Chris Maene Chamber Music Concert Grand CM//250 MS
The Chris Maene Straight Strung Chamber Music Concert Grand CM//250 is not just a shorter version of the CM//284. With its narrower hammers, lighter touch, narrower rim and thinner soundboard, this model has its very own character and its sound concept leans even closer to the most beautiful historic grand pianos from around 1860, such as a Bechstein, Blüthner or Erard, but in a modern jacket. It is therefore ideally suited for song accompaniment, chamber music or recitals in smaller concert halls.
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Leasing
For a period of 50 months at the start of the rentbuy.
Dimensions
| Length | 250 cm |
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| Width | 157 cm |
Technical specifications
| White keys | Non-slippery and non-reflecting composite material - Kluge, Remscheid, Germany (built according to Chris Maene specifications) |
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| Black keys | Ebony - Kluge, Remscheid, Germany (built according to Chris Maene specifications) |
| Hammerheads | Renner (built according to Chris Maene specifications) |
| Action | Renner (built according to Chris Maene specifications) |
| Soundboard | Patent Chris Maene / Red spruce from the Alps / Hand polished |
| Sostenuto pedal | Yes |
| Silent option possible? | No |
| Number of pedals | 3 |
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In the late 19th century, Steinway & Sons successfully brought to fruition the concept of the modern cross-strung grand piano. Ever since then, this construction concept has been imitated by all piano builders. It has resulted in a standardization of piano building and a uniformity of piano sound. As a reaction to this, the second half of the 20th century witnessed an intense quest for performance practices using historical instruments that bring back the greater sound diversity and transparency of older times.
As part of this movement, Chris Maene Factory soon began specializing in building harpsichords and pianofortes, based on Chris Maene’s renowned and unique collection of more than 300 historical instruments. This gradually led to the desire to build his own grand piano with different sonorous properties, aiming to offer a valid artistic alternative to existing concert grands. To accomplish this, Chris Maene went back to the original basic principle of straight, parallel stringing, where the bass strings are not crossed over the other strings but run parallel to them.
In 2013 Daniel Barenboim commissioned Chris Maene to build “the perfect parallel-strung concert piano”. He wanted to reconcile the unique characteristic sonorous richness of the historical piano with the volume, clarity, power and playing comfort of the best modern concert pianos.
Chris Maene had already been thinking of this new concept for a while, and with this project he could finally make his ultimate dream come true: building a concert piano that would bring together tradition and innovation.
In May 2015 Daniel Barenboim inaugurated his new straight strung grand piano with Schubert recitals in Vienna, Paris and London. The sound of the unique instrument was very well received by press, audiences and musicians alike. By now the Chris Maene Straight Strung Grand Piano is played all over the world by the best international concert pianists, and the Chris Maene Factory is building a full range of straight-strung grand pianos.
The Chris Maene Straight Strung Concert Grand Piano is regularly used for concerts and recordings by artists such as Martha Argerich, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Emanuel Ax, Eric Le Sage, Hannes Minnaar, Liebrecht Vanbeckevoort, Jan Michiels, Julien Libeer, Jef Neve and Bram De Looze.
For more information, please visit www.chrismaene.com
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