Fazioli

Fazioli is a piano manufacturer, which founded in 1981 in the northern Italian city Sacile (Friuli- Venezia Giulia, province of Pordenone ), the pianist and engineer Paolo Fazioli. For the largely hand-crafted wing -quality materials are used. So pass the soundboard of spruce from the Fiemme Valley, already the violin maker Antonio Stradivari purchased materials from the.

Fazioli currently building (2010 ) six grand piano models in lengths of 156, 183, 212, 228, 278 and 308 cm. The latter is also the longest series pianos in the world. This is also available with four pedals instead of the usual three. The fourth, left the usual three mounted pedal takes the technique of piano pedal while upright piano. It causes the hammers are introduced in a resting position closer to the strings, thereby facilitating the play pianissimo to change the timbre without ( as the displacement or una corda pedal ).

The instruments are characterized by their sonority, its precise mechanics and flawless workmanship. Under professional pianist enjoy Fazioli instruments increasingly popular, although instruments of this manufacturer are played much less frequently on concert stages still regarded as the instruments of Steinway & Sons or Bosendorfer. Prominent Fazioli piano are among others Herbie Hancock, Angela Hewitt, Jan Mulder, Nikolai Demidenko, Markus Schirmer and Maurizio Baglini who is art director of Fazioli simultaneously. International piano competitions are held on Fazioli pianos.