Name: スタインウェイピアノが高級な理由（Why Steinway Grand Pianos Are So Expensive | So Expensive）
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Narrator: It takes about 11 months to craft

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the most affordable finish of any Steinway piano,

But that's nowhere near how high prices can reach.

two of the most expensive pianos in the world,

But with several other premium pianos on the market,

is there something about Steinway's sound that stands out?

And is that what makes these pianos so expensive?

Named the "Rolls-Royce of pianos" by the BBC,

sought-after grand pianos for over 160 years.

Lang Lang, and many other professional musicians.

But compared to other high-end-piano makers,

it's often Steinway's sound that sets it apart.

As a performer, I can wear many different masks,

For some pieces, you want to be very, very diabolical.

Narrator: Creating that sound starts here in New York,

at one of only two Steinway factories in the world.

About 85% of a Steinway piano is made of wood,

The soundboard is the life of the instrument,

that are very close together, not spaced apart.

in other stringed instruments, like guitars,

and it grows in a few areas in the Northwest US,

both which can impact the quality of sound.

Steinway looks for closely packed, straight grains,

There's a reason it's so strict about this.

It's partly why when you press a key on a Steinway piano,

you hear a distinctly long, sustained tone.

The soundboard's edge must attach perfectly

the curved wooden frame of the instrument.

will have hard rock maple for the outside rim,

Lauan is not as dense and hard as hard rock maple.

And when you have your sound waves in that soundboard,

more than they would be by hard rock maple.

Narrator: The consistent touch of the keys

There are just two artisans in the entire factory

so a pianist won't have to use more force

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スタインウェイピアノが高級な理由（Why Steinway Grand Pianos Are So Expensive | So Expensive）

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