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100 1 $aBarron, James,$d1954-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2005087989
245 10 $aPiano :$bthe making of a Steinway concert grand /$cJames Barron.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bTimes Books,$c2006.
300 $axviii, 280 pages :$billustrations ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [241]-262) and index.
520 1 $a"Like no other instrument, a grand piano melds the magic of engineering with the magic of great music: the thunder of a full-throated bass, the bright, delicate trill of the upper treble. Alone among the big piano companies, Steinway & Sons still crafts all of its pianos largely by hand, imbuing each one with the promise and burden of its brand." "In this narrative, James Barron of The New York Times tells the story of one Steinway piano, from raw lumber to finished instrument. Barron follows that brand-new piano - known by its number, K0862 - on its eleven-month journey through the Steinway factory, where time-honored manufacturing methods vie with modern-day industrial efficiency. He looks over the shoulders of men and women - some second- and third-generation employees, some recently arrived immigrants - who transform wood and steel into a concert grand through a process one of the plant's managers calls "anti-manufacturing." Together, they carry on the traditions begun more than 150 years ago by the immigrants who founded Steinway & Sons - a family that soared to prominence in the music world and, for a while, in New York City's political and economic life." "Barron also explores the decades of innovations and quirks that gave birth to the concert grand piano's design, as well as the tough global competition and changing music scene that have suqeezed the piano industry. And he unmasks the art and science of developing a piano's character before its first performance, when the essential question will be answered: Does K0862 live up to the Steinway legend?" "From start to finish, Piano will charm and enlighten music lovers alike."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aSteinway piano$xConstruction.
610 20 $aSteinway & Sons.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81055122
650 0 $aPiano makers$zNew York (State)$zNew York$xHistory.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0626/2005057172-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0626/2005057172-d.html
852 00 $bmus$hML661.8.N7$iB37 2006