Boston Grand Piano GP 156 Ebony high polished
Introducing the new Performance Edition II by Boston, which has rescaled bass and treble strings, a bronze-painted and lacquered plate, a Pommele Sapele veneer on the interior rim (only for ebony pianos), and black felts.
The Hard Rock Maple inner rim and OctagripTM pinblock, two of Boston's best-in-class characteristics, are enhanced with the Boston PE II. Despite being the smallest Boston grand by length at 5' 112" (156cm), the GP-156 Performance Edition's sound, which gains from a wide-tail design, is anything but little.
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DESIGN
Responsiveness. Precision. intelligence grace. The degree to which a musical instrument allows the player to express vision freely, with nothing standing between the fingers on the keyboard and the music in the air, is a sign of a superior musical instrument. This is what it's like to play a Boston. The Boston line of grand and upright pianos, created by Steinway & Sons using the distinctive patents and expertise that have made the name STEINWAY synonymous with excellence, represents a unique achievement in instrument building: a superior playing experience at a price level never before thought possible.
SOUNDBOARD
Due to its unique "wide tail" construction, the Boston grand piano delivers a larger soundboard than comparable pianos of the same length. A 5' 10" Boston grand piano has the same soundboard area as a normal 6' 2" grand piano thanks to the wider case structure, giving it the strength, richness, and feel of a much larger piano.Each soundboard for a Boston grand piano is made of Sitka spruce, which has a long history of being the most resonant wood kind. Boston soundboards can vibrate more freely since they are solid (not laminated) and perfectly tapered. A strong, sustained tone is produced as a result of a number of unique innovations that Steinway & Sons has patented.
STRING SCALE
A low tension string scale design allows more of the lower partials to sing, which results in a fuller, richer, warmer tone. Additionally, it boasts a wider dynamic range, more power, longer sustain, and warmer and mellower tones.
PINBLOCK
Eleven layers of hard-rock maple, a BOSTON Performance Edition special, are bonded at various grain angles of 60 degrees to maintain the tuning pins' tightness while allowing for smooth mobility. This results in better-quality, longer-lasting tunings.
ACTION/HAMMERS
To drive the hammers to the strings and produce a good action-touch, the entire action is made of wood, as are the solid spruce keys, synthetic ivories, and ebonies. The STEINWAY-designed BOSTON hammers' lovely tone increases the action touch by rewarding the player with a lovely tone.
- -Hard Rock Maple Inner Rim -Octagrip® Pinblock -Tapered Solid Sitka Spruce Soundboard -Mapes Bass Strings -All Wooden Action Parts
Product Specifications
| Features | |
| Rim | Hard Rock Maple inner rim. Continuous bent rim. 11 outer rim laminations, 17 inner rim laminations. 23 mm (⅞") outer rim width, 38mm (1½") inner rim width. |
| Braces | Radiating braces solidify the piano’s structure. This rigid system improves tuning stability and soundboard crown retention and lengthens piano life. 2 braces + 1 treblees: |
| Pinblock | Octagrip pinblock made of 11 layers of Hard Rock Maple — glued in different grain angles of 60 degrees — |
| Soundboard | Close and straight-grained solid (not laminated) Sitka Spruce. Minimum 3 annual growth rings per cm (minimum 8 per inch). Tapered from 8 mm to 6 mm. Vibrating area: 1.09 m2 (1,683 in2) |
| Ribs | Made from durable spruce to assure strong and constant support of the strings bearing down on the soundboard. Ribs are fully let-in to the inner rim to support the important soundboard crown and prevent the piano from losing its tone. Number of ribs: 10 |
| Bridge | Treble: Vertically laminated (alternating maple and mahogany) with a solid maple cap, curved to fit the crown of the soundboard. Bass: Solid maple mounted to cantilevered base. |
| Scale | Overstrung; a combination of agraffe, with front and rear duplex. Rescaled bass and treble for lower tension scale for increased sustain, better tone clarity, and deeper clearer bass. 16,201 kg (35,641 lb.) tension. |
| Strings | Treble:Highest grade steel (in half-size increments). A number of sizes: 10. Lowest tenor note: 33. Mapes Bass Strings: Steel core wire wound with solid copper.Made by Mapes in Tennessee,U.S.A. Note 1 speaking length: 114.2 cm (45"). |
| Hammers | Premium wool top felt over premium wool underfelt. Weight of top felt: 9.5 kg (20.9 lb). Compression-wired to retain permanent shape. Mahogany moldings. Tapered hornbeam hammer shanks. Computer-designed pear-shaped hammers result in superior tone, increas |
| Keys | Genuine spruce, individually balanced and weighted. Synthetic ivory and ebony key covers. |
