Steingraeber & Sohne E 272

Many pianists have rated the E-272 as one of the most distinctive and outstanding concert grands on the market. It is based on the 1895 model that preceded it.

When tested in Paris its sound was qualified best for the interpretation of Bach, Mozart and Beethoven and its competences for Contemporary Music were proved.

The E-272 is based on its predecessor, the 1895 model. Many pianists praise it as being one of the most distinctive and outstanding instruments on the market today.

Unique features include its sound-reflecting inner casing, star-shaped/half-timbered braces, and the “unbelievably enjoyable” action (Cyprien Katsaris, pianist). Steingraeber is the only manufacturer to have reduced the surface of the treble soundboard and to have restored its ‘classical relationship’ to short treble strings. Thus, Steingraeber strings have 27% less wood weight to set in motion. Even when softer intonation is called for, the player is rewarded with an immediate, singing resonance.

At the latest test of eleven concert grand pianos from all of the top manufacturers, Le Monde de la Musique (Paris) wrote that “… these days it would be hard to find a better instrument for interpreting Bach, Mozart and Beethoven.” Added to that, when needed, is its percussive ‘register’, perfect for twentieth and twenty-first century music applications. This register distinguishes the E-272 from other excellent grand pianos, which are built largely with late nineteenth-century repertoire in mind.

From the Berlin Philharmonie right through to the National Theatre in Quito, Ecuador, the E-272 can be heard time and again in major concert halls around the world.

FEATURES

• increased treble sustain

–  small tweeter dimensioning of the treble board

–  backstrings of the treble in triade-overtones

–  capo d’astro bars with strengthening bridges

–  induction-hardened capo d’astro bars

–  treble frame-horn for extra tension in the belly rail

• sound-reflecting rim, straight form in the rear
• hardened bridge pins in nickeled iron
• agrafes hardened by steel pins
• straight bass bridge for a higher soundboard amplitude
• perfect touch

–  5 section weighting of the keyboard: 52–48 g (sharps 1 g lighter!)

–  fast-responding keys (20 % more upweight)

–  reliable key tops without aquaplaning

• frame design without hindering cross-braces for techniques for Contemporary music
• responding touch by aluminium action rails with wooden fillings

SPECIFICATIONS

• sound-reflecting casing wall, straight form in the rear
• particularly sonorous discant resulting from:
  • precise high-frequency dimension of the treble-range soundboard
  • treble backstrings constructed using ‘Mischklang’ (unified sound) principle
  • sound bridges on the capo d’astro bars
  • induction-hardened capo d’astro bars
  • 2 frame flanges in the treble region for extra tension
• hardened bridge pins in nickeled iron
• agrafes hardened by steel pins

• perfect touch
  • 5-section weighting of the keyboard: 52–48g (sharp notes 1g lighter)
  • fast-responding keys (20% more up-weight)
  • reliable key tops (to avoid ‘aquaplaning’)
• frame design without front cross struts (for New Music ‘extended techniques’)
• responding touch by aluminium action rails with wooden fillings