Question 1

1) Frenator soft-close system

Accepted Answer

Allows smooth automatic closing of the fallboard and therefore avoids damages or injuries by a fallboard dropping shut.

Question 2

2) Key-bed

Accepted Answer

Made of massive spruce. Its three-layer construction provides long-lasting stability and thus a permanently precise functioning of the action.

Question 3

3) Tuning block

Accepted Answer

Made of cross-glued, multi-layer beech wood. Provides high stability and strong support for the string tension, which leads to an especially good stability of the tuning.

Question 4

4) Action

Accepted Answer

Made from around 6.000 wooden, metal, leather and felt parts. Designed state-of-the-art for professional exigencies.

Question 5

5) Soundboard support

Accepted Answer

Made with glued-in ribs. Thanks to its design with a curve, a connection is created that offers the soundboard best resonance conditions.

Question 6

6) Membrator groove

Accepted Answer

Optimises the acoustic properties of the soundboard and thus the transparent sound that is characteristic for Seiler.

Question 7

7) Soundboard

Accepted Answer

Made from mountain spruce with especially fine grain. It is glued to the rim in a slight curve to obtain some tension and amplifies the vibrations of the strings.

Question 8

8) Ribs

Accepted Answer

Made of spruce with standing growth rings. Each of these ribs has a specific form, which adds to the membrane effect of the soundboard.

Question 9

9) Back posts

Accepted Answer

Made of massive spruce, wedge-glued. Strut the framework, the so-called rim, which serves as a stable support for the soundboard.

Question 10

10) Bridge

Accepted Answer

Made from beech with a top layer of maple. Provides a tight fit of the bridge pins and a precise transmission of the strings’ vibrations to the soundboard.

Question 11

11) Outer rim

Accepted Answer

Made of 2,4 mm mahogany veneer stripes. Does not only provide the instrument’s nice outward appearance, but also influences its sound.

Question 12

12) Tone Volume Stabiliser

Accepted Answer

Creates a permanent longitudinal curve. Improves richness and projection of our sound, optimises and preserves the elasticity of the soundboard.

Question 13

13) Cast-iron frame

Accepted Answer

Made of high-grade cast iron (DIN1691/GG20) that does not create unwanted sounds and is capable of resisting the huge string tension of more than 20 tons without bending.

Question 14

14) Rim

Accepted Answer

Made of 3mm beech veneer stripes, torsion-free bonding. The rim is the frame of a grand piano. It connects the instrument’s parts and gives it its shape.

Question 15

15) Keyboard

Accepted Answer

Made of best fine spruce. The link between player and instrument that transmits all emotions and powers.

FAQ

1) Frenator soft-close system

2) Key-bed

3) Tuning block

4) Action

5) Soundboard support

6) Membrator groove

7) Soundboard

8) Ribs

9) Back posts

10) Bridge

11) Outer rim

12) Tone Volume Stabiliser

13) Cast-iron frame

14) Rim

15) Keyboard

FAQ

1) Frenator soft-close system

2) Key-bed

3) Tuning block

4) Action

5) Soundboard support

6) Membrator groove

7) Soundboard

8) Ribs

9) Back posts

10) Bridge

11) Outer rim

12) Tone Volume Stabiliser

13) Cast-iron frame

14) Rim

15) Keyboard

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