Essex Pianos
The perfect entry-level piano for beginning players, the Essex piano is designed by Steinway, manufactured globally, and incorporates Steinway & Sons’ latest design specifications and engineering standards, as well as the Steinway commitment to excellence developed over 160 years of quality craftsmanship. Every Essex instrument is inspected by a team of highly experienced Steinway & Sons trained technicians before it leaves the factory.
ESSEX 173 5'8 classic grand piano in popular polished ebony with matching bench.
For the classic Grand piano buyer. The Essex 173 grand is the style by which all others are judged. The Classic Sheraton design has withstood the test of time for over 100 years since it was first introduced by Steinway & Sons in 1900.
Designed by Steinway & Sons in collaboration with renowned furniture designer William Faber, the Essex has been created as a tribute to the idea that beautiful piano styles and finishes can and should be possible in every price range. With elegant traditional styling and museum-quality finishes, Essex will be a stunning addition to your home. And it is available in an array of models, sizes, and veneers to fit every décor and every lifestyle.
The Steinway-designed Essex piano incorporates the latest design specifications and engineering standards from Steinway & Sons. In keeping with Steinway's commitment to excellence, Steinway & Sons provides technical assistance for the production of Essex pianos, to insure that Essex pianos are made to the specifications established by Steinway. And every Essex piano is inspected by a team of highly experienced Steinway & Sons trained technicians before it leaves the factory.
Due to the Steinway-designed Rim Shape, Essex grand pianos are wider at the tail than most other pianos of the same length. This allows for a larger soundboard area, producing a richer sound. The Steinway-designed soundboard is tapered, rather than uniformly thick, to vibrate more freely and provide more tonal volume. Essex pianos have a Steinway-designed, all wood (no plastic) action for proven durability and heightened responsiveness and control. In addition, all Essex pianos feature a Steinway-designed pinblock, strings, plate, backposts/braces, and bridges, as well as many Steinway-specified parts and manufacture procedures.
With the Essex piano, you get more than the best possible value for your money. You also enjoy complete investment assurance, as each Essex piano is backed by Steinway & Sons and serviced by Steinway–trained technicians. Your purchase is also backed by the Steinway Promise: If you decide to trade-in your Essex piano for a new Steinway grand piano at any time within ten years, you will receive a trade-in credit equal to your original purchase price.
As a result, the Essex is, quite simply, the best piano available in its price range today.
Essex features:
ESSEX 173 specifications:
ESSEX 173 detailed specifications:
Rim/Backframe | Outer and inner rims are laminated Chinese Walnut. 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: 1.25 m2 (1,938 in2) |
Ribs | Ribs notched into inner rim (no floating ribs). Ribs made of spruce and staggered/graduated. Number of ribs: 12 |
Bridges | Vertically laminated maple base with solid maple cap. |
Scale | Designed by Steinway. 18,191 kg (40,021 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: 9. Lowest tenor note: 27. Number 1 speaking length: 130 cm (51.1”) |
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. |
Keys | Steinway design. Spruce. |
Keybed | Spruce. |
Pedals | Brass. Full Sostenuto. |
Features | Slow-fall Fallboard. Fold-down Fallboard Lip on Classic model. |