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Several years ago The Piano Company became a Fazioli
Authorized Dealer when Paolo Fazioli chose to honor its
commitment to musical education and expert technical
prowess, at the same time recognizing the growing
importance of Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia and the
entire surrounding area as a national cultural arts center.
We would like to share with you a tale which begins in the
‘enchanted’ red spruce forest of the Fiemme Valley area of
Northern Italy. The trees grown here are rare in all the world
because they are known for their unique quality of resonance.
From them will be made the soundboards for Fazioli pianos, just
as were the violins that Stradivarius had created centuries before.
This is why, through the years, these trees have become known
as the “Trees of Music". Because of the Val di Fiemme’s ideal
climate and growing conditions, violin-makers from Venice used to
come from far and wide to choose the sturdiest trees from which to
carve the sound boxes for their lutes; in 1978, when Paolo Fazioli
began constructing pianos with his team of technicians, acoustic
physicists, wood technologists, piano makers and pianists, it was a
natural choice to use “Trees of Music” to create the hauntingly
beautiful sounds which had not yet burst forth from instruments as
large as a piano.
Through experimentation, highly scientific testing, the utmost care
in producing not only the unique Fazioli soundboards but also the
beautifully finished piano cabinetry along with its 10,000 plus
moving parts, the Fazioli masters began to manufacture their
magnificent pianoforte in very limited numbers, having formed the
company formally in 1981.
The Economist magazine reported on June 7, 2003, that "some
artists believe that Fazioli now makes the best pianos in the
world." (Louie Lortie, Angela Hewett and Herbie Hancock, to name
just a few current devotees.)
Six models are now in production at Fazioli Pianoforti, the largest
being the Fazioli 308 Concert Grand, which at 3.08 meters (10 ft 2
in) in length is the longest piano available on the general market.
Unique is the optional fourth pedal on the 308. This pedal, a
Fazioli creation, brings the hammers closer to the strings,
decreasing the volume while maintaining the correct tone.
Additionally, Fazioli manufactures one baby grand piano (5 ft 2 in),
two ideal home size pianos (6 ft) and (6 ft 11 in), a semi-concert
grand piano (7 ft 6 in), and two concert grand pianos, (9 ft 2 in)
and (10 ft 2 in).
