當鋼琴遇上調音師: grand

從古典到爵士，甚至在流行音樂界裡，都有許多傑出的音樂家名列史坦威藝術家行列，從1857年開始，許多鋼琴家都希望自己能夠與世界知名的藝術家齊名於史坦威藝術家名單中，過去，在各種鋼琴大賽、音樂節、音樂會中，史坦威公司接觸到不少年輕的鋼琴家，他們優秀的表現雖不及真正的大師，但未來的發展都是指日可待的。音樂這條路除了音樂家的演奏技術及個人魅力外，還需要許多外力的協助才能讓音樂事業更上層樓，史坦威公司為了培育新秀以及宣傳鋼琴演奏藝術，讓年輕藝術家能夠藉此快速發展音樂事業，提供一個「史坦威年輕藝術家」計劃賦予一些經過選拔的年輕新秀加入史坦威藝術家的機會。

史坦威年輕藝術家準則－資格

史坦威年輕藝術家要與鋼琴家一樣，積極追求成為專業音樂家。
申請者必須為16-35歲，由史坦威公司破格邀請者除外。
申請者必須擁有一台史坦威設計的家族鋼琴（史坦威、波士頓、Essex）。
史坦威年輕藝術家無論在何時、何地都必須演奏史坦威鋼琴。演出活動中，若有提供其他品牌的鋼琴，史坦威年輕藝術家必須選擇史坦威鋼琴。若在演出活動中的史坦威鋼琴狀況不良時，請即刻通知史坦威公司改善此情況。
申請者在申請時應避免與其他品牌的接觸，包括公開代言、宣傳，包括加入其他品牌的團隊。在系列音樂會中史坦威年輕藝術家可能會演奏到其他品牌鋼琴，同樣，史坦威年輕藝術家應避免被標籤為其他品牌鋼琴的官方代言人，應在簡介、節目單中註明為史坦威年輕藝術家。
申請者應遞交一份「證明書」，描述史坦威對他的意義。藝術家也不應在發表對其他鋼琴製造者有利的宣言。申請時應提供高畫素的數位影像檔，如果檔案許可，史坦威公司可能會將此影像檔及證明書無償用於商業需求上，或者公開展示於史坦威官方網站中，直到藝術家撤回此權利。
申請成功後，史坦威年輕藝術家的身分將持續到年輕藝術家規定的最高年限36歲，或藝術家自動放棄鋼琴家身分時。任何時候，只要符合史坦威藝術家條件，史坦威年輕藝術家都能申請成為史坦威藝術家。

如何申請成為史坦威年輕藝術家？

申請者同意上述標準，即可向我們索取史坦威年輕藝術家申請表格。
申請者遞交完整申請文件、證明書、高畫素數位影像檔以及新聞發佈資料、錄音檔等。
申請者同意所有遞交的資料將由史坦威公司保管，並不再歸還。史坦威保有提名、否決及撤銷史坦威年輕藝術家身分的所有權利。

2013年9月21日星期六

優質二手三角鋼琴/ Second Hand Grand Piano - Yamaha C3

PLease Read:

http://www.tongtuning.com/wordpress/?p=1261

2013年9月18日星期三

Grotrian

如果說 Grotrian, 你 (特別是如果你有去出年的上海樂器展的話) 可能會第一時間想起:

其實, 這個品牌是 Steinway & Sons 的大哥.

以下是 Grotrian 的簡介:

Grotrian-Steinweg's history dates back to 1835 when the first Steinweg piano factory was built by Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg (later known as Henry Steinway after his emigration to the US where he founded Steinway & Sons). In 1856, Friedrich Grotrian became a partner; in 1865 his son Wilhelm Grotrian and two associates bought the factory and the right to market their pianos as successors to the Steinweg brand. Ensuing generations of Grotrian family members led the company to become one of the finest piano manufacturers in Germany. Grotrian-Steinweg pianos were preferred by some famous pianists, and they received accolades at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Grotrian-Steinweg operated an orchestra and a concert hall, and established sales rooms in a half dozen major cities in Germany, and by 1920, in London as well. At its peak in the late 1920s, Grotrian-Steinweg employed 1,000 people and made 3,000 pianos per year.

Economic depression in the 1930s and war in the 1940s caused Grotrian-Steinweg to decline severely and then lose its factory completely. The family rebuilt the factory and re-established its reputation for quality work. In the 1950s, an annual piano-playing competition was founded by the company, to identify promising young piano students.

Grotrian-Steinweg sought to expand into the US in the mid-1960s with the intent to benefit from the similarity between the trademarks "Steinweg" and Steinway & Sons. Steinway & Sons sued to prevent the practice, resulting in a 1975 decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The case set a precedent in describing "initial interest confusion": that the brand Grotrian-Steinweg could cause piano buyers to temporarily confuse its brand with the brand Steinway & Sons. The court ordered Grotrian-Steinweg to stop selling pianos in the US under the "Steinweg" name. Afterward, the company formed a business entity named Grotrian Piano Company, through which it sells pianos in North America.
在之前, Grotrian 的鋼琴是比 Steinway & Sons 好的.

但是為何 "小弟弟" 現在反而比 "大哥哥" 出名呢?

如大的原因是當 Steinway & Sons 作出了不少的技術設計改良和取得不少專利的同時, Grotrian 原地踏步了.

Playel Double Grand Piano

Some Facts about Playel Double Grand:

The fact that, little short of a miracle, a double grand manufactured in 1904 - having escaped the catastrophe of two world wars - suddenly appeared for sale in Switzerland in 1995, brought a decisive moment in the career of the Egri & Pertis Duo. The instrument has consequently been in the duo's possession since 1996.

and some info:

The Pleyel Double Grand Piano is truly a unique musical instrument, as only a handful now remain throughout the world. Some 50 double grand pianos were produced in the Pleyel piano factory in Paris but, sadly, most of these were eventually destroyed in the mayhem of two world wars.
This type of musical instrument was originally developed by the company in the 19th century and the last double grand was said to have left the factory in around 1930.

The two keyboards are placed at opposite ends of this 2.5 meter long instrument that weighs nearly 600 kilograms. The brilliance of the design lies in the fact that, although the two pianos are housed in one body, both have their own sets of wires, pedals and mechanism. (With a special switch, the Pleyel design also makes it possible for one of the players to operate the pedals of the other if necessary, and this of course also works the other way round.) At the same time, the casting and the resonance - an important element of the instrument - are common to both. All the sounds produced are emitted in a shared space, the overtones enrich each other, and all of this results in a warm and wonderfully full sound.