COMPARE STEINWAY’S ESSEX PIANOS BELOW.
You’ll be glad you did. You may just find you could own a Steinway-designed piano.
If you are looking for a piano that is built well, sounds and feels great while staying within your budget, the Steinway Designed Essex is the best piano in its class.
Although there are some design differences between manufacturers that make them unique to themselves, there are several construction features most all agree upon when it comes to producing their highest quality piano.
The pictures & videos below show features of Essex pianos which are removed by most other manufacturers and reserved only for their higher priced pianos.
Duplex Scale

Least expensive model with duplex scale design |
Steinway-Designed Essex EGP155 – $15,900 |
Yamaha GC1 – $23,999 |
Kawai GL20 – $19,095 |
Vertically Laminated Bridge

Least expensive model with vertically laminated treble bridge |
Steinway-Designed Essex EGP155 – $15,900 |
Yamaha C1X – $37,999 |
Kawai GX1 – $36,195 |
Radial Bracing & Backposts



Least expensive model with radial bracing |
Steinway-Designed Essex EGP155 – $15,900 |
Yamaha GC1 – $23,999 |
Kawai GL40 – $34,895 |
Maple Piano Rim

Least expensive model with maple in the rim |
Steinway-Designed Essex EGP155 – $15,900 |
Yamaha S3X – $77,999 |
Kawai GX1 – $36,195* |
Tapered Soundboard

Least expensive model with tapered soundboard |
Steinway-Designed Essex EGP155 – $15,900 |
Yamaha C1X – $37,999 |
Kawai GL10 – $16,795 |
Hammers with underfelt

Least expensive model with underfelted hammers |
Steinway-Designed Essex EGP155 – $15,900 |
Yamaha C1X – $37,999 |
Kawai GL10 – $16,795 |
Steinway & Sons is proud of the quality of all their pianos.
The Essex specifications are easily obtained.
Technical Specifications of the Essex EGP155
Instrument
Rim/Backframe | Outer and inner rims are laminated maple & beech. Wide tail design (similar to Boston). 22 mm outer rim width, 38 mm inner rim width. |
Braces/Posts | Steinway-like radial bracing. 3 braces. |
Pinblock | Laminated multi-directional Maple. Thickness: 36 mm. |
Soundboard | Solid Spruce. Linear taper. Vibrating area: 1.07 m2 (1,657 in2) |
Ribs | Ribs notched into inner rim (no floating ribs). Ribs made of spruce and staggered/graduated. Number of ribs: 11 |
Bridges | Vertically laminated maple base with solid maple cap. |
Scale | Designed by Steinway. 17,661 kg (38,854 lb) tension. |
Plate | Cast iron, painted with Steinway Gold. |
Tuning Pins | Carbon steel nickel coating. |
Duplex Scales | Front and rear duplexes Designed by Steinway. |
Strings | Roslau wire. Number of sizes of treble strings: 14. Lowest tenor note: 27. Number 1 speaking length: 112 cm (44.0”) |
Hammers | Designed by Steinway. Weight of topfelt: 7 kg (15 lb). |
Action | Designed by Steinway. Angled whippen heel. All wood (no plastic) for all moving parts. Extruded aluminum action rails with Steinway rosette shape |
Keys | Steinway design. Spruce. |
Keybed | Spruce. |
Pedals | Brass. Full Sostenuto. |
Features | Slow-fall Fallboard. Fold-down Fallboard Lip available on most grand models. |
Dimensions
Height: | 100 cm (39 ¼”) |
Length: | 155 cm (5’ 1”) |
Width: | 151 cm (59 ¼”) |
Net Weight: | 289 kg (636 lb) |
Encasement
Furniture: | Classic Cases Designed by Steinway & Sons. Furniture Cases designed by William Faber. |
Finish: | Ebony and white finishes over an outer substrate of phenolic resin. Natural finishes over authentic wood veneers. Polyester (polished finishes) or hand-rubbed nitrocellulose lacquer (satin luster finishes). |
Hardware: | Brass. |