Review of Note by Note: The Making of Steinway L1037 (2007) by Tuomas S — 06 Jan 2010
A very enjoyable hour and a half. I heard something about this documentary on NPR a year or so ago and have wanted to watch it ever since. Basically it follows the construction of a concert grand Steinway, from a log floating in a river with other logs to a beautiful finished instrument, a process that takes an entire year and is done entirely by skilled hands using old-fashioned artisan tools.
And not in some quaint Bavarian forest with elves, but right in the middle of Queens by American workers. It makes you proud. Especially nice where the interviews with pianists, from Harry Connick to Marcus Roberts, and the scenes in the "selection room," where concert pianists play piano after piano, trying to find just the right one.
God, I wish a had a hundred grand or so -- I'd buy a Steinway tomorrow!
This review of Note by Note: The Making of Steinway L1037 (2007) was written by Tuomas S on 06 Jan 2010.
Note by Note: The Making of Steinway L1037 has generally received very positive reviews.
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