Kodi mukudziwa kuti Steinway & Sons, mmodzi mwa opanga piyano otchuka kwambiri padziko lapansi, adakali ku Astoria, Queens ? Mukhoza kupita paulendo wa $ 10 pomwe makina otchuka a Steinway a kampani amangidwa ndi manja ndi akatswiri aluso. Ndizosangalatsa kuona mmene liwu la Steinway lilili lopanda malire. Zimakhalanso zosangalatsa kudziwa momwe banja la Steinway lilili ndi udindo wopanga piyano yamakono ndi zomwe zili lero, komanso kukonza malo a Steinway ku Astoria.
Astoria wakhala nyumba ya fakitale ya Piinway & Sons kwa zaka zambiri. Fakitale ili kumpoto kotalikira kwa Astoria, kumalo ogulitsa mafakitale, ku 1 Steinway Place, yomwe ili kumpoto kwa 19th Avenue.
Mbiri ya Steinway & Ana
Steinway & Sons anakhazikitsidwa mu 1853 ndi Wachijeremani wochokera ku Germany, dzina lake Henry Engelhard Steinway, pamalo okwera pa Street ya Varick ku Manhattan . Pambuyo pake anakhazikitsa fakitale pa 59th Street (komwe tsopano mabanki a piano ali).
Chakumapeto kwa zaka za m'ma 1800, Steinways inasunthira fakitale ku Queens ndipo idakhazikitsa midzi ya antchito ake otchedwa Steinway Village, yomwe tsopano ili gawo la Astoria. The Steinways inatsegulanso laibulale, yomwe inadzakhala mbali ya Queens Public Library dongosolo.
Kuyendera Msika
Ulendo wa fakitale umatenga pafupi maola atatu ndipo uli wothandiza kwambiri. Ulendowu ndi wabwino kwambiri, ndipo, magazini ya Forbes inavotera imodzi mwa maulendo atatu apamwamba a fakitale m'dzikoli.
Zimaperekedwa kokha pa 9:30 Lachiwiri kuyambira pa September mpaka June ndipo magulu ali aang'ono (16), choncho onetsetsani kuti muyambe ulendo wanu poyitana 718-721-2600 kapena kutumiza imelo ku tours@steinway.com. Tikiti ndi $ 10 aliyense ayenera kukhala osachepera zaka 16. Kuti mudziwe zambiri zokhudza maulendo ndi maulendo, pitani ku webusaitiyi.
Woyendetsa alendo akuyamba kuuza alendo mbiri yakale ya kampaniyo, ndi momwe piyano ya Steinway inakhalira yotchuka komanso yotchuka kwambiri. Pakatikati mwa zaka za m'ma 1850, pianos inayamba kutchuka kwambiri m'mabanja apakati. Panthawi ina ku New York City, panali anthu pafupifupi 200 opanga piyano. Piyano ya Steinway inayamba kukhala piyano yosankha panthaŵi ino, kupeza ulemu ndi kupambana mphoto ku US ndi Europe chifukwa cha ubwino ndi zomveka.
Zimene Tingayembekezere Kuchokera ku Ulendo
Mudzawona njira yonse yolenga piyano, kuchokera ku nkhuni zofiira (mtedza, peyala, spruce), kumalo osiyanasiyana (mahogany, rosewood, pommele), mpaka kumapeto kwake. Mitengo yaiwisi yayamba kale ndipo mitengoyi imachokera ku mitengo yamtengo wapatali yokolola ku Africa, Canada, ndi kwina kulikonse.
Chinthu chimodzi chokhudza nkhuni zomwe zimagwiritsidwa ntchito poti: Steinway & sons ndi ovuta kwambiri kuti akhale ndi mapepala oyenerera kuti akalandire nkhuni zosawerengeka, ndipo kampaniyo silingatenge nkhuni zomwe zakololedwa mosavomerezeka.
Mudzawonanso chipinda chimodzi choperekedwa ku chiyero chachikulu cha piyano, kuchokera ku fungulo lokha kupita ku nyundo ndi mbali zonse zazing'ono. Zingadabwe kuti mukuwona makamaka amayi akusuntha pamodzi. Mwachiwonekere, izi ndi chifukwa chakuti amayi ndi opambanitsa kuposa amuna, choncho amatha kugwiritsa ntchito zigawo zing'onozing'ono, zopangidwa ndi piyano mosavuta.
Chipinda chotsirizira ndi pamene kumaliza kumagwiritsidwa ntchito ku zipangizo, pogwiritsira ntchito lacquers ndi shellacs. Zida zojambulidwazo zili ndi malaya asanu ndi amodzi a lacquer, atatu akuda ndi atatu omveka.
Mutha kutsegulira ku chipinda chowonetseramo mafakitale, komwe kukafika ojambula a Steinway akubwera kukawona pianos ndikusewera zida zozizwitsa zamakono.