than a grand piano and still offers the best qualities of tone and touch which have become the Steinway hallmark. The Steinway upright piano is every inch a Steinway. It is built by the same men, in the same plant, of the same materials as a Steinway & Sons Grand.

This Steinway model 45 studio upright piano was purchased brand new at the original Albuquerque Steinway & Sons Authorized dealership, Reidling Music in 1978. It lived in a beautiful home in Albuquerque then moved to Corrales in 1999 where it had lived since. It is in excellent condition – structurally and aesthetically, and we will be happy to offer a two-year warranty. Because it has lived its entire life in this unique climate it is happily acclimated and well-adjusted, and ought to offer the new owner decades of musical joy and gratification. We have thoroughly cleaned the interior, regulated the piano-action, inspected the structural integrity for strength in the vital areas like the soundboard, bridges and pinblock then brought the pitch to A-440. The piano is ready for a serious player, a music school or a recording studio. We have priced it very attractively, so hurry, it won’t last!

The model 45 also features the Steinway patented Accelerated Action™ (Patented 1936), enhancing the action to respond to the touch instead of being forced into action. Laboratory tests have proven that the keys on a Steinway can repeat 13% more quickly than any other piano. The same features that allow this faster repeat also provide a much more sensitive, responsive keyboard, an aspect that can be appreciated even by beginning pianists. The keys are made of Bavarian spruce. The quarter-sawn maple action parts are mounted on a Steinway Metallic Action Frame™ (Patented 1868 and 1875), which consists of a seamless brass tube with rosette-shaped contours, force fitted with maple dowels and brass hangers to assure the stability of the regulation. The model K also features a pedal normally only found on grand pianos, the true Sostenuto™ (Patented 1874) pedal. It is the middle pedal and it allows the pianists to determine which keys they want to resonate and sound, and those they want to dampen and not sound.

The Steinway model 45 upright piano has the same Diaphragmatic Soundboard™ (Patented 1936) as their grands where during manufacturing, far more fine Sitka spruce is left on the floor than actually goes into the soundboard. The craftsmen expertly locate the very best cuts and discard the rest. The soundboard is considered to be the soul of the piano. The model 45 features the same Hexagrip Pinblock™ (Patented 1963) too. It is made by laminating seven layers of Canadian hardrock maple in a staggered grain formation. Each subsequent layer of the lamination offsets the grain angle by 45 to 90 degrees. The result is an even distribution of grain direction throughout the pinblock. This ensures that at least one layer has its grain directly in line with the stress acting on the pin. This technique allows the tuner to place the pin in the exact optimal location for a true “Concert Tuning”. That is the secret to how Steinway’s are able to maintain their world-renowned sound far beyond their last tuning.

The hammers and damper felts have a minimal amount of wear.