Quote Originally Posted by Ernie Miller View Post
No, I don't have a Steinway. I have a 6' Young Chang. I drew up the plans myself by taking the overall dimension of a concert grand and figuring out the rest. I took some pictures of the piano plate and resized it to fit in my outline. The rest is a bit hazy, but I'm happy to send you the plans that I have.

There's a great video on making a miniature Steinway concert grand. It proves my belief that, no matter how good you are, or think you are, there's always someone better. Check the video out.
That is insane! Incredible. Maybe there is hope for me - I have the same stereo microscope. (Ha!) I don't have the thousands of hours it would take - the action, the carving on that one, zounds.

I played a Young Chang years ago - it was a respectable piano. I touched a Bösendorfer once.

My piano tech said the Baldwin pianos have gone downhill over the years, is that right? Perhaps I was fortunate to get mine when I did in 1980. Especially for the cost - I simply cannot believe the prices for new pianos today.

I've afraid this thread has diverged quite a bit from the OP's music box project. To get back somewhat towards the subject, I planned to make my piano music box with a thin glass piano-shaped plate to let the action show after lifting the lid. To fit the movement then would require either cheating on the case height or making the whole thing a little larger in scale.

JKJ