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Steinway & Sons Grand Entertainment Piano Model A-III (6'11")
Estimated price for orientation: 20 000 $
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Description Brand: Steinway & Sons Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Steinway Grand "Entertainment Player" Piano Model A-III (6'11")with QRS Technologies PNOmation Technology with access to over 7,000 songs by Elton John, Billy Joel, Andrea Bocelli, Frank Sinatra, Adele and many more. For over 150 years, Steinway & Sons have been making the finest handmade pianos in the world and have set an uncompromising standard for sound, touch, beauty and investment value -- preferred overwhelmingly by 9 out of 10 concert artists, composers, performers and countless piano enthusiasts. This rare Model AIII is privately owned with Steinway action plate, soundboard, bridges and pin block -- a classic instrument with the world's finest piano-making pedigree. This Grand Player Steinway is a high-resolution player piano that is rich with emotion and depth and captures the true essence, nuance and soulfulness of a live performance. Too many times beautiful grand pianos just sit and collect dust and the expression of remarkable sound is lost inside the wood casings. With this Steinway AIII, "LIVE PERFORMANCE" by the world's most celebrated artists are brought into your home through QRS Technologies, the oldest and largest manufacturer of player pianos, and the industry leader in introducing fun innovations in home musical entertainment. *Please see the videos below to experience this treasured and irreplaceable Steinway A-III. Even if you aren't a concert pianist, you may now experience the beauty of live performance in the comfort of your own home from a piano that was manufactured in the Golden Age of Steinway: MODEL: AIII (third version)FINISH: Satin Ebony BlackNAME: Small Parlor Grand (1913-29), Drawing Room Grand (1929-45)FIRST MADE: 10/25/1913LAST MADE: 11/07/1945SCALE: overstrung, 20-note bass sectionKEYBOARD COMPASS: 7 1/2 octaves, 88 keysPLAYER GRAND: Made in 1918-31 for the Aeolian Company (Aeolian Style AR): Duo-Art reproducing piano, player mechanisms within the piano, expanded case 6'11 1/4" of a Sheraton design and with Player double legs, Player plate-casting moulds with regular AIII scale. CASE NUMBER: D2204SOUNDBOARD: 1782 (casting: April 22, 1925)NET WEIGHT: Approximately 670 lbsHISTORY: Model A is scaled down version from Model B. Model AIII is an enlargement of All Short Scale, having longer strings than AII for notes 1-51, and a curved bass bridge in place of a straight bass bridge in AI and AII. Notes 52-88 of AI, AII and AIII are identical in speaking lengths. Model AIII was designed to provide greater tonal power than AI and AII. An even, seamless tonal progression from the high bass to the low treble was sought.
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| Brand: | Steinway & Sons | Country/Region of Manufacture: | United States |
Steinway Grand "Entertainment Player" Piano Model A-III (6'11")with QRS Technologies PNOmation Technology with access to over 7,000 songs by Elton John, Billy Joel, Andrea Bocelli, Frank Sinatra, Adele and many more. For over 150 years, Steinway & Sons have been making the finest handmade pianos in the world and have set an uncompromising standard for sound, touch, beauty and investment value -- preferred overwhelmingly by 9 out of 10 concert artists, composers, performers and countless piano enthusiasts. This rare Model AIII is privately owned with Steinway action plate, soundboard, bridges and pin block -- a classic instrument with the world's finest piano-making pedigree. This Grand Player Steinway is a high-resolution player piano that is rich with emotion and depth and captures the true essence, nuance and soulfulness of a live performance. Too many times beautiful grand pianos just sit and collect dust and the expression of remarkable sound is lost inside the wood casings. With this Steinway AIII, "LIVE PERFORMANCE" by the world's most celebrated artists are brought into your home through QRS Technologies, the oldest and largest manufacturer of player pianos, and the industry leader in introducing fun innovations in home musical entertainment. *Please see the videos below to experience this treasured and irreplaceable Steinway A-III. Even if you aren't a concert pianist, you may now experience the beauty of live performance in the comfort of your own home from a piano that was manufactured in the Golden Age of Steinway: MODEL: AIII (third version)FINISH: Satin Ebony BlackNAME: Small Parlor Grand (1913-29), Drawing Room Grand (1929-45)FIRST MADE: 10/25/1913LAST MADE: 11/07/1945SCALE: overstrung, 20-note bass sectionKEYBOARD COMPASS: 7 1/2 octaves, 88 keysPLAYER GRAND: Made in 1918-31 for the Aeolian Company (Aeolian Style AR): Duo-Art reproducing piano, player mechanisms within the piano, expanded case 6'11 1/4" of a Sheraton design and with Player double legs, Player plate-casting moulds with regular AIII scale. CASE NUMBER: D2204SOUNDBOARD: 1782 (casting: April 22, 1925)NET WEIGHT: Approximately 670 lbsHISTORY: Model A is scaled down version from Model B. Model AIII is an enlargement of All Short Scale, having longer strings than AII for notes 1-51, and a curved bass bridge in place of a straight bass bridge in AI and AII. Notes 52-88 of AI, AII and AIII are identical in speaking lengths. Model AIII was designed to provide greater tonal power than AI and AII. An even, seamless tonal progression from the high bass to the low treble was sought.