Steinway & Sons 1098 Upright Piano | Is It Worth It?

It's not very uncommon to see a Steinway grand piano, but what's the deal with Steinway uprights? Today we're looking at a more modern 1098 Steinway upright piano. We have amazing digital and acoustic piano options at Alamo Music Center and our other store locations. Come by to test out in person and we'll help find the best instrument for you or a loved one!

Steinway & Sons 1098 Studio Piano | Satin Ebony

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[geraldparker]

Steinway pianos were (are?) the vertical pianos of choice in the U.S. Navy. They could take a lot of beating, and they did. In the Navy School of Music, there were Steinway console pianos for dance band playing, all over the place back in 1963, when I was there (at that time in the Anacostia part of Washington, D:C:). Some of those Steinway consoles were borderline junk by then, pounded unmercifully for so many years. Most, though, were in quite good playing shape. The practice rooms had various kinds of Steinways in them. Steinway was the Navy's pianos, period.

[KeithWallsVocals-odry]

I have a 1988 Yamaha P22 that was built in Georgia when Yamaha still made pianos in the U.S. Piano techs are always telling me how much they enjoy these pianos since they pretty much stay in tune and are easy to tune. I’ve never played on a Steinway upright, but I would find it hard to justify spending the kind of money Steinway is asking when Yamaha and Kawaii both make excellent uprights these days.

[MrPeter]

Good video awesome so sounds audio playing piano. Great show

[stevec.]

Spot on review and presentation. Coincidentally- I own and play 1968 1098 that I purchased around 2005. Love it dearly. Some Steinway piano technicians have mentioned that the 1098 and K52 are a bitch to tune and take a bit more time. But when tuned, regulated, and voiced correctly they’re well worth every dollar.

[CharlesLangSamuel]

Took me many years to like mine. Unlike larger Steinways, even if it’s prepped, pressing a single note doesn’t sound especially good. But if you listen to a K52 it helps understand what the intention is. It’s guts and glory and you have to know how to play piano to make it sound good. But most of the unisons should be in tune, and hammers should be reasonably shaped.

[sveamichael]

Dear Patrick and Ted,
great video as always.
Patrick, what's the piece you played?
Best wishes from Germany.

[kalilavalezina]

The answer for me would be no, at least not this particular piano. This is great for me, though, I always thought Steinway was the pinnacle. I'll probably stick with a Kawai. I like the 400 at the moment. It'll be my first acoustic. :D Lovely playing

[taysisharon]

Hey—I noticed when you played the upright piano you did not open the front panel—I just discovered that on my Steinway upright I could open the front panel and lay the music support almost flat. And the sound was so much better—I guess kind of like opening up a grand piano. I found the music was more tinny/plucky with the panel closed, and I noticed that sound when you played it. Can you make a video to talk about playing with that panel open and closed? Love your videos!!

[retrogamerdave]

Believe it or not, I like the Boston uprights more than the Steinway uprights. Both are well made, but the Steinway uprights never got me excited. I practiced for many hours on the Bostons during school and while the build quality was not as good, they were just a pleasure to play. I taught a bunch of lessons on those Bostons as well

[michelprimeau]

I never played a 1098. But so far, the best 45'' that I played is the K-200 by far.

[JeffinIC]

One of the churches that I've played at frequently has a 40-some year old 1098. It's...okay. Definitely not my favorite piano to play.

[aaronvandusen]

I have a steinway and sons upright piano the number on it is 28516.its handed down to me from a nice woman that ownes a storage unit facility near by I've had it in dry storage for over a year now and I'm under the impression that it may have so real value and possibly played and owned by someone with a celebrity status any help that you can give me would much appreciate since I need the room in my unit because we plan on moving soon and we are going to have to put some things in storage if we dont sell some more things before that.thank you for your time

[RaoYiLan]

Steinway Victory Verticals were 40'' high, not 45''.

[rogercarroll]

1098 no longer made (2022). Only vertical Steinway makes is the K2, I think. This one is rough. No thanks.

[mikethompson]

Wow. You could have tuned it. That was terrible.

[jpdurr]

all those patents have expired. ALL of them!