Steinway & Sons 45 White

Type:	Upright Piano
Make:	Steinway & Sons
Color:	White
Model:	45
Size:	45"
Year:	1966

Steinway & Sons Model 45 Upright Piano 

This particular piano was originally crafted at the New York Steinway Factory in 1959 and has been expertly maintained throughout its life since its original purchase. Upon our full inspection of the instrument, we were pleasantly surprised to find it to be in excellent condition and more than suitable for restoration for our piano showroom. The action features Accelerated Action mountings and has had new action parts installed including New York Steinway hammers, new hammer butts, new backchecks, new key tabs, and new key bushings. The original hard maple pinblock grips the tuning pins tightly for a stable tune. The original solid spruce Diaphragmatic soundboard is tight against the supporting ribs and is in exceedingly good condition. The soundboard is free from any cracks or pressure ridges! The piano’s cabinet has been expertly refinished by our piano refinishing team in a rich, ebony lacquer. Hand rubbed to a satin sheen, the piano looks as good or better than when it came out of the New York Steinway Factory! The original brass hardware has been expertly polished and restored and contrasts beautifully against the dark cabinet finish.

Our expert piano technicians have carefully regulated, voiced, and tuned this piano to ensure a confident, responsive touch and a full, Steinway quality tone. Steinway & Sons as a company are primarily known for their grand pianos and although not exactly rare, vintage Steinway uprights are not as commonly found offered for sale – especially in this excellent condition. We are pleased to offer this fine, vintage Steinway upright piano for your consideration. Looking for a piece of musical enjoyment? 

Our Steinway grand pianos are completely rebuilt, resprayed and checked by us and has all ORIGINAL STEINWAY CERTIFIED  replacement parts. This piano has the sound Steinways are known for. This Steinway is presently in our showroom, ready to be played by you or demonstrated by us. Our used pianos have cured wood, much more stable then a new piano!

We have heard the new Steinway dealer tells customers our Steinways are no good because we don't use Steinway parts. Nothing is less true, we use all GENUINE Steinway parts. 

 

Features and Benefits

For more than a century and a half, the world’s most accomplished pianists have preferred to express their musical genius on Steinway & Sons pianos. The list includes the giants in classical, jazz, and popular music; the men and women who have shaped the world’s musical heritage. Today, more than 98 percent of the world’s active concert pianists choose to perform on Steinway pianos. The joy of playing and owning a Steinway piano, however, is not the exclusive domain of the virtuosi. Rather, it is a world open to all who share a love of music, fine craftsmanship and enduring quality.

That which distinguishes Steinway pianos, more than all else, is summed up in our dedication to a single ideal: make the finest pianos in the world. It has never entered our minds to compromise quality. Where some have substituted mass-produced, synthetic components to speed production or reduce costs, we apply technologies and new materials only when they provide proven enhancements in the piano. We adhere to these principles for one reason — compromise quality, and you risk the sound, the touch, and ultimately, the integrity of the instrument.

While we adhere to the traditional values of craftsmanship, Steinway & Sons has also consistently led through innovation. The very earliest pianos crafted by Steinway were distinguished by their inventive features — many of which helped define the modern piano. 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.

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.