STEINWAY & SONS MODEL K52 52" Verta-grand Upright In Classic Ebony With Matching Bench

STEINWAY & SONS K52 traditional 52" upright Verta-grand in luxurious mahogany with matching bench.

 Introduced in 1903, the K52 'Verta-grand' upright piano features a soundboard larger in area than many grand pianos, for a larger and more resonant voice

Limited space, unlimited artistic expression

Created in the same factory as the grand pianos, Steinway upright pianos take advantage of the same patented features, processes, design, materials, and extensive hand-craftsmanship. The result is the world’s finest upright piano—living up to the Steinway & Sons name in every respect.

That which distinguishes Steinway pianos, more than all else, is summed up in our dedication to a single ideal: make the finest pianos in the world. It has never entered our minds to compromise quality. Where some have substituted mass-produced, synthetic components to speed production or reduce costs, we apply technologies and new materials only when they provide proven enhancements in the piano. We adhere to these principles for one reason — compromise quality, and you risk the sound, the touch, and ultimately, the integrity of the instrument.

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. Our upright pianos take advantage of over 125 patented features and processes, including our patented Diaphragmatic® soundboard, Accelerated Action® and Hexagrip® pinblock.

The Steinway Crown Jewel Collection

The Steinway & Sons Crown Jewel Collection is an exclusive range of extraordinary grand and upright pianos … encased in magnificent natural woods, prized for their exquisite color and grain, and gathered from around the world. Steinway & Sons craftsmen meticulously match the grain … from one end of the piano to the other, even across the beveled edge of the lid.

Each Steinway Crown Jewel is an original handmade work of art, individually distinguished with a special Limited Edition medallion marking its rarity. This is a Steinway that makes itself heard … even before you touch the keys.

Mahogany

This lustrous wood varies in color from golden to deep red-brown. Irregular grain patterns produce highly attractive figures such as fiddleback, blister, stripe and mottle. Patterns range from straight to wavy or curly. Grown in Central and South America.

Steinway Features:

• Factory warranty
• Seasoned for all climates
• Painstaking craftsmanship
• Incomparable full & even tone
• Sensitive, intuitive touch
• Precise, rapid repetition
• Enduring faithful performance
• Established in New York City in 1853

STEINWAY & SONS K52 general specifications:

• Height – 52" (132 cm)
• Width - 60 3/4" (154 cm)                  
• Depth - 26 3/8" (67 cm)       
• Weight - 600 pounds (273 kg)     
• Finish - Polished Ebony.  
• Number of Keys - 88.
• Number of Pedals - 3 (Shift, Sostenuto, Damper).

STEINWAY & SONS K52 detailed specifications:

Rim Back Frame: Solid birch mortised foot-piece. Solid birch soundboard lining. Grand-type maple laminated closing rim; unequaled vertical strength and stability.

Braces POSTS: 5 FULL-LENGTH tapered solid spruce with a volume of 3,600 cu. in. (58,993cm3); Assures that backframe will remain straight, promoting stable and consistent tuning. Strategically positioned with bottom ends tenoned into birch foot-piece for positive vertical alignment. Spruce fill-blocks between posts at top of backframe capped with solid birch backing board for positive horizontal alignment.

Pinblock Hexagrip patented design; 7 laminations of quartered hardrock maple stock. Grain symmetrically distributed at successive angles of 45°, 90°, employing grain direction uniformly around the circumference of the tuning pin to provide the ultimate in pin grippage. As a result of this exclusive design, the tuning pin has smoother movement under torque, a more uniform retaining action for solid setting, and a piano will hold its tuning longer.

Soundboard Created like the soundboard of violins to give a free and even response throughout the entire scale, it is so constructed as to be 8 mm thick in the center and tapered to 5 mm as it approaches the rim and outer case before being DOUBLE CROWNED. This design permits complete freedom of movement, while acting as a homogenous unit to displace a greater amount of air, thereby creating a richer and more lasting tonal response. Close-grained, quarter-sawn Sitka spruce, a wood having unusual stability and vibrance under stress and vibration, is used exclusively for the soundboard.

Ribs Made from durable, resinous sugar pine to assure strong and constant support of string down-bearing on the soundboard. Rib ends are hand-fitted into their mounting surfaces virtually locking in the important soundboard crown.

Bridges Treble: Hard rock maple vertical laminations capped with solid hard rock maple; planed to prescribed height, graphite coated, drilled, and notched by hand for precise individual string bearing. Design defies splitting. Bass: Rock maple base cantilevered at angle for maximum resistance to string pressure. Maple doweled, glued and screwed to soundboard.

Scale Overstrung; twenty-six note bass/tenor break. Treble duplex. Tension: 37,500 lbs. (16,875 kg)

Plate Sturdy gray iron; filled, CNC-milled, and sealed; bronzed and lacquered.

Tuning Pins Premium blued steel with rust-resistant, nickeled heads.

Strings Treble: Ten whole & one-half sizes from high-tensile Swedish steel. Bass: Swedish steel core wire wound with pure copper. Longest, pressure bar/bridge: 46 3/8" (118 cm)

Hammers Premium wool top felt over premium wool under felt; treated to resist insects and moisture. Compression-wired to retain permanent shape. Hard rock maple hammer moldings and shanks.

Dampers Vertical-cut premium wool for effective dampening. Hornbeam heads for endurance.

Action White, quarter-sawn hornbeam parts are bushed with specially treated wool action cloth for freedom from friction. Parts are anchored in hard maple rails. Dependable, Direct-Blow design permits ALL parts of the action to lie above the brass capstan screws.

Keys European spruce, individually weighed-off. Chip-proof, stain-resistant coverings for naturals; slip-proof, delicately abraded ebonized sharps. Tough, durable Linden wood buttons reinforce keys over balance rail permitting maximum tonal power with every strike. Longest: 16 1/8" (40.9 cm)

Keybed Made from planks of stable, quarter-sawn poplar. Horizontal planks are freely mortised together, while their ends are permanently mortised into vertical planks made of birch, presenting a vented system for humidity escapement while allowing for necessary expansion and contraction. Hand-milled to be flat and true correlating with keyframe for snug fit. Strong, rugged construction provides a solid mount for keyframe and action allowing for precise and prolonged action regulation. Thickness: 1 3/4" (4.45cm)

Pedals Heavy, solid brass. Soft, sustaining, and full sostenuto.