Essex EUP-108C
Finishes
High Polish – Polyester: Ebony
Instrument
| Backframe/Posts | Staggered spruce backposts (5). Total CSA: 223 cm2 (34.5 in2). Thickness of post: 4.5 cm. Width of post: 10 cm. |
| Pinblock | Laminated multi-directional Maple. Thickness: 30 mm. |
| Soundboard | Solid Spruce. Linear taper. Tapered from 9 mm top to 7 mm bottom. Vibrating area: 1.16 m2 (1,794 in2) |
| Ribs | Ribs notched into inner rim (no floating ribs). Ribs made of spruce and staggered/graduated. Number of ribs: 10 |
| Bridges | Vertically laminated maple base with solid maple cap. |
| Scale | Designed by Steinway. 17,505 kg (38,512 lb) tension. |
| Plate | Cast iron, painted with Steinway Gold. |
| Tuning Pins | Carbon steel nickel coating. |
| Strings | Roslau wire. Number of sizes of treble strings: 12. Lowest tenor note: 32. Number 1 speaking length: 123.2 cm (48.5”) |
| Hammers | Specified by Steinway. Weight of topfelt: 6 kg (13 lb). |
| Action | All wood (no plastic) for all moving parts. Aluminum action rails. |
| Keys | Steinway design. Material – Spruce or Basswood. |
| Keybed | Lauan, Maple, Spruce. |
| Pedals | Brass. Muffler. |
| Features | All wood Back construction (no MDF except in cabinet parts). Solid filler blocks in backframe (near top). Backposts are large and staggered. |
Dimensions
| Height: | 108 cm (42 ½”) |
| Length: | Width: 147 cm – 156 cm (57 3/4” – 61 ½”) |
| Depth: | 55 – 65 cm (21 1/2 – 25 ¾”) |
| Net Weight: | 209 – 227 kg (460 – 499 lb) |
Encasement
| Furniture: | Classic Studio Cases Designed by Steinway & Sons. Furniture Cases designed by William Faber. |
| Finish: | Ebony and white finishes over an outer substrate of phenolic resin. Natural finishes over authentic wood veneers. Polyester (polished finishes), polyurethane (EUP-111 & EUP-123 satin finishes) or hand-rubbed nitrocellulose laquer (EUP-116 satin luster finishes). |
| Hardware: | Brass. |