Product Overview
At just 5'1" (155 cm), the Steinway Model S is the most compact of all Steinway grands. Introduced in the 1930s, it was thoughtfully designed to bring the elegance, craftsmanship, and unmistakable Steinway sound into more intimate living spaces. Despite its smaller stature, the Model S delivers the expressive depth and tonal beauty that are hallmarks of every Steinway piano.
> “Probably the central thing about Steinway for me is the singing, sustaining tone... The tone that has personality, that's human, that's not ‘just a sound’ but seems to have a kind of life of its own.” > — Jeremy Denk, Steinway Artist
Specifications & Design Highlights
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Length: 5'1" (155 cm)
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Width: 57¾" (147 cm)
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Net Weight: 579 lbs (263 kg)
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Braces: 3 solid spruce, 1,050 cu. in. volume — joined with maple dowels for a unified tonal foundation
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Scale Design: Overstrung, combination agraffe; front and rear duplex scale tension: 32,332 lbs
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Ribs: Hand-fitted sugar pine, providing lasting string downbearing support
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Tuning Pins: Premium blued steel, rust-resistant with nickeled heads
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Strings: High-tensile Swedish steel treble strings; bass strings wound with pure copper
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Soundboard: Solid Sitka spruce, diaphragm-style, tapered from 8 mm to 5 mm and double-crowned
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Bridges: Vertically laminated hardwood with solid maple cap, notched by hand
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Pinblock: Hexagrip design with 7 laminations of quartered hard rock maple
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Hammers: Premium wool with hornbeam shanks and moldings, wire-compressed for longevity
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Dampers: Horizontal-cut premium wool with maple heads for consistent response
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Keys: European spruce, individually weighted; durable finishes and reinforced linden buttons
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Keybed: Quarter-sawn spruce and birch with crowned action frame and moisture-vented system
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Pedals: Solid brass — soft, sostenuto, and sustain
Craftsmanship at its Core The Model S features Steinway’s iconic continuous bent rim—crafted from 10 layers of hard rock maple, inner and outer, pressed in a single operation to ensure unmatched structural integrity. Every element, from the precision-notched bridges to the tension-resilient cast iron plate, is built to endure and resonate for generations.
The result is an instrument that offers both musical intimacy and grand expression, ideal for the refined musician and the discerning home.
