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509-327-4266
Hours: Mon-Sat 10AM-6PM | Closed Sundays
509-327-4266
The STEINWAY & SONS SPIRIO is the world’s finest high resolution player piano. A masterpiece of artistry and engineering in your home, SPIRIO enables you to enjoy performances played by great pianists — captured with such nuance, power, and passion that they are utterly indistinguishable from a live performance.
A musical recording can enable a listener to enjoy the performances of professional musicians with clarity, but nothing compares to hearing the performance played straight from the piano with stunningly accurate dynamics.
At 5′ 1″ (155 cm), this piano is the smallest of the Steinway grands. This design was introduced in the 1930s to invite the majesty of the Steinway sound into almost any space.
At 5′ 7″ (170 cm) in length, this piano’s rich tone, responsive action and manageable size makes it perfect for conservatories, and many homes as well. The Model M is predominately selected as a STEINWAY SPIRIO, the world’s finest high resolution player piano.
At 5′ 10¾” (180 cm), the Model O is the largest of Steinway’s “small grands.” This piano is large enough to satisfy those who demand a full, rich sound, yet sized to fit in almost any home.
At 6′ 2″ (188 cm), the Model A is known for delivering a “grand” sound in a medium-scale instrument. This grand offers power and warmth, with a design that allows the solid spruce soundboard to freely and efficiently resonate, like its larger counterparts.
This magnificent 6′ 11″ (211 cm) grand piano is often referred to by pianists as “the perfect piano.” It is a wonderfully balanced and versatile instrument that does extremely well in refined homes, teaching studios, and mid-sized venues and is also available as a STEINWAY SPIRIO, the world’s finest high resolution player piano.
At 8′ 11¾” (274 cm) in length, this majestic musical instrument — the pinnacle of concert grands — is the overwhelming choice of the world’s greatest pianists and for anyone who demands the highest level of musical expression.
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LIMITED EDITION
THE BLACK POLISHED • THE MIDNIGHT RED • THE WALNUT VENEER
Award-winning designer Luca Nichetto is the creative force behind Nichetto Studio — a multidisciplinary design studio creating an impressive array of products, accessories and furniture as well as architecture, exhibition design and branding. Nichetto teamed up with STEINWAY & SONS to present an extraordinary limited edition — GRAN NICHETTO.
A limited edition of 50 Model B SPIRIO | r instruments are available in three inspired variations.
Your STEINWAY can be a singular work of art: handcrafted, made to order, exclusively for you and your vision of your instrument — with STEINWAY’S team of highly skilled craftspeople and designers. Whatever you imagine your ideal STEINWAY custom piano to be, bring it to life with STEINWAY BESPOKE.
As the world’s preeminent pianomaker, clients have historically sought out STEINWAY & SONS to realize the STEINWAY custom piano of their dreams. The first head of STEINWAY’s art case department was JB Tiffany of the famed Tiffany family. BESPOKE and art case STEINWAYS have been designed and crafted in every conceivable style, utilizing a wide range of precious stones, exotic woods, gold painting and gilding, hand-painted artwork and more.
In keeping with this tradition, STEINWAY continues to offer a BESPOKE service: designs, big or small, can be custom-built in any size model STEINWAY.
The only upright worthy of being in the grand section.
Unlike other manufacturers that mass-produce their uprights, STEINWAY & SONS uprights are handcrafted in the same factory as our grand pianos, using the same techniques, conditioning processes, and craftsmen. The result is the world’s finest upright, living up to the STEINWAY & SONS name in every respect. STEINWAY upright pianos take advantage of over 125 patented features and processes.
WE SERVICE THE FOLLOWING AREAS
EASTERN WASHINGTON: Tri Cities, Yakima, Wenatchee, Walla Walla, Greater Spokane Area, Pullman.
NORTHERN IDAHO: From Moscow/Lewiston → North. (CDA/Sandpoint).
STATE OF MONTANA
If you are not in one of these areas, please contact your local dealer.
The Premier Piano Showroom Of The Inland Northwest
Having the soundboard made out of solid spruce is the first step. But there’s a lot more to it. That’s a bit like saying a car has tires. There can be a drastic difference in quality.
THE SCIENCE
Think back to those early science classes in elementary or middle school where you learned about tree growth. When you cut a tree in half, you can count the rings telling you how old the tree is. You can also look how close the rings are together. This tells you how fast or slow the tree grew.
The closer the rings are together, the slower it grew. It also makes it stronger. These trees are more expensive so not every piano uses the best quality spruce.
TIGHT GRAIN
A good quality soundboard should have very tight grain. (or grain that is close together) Soundwaves travel through the grain. A tight grain allows more of the sound to be captured; thus producing a longer sustain and better tone.
TAPERED
A good quality soundboard will be tapered. This allows more vibrations and longer sustain. Thus producing a richer, fuller tone.
An advanced version of tapering, The Diaphragmatic Tapered Soundboard, was originally patented by STEINWAY & SONS in 1936.
*Most every manufacturer makes a piano with this feature. It’s just a matter of what price you have to pay to obtain it. Everyone agrees this makes a better piano.
When a hammer strikes the string of a piano, that tone begins to decay. The purpose of everything under the lid of a piano is to capture as much of that tone before it goes away.
The first contact for those string vibrations is the bridge.
There are essentially two types of bridges made in modern pianos these days; a bridge made of a solid piece of wood with a cap or a bridge that is pieces of wood vertically laminated together with a cap.
The difference is quite simple. The premium feature, vertically laminated bridge, is stronger and takes the tone from the string down to the soundboard several times faster that a solid bridge.
Many piano companies choose to leave this upgrade feature off their upright pianos and several models of their lower prices grand pianos.
The vertically laminated bridge was originally patented by STEINWAY & SONS in 1880.
*Most every manufacturer makes a piano with this feature. It’s just a matter of what price you have to pay to obtain it. Everyone agrees this makes a better piano.
A duplex scale design can enhance the treble section of the piano so that it projects and sings to balance out the bass section.
This is done by tuning the aliquot of string between the bridge pin and the hitch pin on the plate. You’ll notice a shinny silver bar with various mounds where the strings goes over. These are strategically placed to create a harmony with the tuning of that string.
This is a feature generally found on grand pianos and is an easy one to spot.
A good rule of thumb is if the manufacturer is cutting costs by not providing this feature that you can see, they are most likely cutting costs where you cannot.
The Duplex Scale was originally patented by STEINWAY & SONS in 1872.
*Most every manufacturer makes a piano with this feature. It’s just a matter of what price you have to pay to obtain it. Everyone agrees this makes a better piano.
The inner rim is where the soundboard is glued and is a critical part in the capture of tone.
When a note is played, the soundboard vibrates. These vibrations ripple through the soundboard and out to all the edges. A Maple Inner Rim helps force the vibrations back to the soundboard allowing longer sustain and resulting in a wider dynamic range.
The outer rim provides reinforcement for the inner rim. The inner and outer-most layer is reserved for the finish of the piano.
Unique feature: STEINWAY & SONS grand pianos use layers of Maple on both the inner and outer rims and form them all at once.
*Most every manufacturer makes a piano with a denser maple inner rim. It’s just a matter of what price you have to pay to obtain it. Everyone agrees this makes a better piano.
One of the most common statements we get in this industry is customers want something that will last and hold value.
One of the most common “upgrade” features manufacturers offer is Hammers With Underfelting.
This is exactly want it sounds like. It is a regular piano hammer but with a dense underfelt. It is easy to spot as it’s usually a darker colored felt such as red or purple.
This extra felt gives you the ability to have more control over your playing and increases your ability to widen your dynamic range. It will also help the hammers to hold their shape and last longer.
As stated before, if the manufacturer is cutting costs by not providing this feature that you can see, they are most likely cutting costs where you cannot.
*Most every manufacturer makes a piano with this feature. It’s just a matter of what price you have to pay to obtain it. Everyone agrees this makes a better piano.
The Sostenuto pedal is that middle pedal on a grand piano. Many people ask us what it’s used for.
The sostenuto pedal allows you to sustain a selected group of notes by pressing the desired keys down and then engaging the sostenuto pedal. This will free up your hands to play other notes un-sustained.
Many people purchase less expensive grand pianos because they feel they’d never have need for or use this feature. And if it was the only feature missing, maybe you wouldn’t miss much.
Unfortunately the piano that doesn’t have this feature will not have most premium features. And…you CAN spend about the same amount (if not less) and get this and other premium features.
*Most every manufacturer makes a piano with this feature. It’s just a matter of what price you have to pay to obtain it. Everyone agrees this makes a better piano.