🎹 C. Bechstein B 212 Concert Grand Piano Playing Demo & Review by Merriam Pianos 🎹 скачать в хорошем качестве

🎹 C. Bechstein B 212 Concert Grand Piano Playing Demo & Review by Merriam Pianos 🎹

🛒 Get the C. Bechstein B212▸https://www.merriammusic.com/product/... 🛒 See More C. Bechstein Pianos▸ https://www.merriammusic.com/product-... 💕 Subscribe to Merriam Pianos HERE ▸ http://bit.ly/SubscribeMerriam Click the 🔔 bell to be notified of all videos! ▸ http://bit.ly/SubscribeMerriam #CBechsteinB212 #Bechstein212 #GrandPianos Introduction: In this video, Stu Harrison of Merriam Pianos guides us through an in-depth look at C. Bechstein’s mighty 7’ concert-class grand piano, the “B212”. Besides being one of the most acclaimed pianos in the world, it’s also one of the most unique in terms of the engineering behind it, and one of the most rare. It takes 15 months to build a B212, and close to 700 hours of labour. We take a peek under the hood, give it a play, and add some thoughts and perspectives that we hope will help you in your piano shopping journey. Please enjoy the review, and if it’s your first time to the channel, subscribe! We’d love to see you back. The Sound: Very few pianos have a ‘sound’ attached to them, and the “Bechstein Sound” is long associated with refined clarity and luscious colour. The term clarity tends to conflate the concepts of purity and structure of tone, and separation of tone as a single quality, but in the case of the Bechstein 212, its appropriate. The purity of the tone, meaning that all harmonics and partials within a note are even, without phase, and consistent from note to note, is remarkable - and only achieved through precision of construction and design. This aspect has virtually nothing to do with wood quality or material selection - it’s all design and craft. With a minimum of at least 7 audible harmonics on any given note, and treble notes comprised of three strings simultaneously resonating, that’s 21 distinct ‘pitches’ that must act as a single tonal unit. The hammer must strike perfectly, the strings must be exactly the same length and tension, and the strings themselves must be completely blemish-free. In addition, the duplex scale will add further complexity which must perfectly complement and enhance the tone coming off the primary resonating length. It’s not easy. Separation of tone is a function of the bridge and soundboard, and no different than comparing a high-quality speaker where you hear more detail even at higher volumes than a cheap speaker where sound tends to blend and distort as it becomes more complex or louder. And in this category, the B212 is built around the world’s ultimate soundboard: a computer-milled tapered soundboard made of solid Val Di’ Fiemme spruce. Or in layman's terms, it's the same wood as a Stradivarius Violin. Add to that a custom dark walnut hammer perfectly balanced to elicit a bloom on the attack, and a ‘spring-loaded’ wood structure built as a natural amplifier. It’s a super-efficient all natural piano loud-speaker that’s as close as we get to nature’s hi-fi stereo. Action The piano is equipped with Bechstein’s Gold Action, which is their top design combined with hundreds of hours of refinement. In fact, the piano overall takes 15 months of construction and over 500 hours of work, and a goodly portion of those hours are spent on the action and related refinements. C. Bechstein Concert Actions (Gold Action) are near perfect out of the box. Perfectly balanced, beautifully fluid, and capable of the most subtle nuance without being lightly weighted or timid when pushed. Other Features The B212 grand piano also features a treble-bell, designed to create and preserve proper crown in the treble-section of the soundboard, and also adjustment hardware to tweak the overall soundboard tension at the factory, and potentially later in its life at the point of rebuilding. It’s sprayed in the highest quality of polyester that you can purchase, solid brass hardware throughout, and a three-level lid stick for maximum flexibility. Conclusions: The C. Bechstein B212 is a special, elite-level instrument that anyone would be thrilled to play, let alone own. It offers the player that rare gift of offering more than it asks, and causes a palpable change in how you even approach the piano. It’s level of sensitivity is entirely inspiring, rather than unsettling (as can be the case with certain other high-end instruments) giving just enough additional colour and dynamic output to make it special, without it causing you to have to relearn how to play your favourite repertoire. Simply exquisite. Connect with Merriam Music: ● Website ▸ https://www.merriammusic.com/ ● Contact Us ▸ https://www.merriammusic.com/contact/ ● Instagram ▸   / merriammusic   ● Facebook ▸   / merriammusic   ● Twitter ▸   / merriammusicinc