Note by Note: The Making of a Steinway Piano | Musical Instrument | ENDEVR Documentary

I work for Steinway doing restorations and just so you guys know, this piano was made in 2006, and just came in (2022) for its first refurbish. Most pianos don’t need restored this soon, but it’s been traveling all over the country, so it gets a lot of shipping wear and temp/humidity shifts. It’s getting a case and harp refinish, along with an action tuneup and new strings. Proud to have my hands on this instruments history

The people who worked on 1037, each and every one, if you saw them walking down the street, you'd never expect for a moment, what skill lies within that person. That's the definition of 'don't judge a book by its cover'. Marvelous video. Thank you.

As a Midwestern country hick I am touched by how these handcrafted works of art are loved and made by common people of many nationalities, different races, etc. This is what has always made America great and I don’t understand why we can’t all see that. It seems so damn obvious to me.

The makers of this documentary deserve an award, very well done.

My mother was a professional concert pianist and definitely preferred the Steinway. Interestingly, she met Catherine Bielefeldt when during WWII when they were both in somebody's idea of an all women piano orchestra (about fifteen pianists). My mother was lead pianist and Cathy was one of the other pianists. That enterprise didn't last long, but they became life long friends. So who is Catherine Bielefeldt? She became the first female manager at Steinway Hall in New York. She also wrote an excellent book about how pianos are built called "The Wonders of the Piano: The anatomy of the instrument." For much of her career, my mother had a Mehlin & Sons piano in the living room. Cathy helped her get a reconditioned Steinway and my mother was in heaven with that instrument. When she passed away, and since my mother had been very involved in helping young women in their careers, my brother and I donated the piano to a deserving young female artist. Like they sometimes say on the "American Pickers" show, sometimes its not about money but about getting something into the right hands.

My 1920 Steinway M and I first met in 1976 when I was six-years-old. I have so often thought about the hands that made my Steinway, what their lives were like (especially considering 1920) and how amazing it is that their work is still preserved long after they have passed.

I've watched tens of thousands of videos on this platform, if not hundreds of thousands, and this is absolutely my favorite one. It's amazing, it's enlightening, it's informative, and it's comforting.

I don't know for anyone else... but I found this experience emotional to almost heartbreaking... not of a loss or anything like that. It's to do with music. Music is emotional in one way or another depending on the style preference. Here it's the beginning of an instrument that creates so much colour, so much variation in this universe of music. It somehow placed me at the center and I found it almost spiritual, touching the heart. As if the witnessing of the creation of a soul.😭❤️🙏🏼

I was so happy to hear the artist say it was her favorite piano from the first time she played it. I was pulling for L1037. That says something about the characters and telling of this story. The Steinway factory is a microcosm of America; A melting pot of the worlds great talents and spirit.

" Hey mom can I go to the park and play ? " " No, we are going steinway shopping "

Wow, I wished this beautiful presentation never ended. Real people living their lives around something magnificent that unifies them. And the exceptional people, the masters of performance, they experientially appreciate the instrument produced by great Craftsmanship. So charming a film, may the future of Steinway prosper and continue.

I love the fact that so many cultures come together to build this iconic instrument

As in a Steinway grand piano, this documentary is gracefully raw, natural and beautifully handcrafted, scene by scene ! 🎹

There is a lively factory. Everyone on the floor displays personality, and attitude. And the test drives are quirky and sublime.

15:25 Henry Steinway brief comment about nepotism and his honesty about it was both hilarious, cool and smart in a non pompous way.

As a pianist, accompanist and "listener of vocal tones", I found this moving and instructive but not in a sense of "going to school". It was much more profound. I found myself wondering why the grand Baldwin I play at church and the Mozart (no longer in production but titled as an "upright grand") at home share a similar "heart" yet not really. I now know the why. Thank you Steinway for building pianos with such "heart and feeling". Each craftsperson in your company has a gift well worth preserving. I've played on many different instruments from the Asian to the North American to European. Each has had a call on my spirit. I now know why. Thank you for posting!

I’ve been a violin maker for fifty years, so I have a deep appreciation for this craft, especially the woodworking parts. Very interesting. Great work. The Stradivari’s of pianos

America at its finest bringing together our best people to create the best piano in the world.

I’m a pianist who absolutely cannot afford a Steinway right now, but I live right by the factory in Queens, I love walking my dog by it and dreaming of one day getting one.

The best 56 minutes I have spent in a very long time.