The Making of a Steinway - A Steinway & Sons Factory Tour Narrated by John Steinway

We hope you enjoy this look inside the Steinway New York factory, narrated in detail by the late, great John Steinway.

[giancarlo]

Good. Now I know everything I need to build my own.

[ApoenaAds]

Piano has got to be the most complete musical instrument of all. It is percussive, melodic and harmonic, all at the same time.
And you have a drummer speaking here.

[leomellum]

I am so grateful to have a 1922 Steinway. It has been passed down from my grandparent’s house (and when they moved it came to my parent’s). It is one of my most prized possessions and I spend at least 3 hours a day playing Chopin, or whatever comes to mind.

[johnakaoldguy]

I have a Mahogany Steinway from the early 1900’s. The signatures of the people who made my piano are on the underside of the top 4 notes. Original Ivory keys. Amazing craftsmanship. It will be passed to my children when I am gone. What a treasure.

[OfficialRainsynth]

Whatever age is, the piano will be one of the most perfect and beautiful instrument ever invented...

[Kougeru]

I found an extremely beautiful 1949 Steinway at a local store for sale for like 6 grand or so. It has a very warm and mellow sound that would be perfect for a lot of the music I want to play. Now I just need to win a small lottery....

[beakt]

0:00 Bourrée, French Suite No. 5 in G, BWV 816

1:07 Gigue, French Suite No. 5 in G, BWV 816 (fades out)

3:02 Allemande, French Suite No. 5 in G, BWV 816 (fades out)

4:16 Fugue No. 13 in F-sharp, Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 858

6:45 Rondeaux, Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826

[steinway]

Also, the wood does dry/season naturally - for a full 2 years - before it ever enters the kiln. The thing is, natural drying can't guarantee you get the moisture content to as precise a level as we need. When woods go in, we know the moisture content and know exactly how long it will need to spend in the kiln to get to the very precise moisture content for this wood to be ready to continue in the process towards becoming a piano.

[charlottetracy]

I always love watching master craftspeople make beautiful things.

[killsequalMOAB]

If I had a dollar for eveytime this guy said steinway, I could actually afford one

[GeauxWyatt]

I played a 1939 Steinway grand at a museum in Louisiana. One of the prettiest sounds I've ever heard!

[zerozooz]

The Steinway piano is NOT an instrument.
It is a dream.
If ever I could afford one, it would be a dream come true.

[MajorMaestro]

I've been the proud owner of a Steinway Tricentennial Grand for 20 years now and have loved every single minute of playing it. I am always amazed at how great it sounds and how responsive it is to my touch; it's almost as if every time I play it is the first time.

[fernandogm]

Hello everyone, I am the proud owner of a Steinway D Concert Grand, made in Hamburg Germany in 1965. I have played all other piano brands and can tell you from personal experience that there is no other piano in the world that sounds as wonderful as a Steinway. It sounds so amazing that you do not want to stop playing it ever, other pianos are harsh and you get tired of playing them quickly. I can tell you, Nothing sounds like a Steiway!!!

[themike_]

It saddens me that so many steinways never see a competent pianist and just sit around as furniture.

[EnversPianoCollections]

Now I understand why they are not cheap at all...

[steinway]

Thrillscience, the wood used in the rim may sometimes erroneously be referred to as "plywood" but it's not. It is Hard Rock Maple, one of the hardest woods available, and absolutely not cheap. This wood needs to be as hard as possible for a couple of reasons. 1) to provide strength and stability to the entire piano -- the rim is essentially the foundation 2) because softer woods (like Luan which is sometimes used) would absorb some of the sound rather than projecting it back out of the piano.

[Stringbean]

I'm looking at my Yamaha digital piano made of plastic and particle board trim. I don't feel like playing it now after watching this. 

[RollingEasy]

I sit and watch and have tears in my eyes. I have never seen anything more beautiful in my life and until the day I die I will regret not buying a fully restored Steinway when it was offered to me over 30 years ago.

[jbiley]

Everyone in that craftsman shop appeared to genuinely enjoy the job they were doing, their craft.👌