The Piano Centre's Venables & Son Custom-133 review

A top specification upright piano for a deep, rich and powerful tone with broad dynamic range and exceptional touch.

With an expansive soundboard area, longer strings, deep cabinet combined with 'agraffes' in bass register and oversized pressure bar in tenor and bass registers, the tone is very big and very beautiful.

Grand piano length keys, tall capstan rods and our tallest action provide balance, responsiveness and control more like a grand than an upright, extending the expressive range from this fine instrument with a deep, rich tone.

Specifications

• Wood sharps (keytops)
• Adjustable solid music desk with acoustic ports
• Agraffes in bass register (premium method to commence speaking length of string)
• Oversized pressure bar in tenor and treble registers
• Brass insert in tenor frame bridge and steel insert in treble frame bridge
• Duplex Scaling (usually only featured on high spec. grand pianos)
• Tapered Solid Spruce Soundboard with Fine-Grain Spruce Veneer
• Solid maple tenor bridge, bass bridge and bass bridge cantelever
• Fully Braced Back (5 solid spruce backposts) with 3 tone collectors
• Grand piano length keys and tall capstan rods for optimum leverage providing superior touch response and contol
• Highly responsive traditional-designed action (no plastic parts)
• British Hainsworth Keyboard Felt and Cloth
• Custom pear-shaped solid mahogany, underfelted hammer heads with German felt provide a unique rounded and full tone
• Multi-Laminated Keys provide greater stability and consistency
• New for Feb 2010 Solid beech key inserts at balance point, improves feel and extends key durability
• Quality Assured: Global Standard ISO9001:2000 Certification
• Intelligent Scaling with Precision CNC Milled and Drilled Wet Sand Cast Iron Frame

Dimensions

Height

133cm

Width

155cm

Depth

65cm

Included Services and Accessories

• Comprehensive bespoke preparation
• Klassik Piano Stool (fine cord inset top, adjustable)
• 5 Year Guarantee