88 Keys: The Making of a Steinway Piano by Miles Chapin

English | October 1st, 2006 | ISBN: 0517703564 | 143 pages | EPUB/PDF | 10 MB
More than 500 people are involved in the creation of just one of the world's greatest pianos, the Steinway. From the selection and aging of wood to the delicate voicing of the finished instrument, this special reissue of 88 Keys The Making of a Steinway Piano relates the story behind the instrument's intricate formation, as told by Miles Chapin, a fifth-generation descendant of Steinway's founder, Henry Engelhard Steinway.