Number of keys 88
Number of dampers 72
Height floor to keybed, 23 3/4″
Action full size studio (direct blow) – Renner or Walter
Hammers 14#, reinforced, mothproofed, Australian felt
Key 16 3/16″ long, 1″ tall plus keybutton; individually weighted
Key material basswood
Key covering material white-ivorine (acrylic resin) black – Phenolic resin; longer grand size
Keybed thickness 1 5/8″ butcherblock construction
Keybed material Poplar
Plate grey iron casting finished in special bronze
Speaking length of longest string 48 1/2″ (overall length 57 1/8″)
Soundboard close-grained Sitka or Bavarian Spruce (not laminated)
Size of soundboard 37 3/16″ x 56 1/4,” 2090 square inches
Pinblock 29 ply delignit
Tuning pins 2/0 x 2 1/2,” nickel plated head, blued thread
Pin torques 100 to 200 inch pounds
Back posts 5 (2 1/2″ x 3 1/2″) Sitka Spruce
Pedals 3(soft, base sustain, full sustain)
Pedal material solid brass
Casters steel
Hardware solid brass
Cabinet material Mostly 5 ply lumbercore throughout
Mouldings solid walnut, solid cherry, solid oak, solid mahogany
Lustrous cabinet finishes numerous coats of stain, wood filler and lacquer, painstakingly rubbed by hand, produce the deep luster of Walter cabinets… comparable to the finish of the finest furniture.