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Essex EUP-108C Technical Specifications

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.

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