Cristofori G57L 5’7″ baby grand is a parlor-sized model for a more advanced player looking for superior tone and touch. As an intermediate size which won’t overpower a regular sized room, it produces a bigger sound than the smaller two baby grand models.
Hard Rock Maple and German Hornbeam wood action parts in this model are durable and precision crafted, while supplying the player with the subtle tactile feedback one can only achieve with hardwood action parts.
This Cristofori model has the look of a slightly larger grand in terms of length, which also adds to the quality of sound coming from its comparatively large soundboard.
Bartolomeo Cristofori, the Italian instrument maker, designed and built the first “pianoforte” in the year 1700. Named after him, the Cristofori brand was introduced in 2004. Cristofori pianos are manufactured by the largest, most state-of-the-art piano factory in the world, with nearly 70 years of history in piano manufacturing and design.
Cristofori pianos differentiate themselves from other entry-level piano brands with numerous upgrade features including German Roslau strings, Siberian White Spruce soundboards, German Hornbeam action parts and custom designed double-felted and wire-reinforced hammers.The Cristofori brand carries the industry’s number one warranty: A full, unlimited, transferable 12-year parts & labor warranty.
| GENERAL | G57L |
| LENGTH | 5’7″ |
| WIDTH (INCHES) | 59.3″ |
| WEIGHT (POUNDS) | 719 |
| SOUNDBOARD/BRIDGES | |
| VENEERED SPRUCE (SOLID SPRUCE CORE WITH 2 THIN SPRUCE VENEERS) | VENEERED |
| SOUNDBOARD CUT-OFF | NA |
| SOUNDBOARD AREA (SQUARE INCHES) | 1917 |
| RIBS NOTCHED INTO RIM/LINER | YES |
| MAPLE BRIDGES – LAMINATED WITH MAPLE CAP | VERT LAM w/CAP |
| PLATE | |
| SAND CAST PLATE | YES |
| RIM/BEAMS/BACKPOSTS | |
| GRAND RIMS – WIDE TAIL | YES |
| GRAND RIMS – WALNUT W/MAHOGANY FINISHED INNER RIM | YES |
| NUMBER OF SPRUCE BEAMS/BACK POSTS | 4 |
| STRINGS | |
| GERMAN ROSLAU STRINGS | YES |
| #1 BASS STRING LENGTH (INCHES) | 49.6″ |
| DUPLEX SCALE | YES |
| AGRAFFES | YES |
| PINBLOCK/PINS | |
| BLUED STEEL, NICKEL PLATED, CUT THREAD PINS | YES |
| MULTI-PLY HARD ROCK MAPLE PIN BLOCK | 19-PLY |
| HAMMERS/ACTION/PEDALS | |
| DOUBLE FELTED, T-FASTENED HAMMERS | YES |
| ACTION PARTS | HORNBEAM |
| ALUMINUM ACTION RAIL | YES |
| MIDDLE PEDAL | SOSTENUTO |
| KEYFRAME/KEYBED | |
| KEYFRAME – MORTISED W/ACTION GLIDE STUDS | YES |
| KEYS – SOLID SPRUCE WITH MAPLE KEY BUTTONS | YES |
| KEYBED – LAMINATED SPRUCE | YES |
| STEEL REINFORCED KEY SLIP | YES |
| FALLBOARD | |
| SLOW-FALL FALLBOARD | YES |
| LID | |
| 3-POSITION LID PROP | YES |
| BEVELED GRAND LIDS ON NON-WOOD FINISHES | YES |
| GUIDE PIN ON LID | YES |
| OTHER | |
| FELT INLAY ON MUSIC DESK | YES |
| SPADE LEGS ON GRANDS (DC FOR DOUBLE CASTERS) | YES/DC |
| ONE-PIECE LEG OR TOE BLOCK ON VERTICALS | NA |
| MATCHING PADDED-TOP BENCH WITH MUSIC STORAGE | YES |
| WARRANTY | |
| FULL WARRANTY – 12 YEAR PARTS AND LABOR – TRANSFERRABLE | YES |