Sauter calls this the R2 Double Escapement action. It contains an auxiliary jack spring which aids in faster repetitions. The larger verticals use an action, designed and patented by Sauter. The keybed is reinforced with steel to prevent warping, and all of their pianos are fully tropicalized for humid climates. They are known for their meticulous quality and performance but at the same time, never forget that beautiful cases count with their customers. Six generations of Sauters have owned the company since 1819. One of our favorite German piano makers, Sauter, is responsible for both. Upright pianos enjoy a new reputation as “modern uprights” due to engineering innovations and a lot of beautiful case designs. Uprights tend to be the stepchild in the piano industry, but due to streamlining and new inventions, they have really come into their own. This largest of all grand pianos is roughly nine or ten feet in length (2.75 to 3.05 meters ). Most are around nine feet long, though the Bösendorfer Imperials from Austria are 9½ feet and Fazioli, the Italian concert grand, is 10 feet. Concert grands are the most magnificent products of the piano craftsmen’s art. Usually the best concert grand pianos are reserved for public venues where their sound can reach the balcony and the back rows to the delight of the audience.
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Sometimes a concert grand in a simple ebony case just suits the residence and the needs of a professional pianist. Designers may request changes to the case color, or added embellishments, special woods, inlays, semi-precious gems or even artist paintings to match their interior design. But of course any magnificent private home with enough space to handle the volume, tone and timbre of such a large instrument can do justice to a concert grand. The concert piano is created for the symphonic stage, concert halls and opera houses. Their classic ebony cases are the norm as in the Bechstein 232 above. The most prestigious European manufacturers compete to make their concert grand pianos the ultimate in striking tonal quality and beauty.
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