Description: New Mason and Hamlin Model B Grand CLOSEOUT SALE!! Please contact us for more information regarding this piano and Freight shipping/Delivery informationMSRP: $82,600.00 Model B SpecificationsLength: 5ft 4in (162.56cm)Width: 57.22in (145.34cm)Height: 75in (190.5cm, lid open)Rim: 20-Ply Flat-Sawn Hard Rock MapleRim ThicknessInner: 2.125in (5.4cm)Outer: 1in (2.54cm)Total: 3.125in (7.94cm)Soundboard: Eastern White Spruce with Edge TaperingSoundboard Size: 1,883.4in2 (4,783.84cm2)Plate: Sand Cast Gray Iron, Full Perimeter DesignMason & Hamlin Tension Resonator System also known as the Crown Retention System which provides an extraordinary level of stability to the piano. The spider looking metal system installed underneath the soundboard designed and patented for Mason & Hamlin by Richard W. Gertz in 1900 allows the piano to better maintain its crown because it supports the rim of the piano and keeps it from expanding and contracting in different weather conditions; creating much more stability for the piano. Furthermore, Mason & Hamlin pianos have massively built inner and outer rims that further enhance the longevity of soundboard crown. This is why many older Mason & Hamlin pianos still produce vibrant sound for years when other pianos lose their energy of tone.Full-Perimeter Plate. The piano’s cast-iron plate serves a dual purpose: Along with the case or rim to which it’s bolted, the plate supports the many tons of tension exerted by the taut strings. But the coupled mass and rigidity of the plate and rim also serve to reflect sound energy back into the soundboard rather than absorb it, thus increasing the piano’s sustain and power. Cast iron is particularly well chosen for both of these tasks, as it has both great compressive strength and rigidity. While all grand-piano plates perform these functions on the bent (treble) side of the rim, Gertz’s U-shaped, full-perimeter plate design provides greater mass and rigidity on the straight (bass) side as well. Another advantage of the full-perimeter plate is that its U shape allows for reducing the size of the plate struts, which in turn makes possible smaller breaks in the scale. The smaller breaks help the scale designer achieve smoother scaling across the breaks.
Price: 38500 USD
Location: Melbourne, Florida
End Time: 2024-12-16T21:23:40.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Number of Keys: 88
Brand: Mason and Hamlin
Action: Weighted
Length: 5'4"
Size: Large
Color: Polished Black
Instrument: Acoustic Piano
Model: B
Set Includes: Matching Bench
Features: Made in USA
Experience Level: ALL
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
