Format:
[DVD] (81 Min.)
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dolby digital 2.0
Uniform Title:
Note by Note - The Making of Steinway L 1037
Content:
Somewhere in the New York borough of Queens, the diverse workforce at the 100-plus-year-old Steinway & Sons factory continue to build the renowned, extraordinarily complex concert grand pianos entirely by hand. When the weather's good, they lunch as a group at outdoor picnic tables. The construction process can take up to a year per instrument, and involves a wide variety of craftspeople with titles such as Bellyman and Grand Finisher ... Each station of the factory is visited with some detail, and the workers' love for both their individual jobs and the sum of the parts is palpable. "It's never perfect," admits concert tone regulator Bruce Campbell, even as he gives the impression of striving for perfection every day. Sophomore helmer Ben Niles approaches his subject con amore, eliciting amiable observations from his talking heads and understanding the fine balance between chronological construction and the occasional inquisitive sidetrack. [www.variety.com]
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engl. / UT: dt.
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Undetermined
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