Presto
Issue: 1927 2132 - Page 12
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PRESTO-TIMES
June 11, 1927.
It's //ere'/
Straube Sonata Grand
with Duplex Overstrung Scale
ONE quality and tone volume are physical properties
which depend upon definite acoustical principles.The
distinctive character of grand piano tone itself rests
upon this scientific fact.
T
IIIII I III II III I
In addition to proper proportion of the sounding board, one
of the chief requirements for true grand piano tone is adequate
string length —and proper proportion of the strings. Merely
reducing the scale to fit a small case may produce a small piano,
but certainly not a grand piano.
In building a small grand piano it was the Straube ideal to pro-
duce true grand qualities. And this has been achieved! By the appli-
cation of the exclusive Straube method of duplex overstringing
we have produced in a case but four-feet four-inches long, a scale
with a string length equal to a grand piano at least a foot longer.
This exclusive Straube principle of scale drawing has now
achieved for the small grand piano the same relative improve-
ment in tone quality and volume which made such a tremen-
dous impression in the Style L Upright, introduced last year.
HE illustration above shows how the
increased string length has been at-
tained in the scale of the Straube
Sonata Model Grand Piano.
Note that the scale has been divided
into three sections, instead of the usual two.
The lowest section is strung over the other two
at an angle which permits maximum length of
string within the smaller limits of the case.
Patents are now pending on this method which was
applied first, and exclusively, by Straube in Style L,the
three-foot seven-inch upright piano which has made
such an impression on the musically discriminating.
At the right is an illustration revealing the high qual-
ity of construction of the back of the Straube Sonata
Grand. Note the laminal post construction, a pat-
ented Straube feature which is one of the outstanding
characteristics of all Straube Grands.This maintains
the rigidity of the entire instrument, preserving the
tone quality and insuring long life.
Also note the built up key bed which permanently
maintains the proper level for key and action.
S T R A U B E
P I A N O S -
S I N G
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PRESTO-TIMES
June 11, 1927.
It's //ere'/
Straube Sonata Grand
with Duplex Overstrung Scale
ONE quality and tone volume are physical properties
which depend upon definite acoustical principles.The
distinctive character of grand piano tone itself rests
upon this scientific fact.
T
IIIII I III II III I
In addition to proper proportion of the sounding board, one
of the chief requirements for true grand piano tone is adequate
string length —and proper proportion of the strings. Merely
reducing the scale to fit a small case may produce a small piano,
but certainly not a grand piano.
In building a small grand piano it was the Straube ideal to pro-
duce true grand qualities. And this has been achieved! By the appli-
cation of the exclusive Straube method of duplex overstringing
we have produced in a case but four-feet four-inches long, a scale
with a string length equal to a grand piano at least a foot longer.
This exclusive Straube principle of scale drawing has now
achieved for the small grand piano the same relative improve-
ment in tone quality and volume which made such a tremen-
dous impression in the Style L Upright, introduced last year.
HE illustration above shows how the
increased string length has been at-
tained in the scale of the Straube
Sonata Model Grand Piano.
Note that the scale has been divided
into three sections, instead of the usual two.
The lowest section is strung over the other two
at an angle which permits maximum length of
string within the smaller limits of the case.
Patents are now pending on this method which was
applied first, and exclusively, by Straube in Style L,the
three-foot seven-inch upright piano which has made
such an impression on the musically discriminating.
At the right is an illustration revealing the high qual-
ity of construction of the back of the Straube Sonata
Grand. Note the laminal post construction, a pat-
ented Straube feature which is one of the outstanding
characteristics of all Straube Grands.This maintains
the rigidity of the entire instrument, preserving the
tone quality and insuring long life.
Also note the built up key bed which permanently
maintains the proper level for key and action.
S T R A U B E
P I A N O S -
S I N G
Enhanced content © 2008-2009 and presented by MBSI - The Musical Box Society International (www.mbsi.org) and the International Arcade Museum (www.arcade-museum.com).
All Rights Reserved. Digitized from the archives of the MBSI with support from NAMM - The International Music Products Association (www.namm.org).
Additional enhancement, optimization, and distribution by the International Arcade Museum. An extensive collection of Presto can be found online at http://www.arcade-museum.com/library/
Future scanning projects are planned by the International Arcade Museum Library (IAML).