Hi all You may be interested in this Barrie, PRESS RELEASE CONRAN DESIGNS QUANTUM PIANO A unique collaboration between Conran and Partners and the UK's leading piano maker, Kemble and Company has resulted in the 131cm high Quantum piano, a striking blend of design and function. The limited edition Quantum (only 60 will be made) is the ultimate in music making excellence for those who demand style and performance in equal measure. The instrument has a larger soundboard area than many baby grand pianos, this ensures a rich and resonant tone across the entire keyboard register and at all volume levels. The Kemble / Conran partnership has also resulted in the development of a brand new feature, when the piano lid is opened the top door of the Quantum automatically opens thereby delivering a volume increase normally only associated with grand pianos. The piano also comes with a sostenuto pedal as standard. For those of us who can still remember the pain caused by the piano lid falling on our fingers the Quantum incorporates a clever function "soft open & soft close", a sophisticated mechanism that gently dampens the opening and closing of the piano lid. The year 2000 marks the 300th year of piano manufacturing and Kemble and company based in Milton Keynes is Western Europe's leading piano maker and earned the Queens Award for export in 1992. Joint Managing Director, Brian Kemble MBE commented "The Quantum is a perfect example of form and function. It represents the absolute state of the art in piano design and manufacture and will also help us promote British piano manufacturing and Kemble and Company in particular to overseas markets. We have a number of high profile customers and have already received calls enquiring about availability" The company, originally based in Stoke Newington London and founded by Brian's grandfather now employs 112 People. See the QUANTUM at http://www.uk-piano.org/kemble/ -- Barrie Heaton Ý The U.K. Piano Page: http://www.a440.co.uk Ý http://www.uk-piano.org/ PGP Key on request Ý Home to the UK Piano Industry
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