Albert Weber AW121cm Upright Piano Mahogany
Manufactured by a world-class provider in Germany maintain the old tradition that creates clean, beautiful sound.
MODEL AW-121
STYLE Professional upright
SIZE 48 ”
FINISH
Polish Finish Ebony
Satin Finish Mahogany Brown
SPECIFICATIONS
Albert Weber Vertical Pianos use AAA solid spruce soundboards with superior actions and Cold Formed Platinum Blue hammer felt to ensure the finest tone and response of any piano.
Noted for their warm rich tone these vertical pianos feature Del Fandrich’s floating soundboard design and direct coupled bass bridge for better bass response. They also feature solid agraffes in the bass and mid section for evenness of tone.
MEASUREMENTS
HEIGHT 47.7″
WIDTH 59.2″
DEPTH 23.9″
WEIGHT 496 lbs
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
ACTION NORTH AMERICAN ROCK MAPLE
PINBLOCK 17 PLY HARD MAPLE
TUNING PINS CHROME PLATED, ROLLED THREAD
BACKPOST 4, LAMINATED SPRUCE
PEDALS 3 BRASS WITH MUFFER RAIL
CASTERS FRONT-BRASS /REAR-DOUBLE RUBBER
WEBER PIANO HISTORY
From the late 19th century until the mid-20th century, Weber pianos reached the height of their worldwide fame, becoming increasingly popular in Europe, where it became the official piano of many of Europe’s Royal Families, and was bestowed with its unique royal symbol, and earned its nickname “the piano of the royal family.”
During the late 19th century the world—class pianist and composer, lgnacy Paderewski (1860 — 1941) performed exclusively on the Weber grand piano ensuring its popularity among many leading musicians of the time. Born in Poland Paderewski was later to become Poland’s first prime minister. Additionally the world famous pianist Moritz Rosenthal (1862 — 1946) who was the disciple of Franz Liszt (1811-1886) and the master of Jorge Bolet used the Weber grand piano for the composition of such famous compositions as Papillons (Butterflies), and toured exclusively with a Weber piano throughout the United States. Additionally, Pope Pius X (Pope Pius X 1835— 1914) purchased the Parlor Grand Weber piano for personal use at the holy apostolic palace and it was used for a long period of time. After this, Pope Pius XI (Pope Pius XI 1857— 1939) designated the Weber Piano as the official Vatican piano. Following the adoption of these pianos by Pope Pius X and Pope Pius XI, Weber piano gained more recognition throughout Europe. In fact, Weber piano was selected as the official piano of the royal family in England, Wales, France, Italy, Belgium, and Sweden.
