All in the Family; Tone Regulating Boston and Essex Pianos

Boston and Essex pianos have become familiar to technicians over the past number of years. While these instruments have many features of Steinway piano designs and are part of the Steinway & Sons family of pianos, they also differ in some respects; one of them being hammer construction and design and the necessary differences in tone regulating techniques. This class will compare and contrast those differences in both grand and vertical instruments, with New York Steinway & Sons pianos. There will be a general discussion of tone and acoustics, as well as demonstrations of specific techniques for developing tone in all timbres and dynamics over the full compass of the keyboard.

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Bio: Eric Schandall

Eric Schandall is the Administrator of Technical Training and Education for Steinway & Sons, New York. In this position Eric is the instructor and head of the CF Theodore Steinway Technical Academy, a training program offered by Steinway & Sons for piano technicians working with Steinway pianos. He is also on the roster of concert technicians at Steinway Hall in New York City. Eric Schandall has also worked as a University Technician for twenty-six years, beginning his training in 1967 at the North Bennett Street School in Boston.