The David Rubenstein R-371
It's Finished! (August 2005)

David Rubinstein, a local artisan and woodworker, has brought forth his own take on how to build a piano. His version has 21 ribs, a ½ in thick steel plate a ½ in thick sound board slightly tapered at the edges and has the longest string at 3,000 mm (that is 1,200 in or 10 feet).

His aim in construction of the case is to solidly isolate the soundboard with a heavily built but elegant looking case to avoid sound leakage into the case. With an 11 foot long lid he has chosen to split the lid and support it with two props and a bevel cut between the sections to keep them level, along the idea of an upright action split damper lift rail.

All of the rails keys, key frame, damper heads, and damper tray works are his own construction. Some parts of his action are normal supplier materials such as the sharps, whippens, shanks, flanges and pedals. The rest of the trap work and lyre are also one-of-a-kind.

Update - February, 2006: Visit the official David Rubenstein website for complete information: www.rubensteinpianos.com