शैडोइंग अभ्यास: Why Steinway Grand Pianos Are So Expensive | So Expensive - वीडियो के साथ अंग्रेजी बोलना सीखें
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It takes about 11 months to craft just one Steinway & Sons grand piano.
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And these instruments don't come cheap.
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A Model D concert piano in ebony, the most affordable finish of any Steinway piano, will cost you about $187,000.
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But that's nowhere near how high prices can reach.
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Steinway has produced two of the most expensive pianos in the world, worth over $2 million each.
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The next most expensive piano is half the price, at $1.2 million.
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But with several other premium pianos on the market, is there something about Steinway's sound that stands out?
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And is that what makes these pianos so expensive?
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Named the Rolls Royce of pianos by the BBC, Steinway has produced some of the most sought-after grand pianos for over 160 years.
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It's the piano of choice for Billy Joel, Lang Lang, and many other professional musicians.
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But compared to other high-end piano makers, it's often Steinway's sound that sets it apart.
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As a performer, I can wear many different masks depending on the piece that I'm playing.
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There's some pieces you want to be very, very diabolical, you know, enlist.
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And at the same time, lightness.
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Creating that sound starts here in New York, at one of only two Steinway factories in the world.
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Each grand piano is 5 to 9 feet long, and weighs between 540 and 990 pounds.
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Often, the bigger the piano, the pricier it will be.
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About 85% of a Steinway piano is made of wood, and one of the most crucial woods is used for the soundboard.
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The soundboard is the life of the instrument, the soul of the instrument.
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This is Alaskan Sitka spruce.
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This is the most expensive wood that we have in the piano.
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And we actually get it from the trees primarily that are on the shady side, the north-facing side of these islands.
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So they grow very little each year, and that means that we have growth rings that are very close together, not spaced apart.
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Sitka spruce is used in other stringed instruments like guitars.
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and it grows in a few areas in the northwest US.
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But more than 50% of the Alaskan sickest spruce they source won't meet Steinway's standards.
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The wood must have a very specific grain density and direction, both which can impact the quality of sound.
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Steinway looks for closely packed, straight grains, no more than plus or minus 15 degrees off a 90-degree vertical grain.
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There's a reason it's so strict about this.
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That's partly why, when you press a key on a Steinway piano, you hear a distinctly long, sustained tone.
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The soundboard's edge must attach perfectly to the piano's rim, the curved wooden frame of the instrument.
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The full rim is made up of an inner and outer rim.
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Some piano makers attach each of these pieces separately, but at Steinway, a team of artisans bends both together.
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Steinway says this method gives the piano a stronger foundation, lowering the chances it will break.
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Steinway uses hard rock maple for both the inner and outer rims.
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The key here is to use wood that will, again, allow sound to flow freely.
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Some companies, as an example, will have hard rock maple for the outside rim, but the inside rim, to save money, they'll use something like Luan.
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Luan is not as dense and hard as hard rock maple.
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And when you have your sound waves in that soundboard, some of them are being absorbed a little bit by that luon, more than they would be by hard rock maple.
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The consistent touch of the keys is another valuable element unique to each sideway piano.
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There are just two artisans in the entire factory, trusted with weighing off all 88 keys of every keyboard.
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This ensures each key is balanced, so a pianist won't have to use more force to press one key over another.
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I used to dream about the pianos chasing me.
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Now it's not a problem.
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It's up to me.
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They the boss.
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I listen, you know, I pay attention to what it wants.
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The key to it is pay attention and watch that hammer.
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That's the key to it.
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Each key is connected to a felt hammer.
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When pressed, the hammer strikes the strings to create sound.
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A key shouldn't respond to the finger's touch too quickly or too slowly.
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So when I go to check the return, it stays.
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You see the hesitation?
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It's no good.
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That means it'll stay up in the piano.
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You see how fast that one is?
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That's too fast.
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So I take this one away.
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Then I put this one back, and it wants the small one.
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You see?
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So I put the small one.
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You see how nice it is?
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And that tells me what it wants.
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So that shows you the difference.
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Everyone is different.
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One of the most difficult jobs is the final tone inspection.
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The goal is to create a balanced tone throughout the piano by slightly adjusting the hammers as needed.
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From note to note, we can soften or harden these mallets, or hammers as we call them,
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and balance the sound that they generate into the string.
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The quality of the piano's tone is incredibly nuanced, something only an experienced ear can decipher.
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If I take this note and then soften it, In this case, I will put a needle in the hammer to soften it.
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Then you'll hear that tone change.
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It's a little bit smaller.
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And in increments, small steps, I can go through and find the notes that are too big, too bright, and step them down.
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Well, I'm 58, and I started when I was 28, so that's 30 years and counting.
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I'm still learning how to do this.
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It never stops.
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Unlike the ways you can customize a Rolls Royce car, you can do similarly with a Steinway piano.
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Depending on special editions, veneers, and wood finishes, prices for a single piece can reach $500,000,
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like these pianos designed for Steinway by Lenny Kravitz.
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In the piano vault underneath the factory, Steinway houses one of the most expensive pianos it's ever produced, worth $2.5 million.
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On average, the price of a new Steinway piano increases about 4% every year.
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This is partly because the cost of Alaskan Sitka spruce increases at a higher rate than inflation, according to Steinway.
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And while the new pieces get more expensive, old ones become more valuable too.
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A Steinway piano can last several decades with the required touch-ups and restorations.
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A 1965 Steinway Model D piano is worth over $98,000 today.
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That's more than 13 times what it likely sold for.
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And although there are several elements that greatly impact the price, it's the musician who ultimately decides what the piano is worth to them.
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Thank you.
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इस पाठ के बारे में
इस पाठ में, आप जानेंगे कि Steinway ग्रैंड पियानो इतने महंगे क्यों होते हैं। यह चर्चा सबसे महंगे पियानो के निर्माण की प्रक्रिया, उनकी विशिष्ट ध्वनि और उनसे जुड़े विभिन्न कारकों पर केंद्रित है। आप इस वीडियो में दी गई जानकारी के माध्यम से नए शब्द और वाक्यांश भी सीखेंगे, जो आपके अंग्रेजी बोलने और समझने की क्षमता को बढ़ाएंगे। यह सामग्री अंग्रेजी शैडोइंग में आपके कौशल को सुधारने में मददगार होगी।
मुख्य शब्दावली और वाक्यांश
- ग्रैंड पियानो (Grand Piano) - पियानो का एक बड़ा और महंगा प्रकार।
- ध्वनि बोर्ड (Soundboard) - पियानो का वह भाग जो ध्वनि पैदा करता है।
- आर्टिज़न (Artisan) - एक कुशल कारीगर जो विशेष कला में माहिर होता है।
- विकल्प (Options) - किसी चीज़ के विभिन्न स्वरूप या प्रकार।
- प्रमुख (Premium) - उच्च गुणवत्ता या मूल्य का।
- जबाबदेही (Responsibility) - किसी काम या कार्य के लिए उत्तरदायी होना।
- स्वर (Tone) - संगीत की आवाज़ का गूंज या स्वरूप।
- घनत्व (Density) - किसी सामग्री का द्रव्यमान और मात्रा में संबंध।
अभ्यास टिप्स
इस वीडियो में दी गई सामग्री को समझना और उसका अनुगमन करना आपके लिए बहुत उपयोगी होगा। इस वीडियो की गति को समझने के लिए, आप नीचे दिए गए सुझावों का पालन कर सकते हैं:
- शैडोइंग प्रैक्टिस (Shadowspeak practice): वीडियो को ध्यान से सुनें और फिर उसी गति में बोलने का प्रयास करें। यह आपकी उच्चारण और ध्वनि की समझ को बेहतर बनाएगा।
- ठहराव बनाना (Pause and Repeat): वीडियो के छोटे छोटे हिस्सों को रोकें, और उन हिस्सों को दोहराने का प्रयास करें। इससे आपको ध्वनि और लय को पकड़ने में मदद मिलेगी।
- सुनने पर ध्यान दें (Focus on Listening): जब आप ऑडियो सुनते हैं, तो शब्दों की उच्चारण और गति पर ध्यान दें। यह अंग्रेजी शैडोइंग में आपके कौशल को बढ़ाने में मदद करेगा।
- भावनाएँ शामिल करें (Incorporate Emotions): आप जिस भाव को व्यक्त करना चाहते हैं, उसे अपने बोलने में शामिल करें। इससे आपका प्रदर्शन और भी आकर्षक बनेगा।
इन सलाहों का पालन करते हुए, आप अपनी अंग्रेजी बोलने की क्षमता में सुधार कर सकते हैं और अपने कौशल को निखार सकते हैं। शैडोइंग साइट पर अधिक जानकारी प्राप्त करें और अपनी पढ़ाई में नियमितता रहे। अंग्रेजी शैडोइंग की तकनीक का अभ्यास कर, आप अपनी भाषाई क्षमताओं में सुधार ला सकते हैं और अपने लक्ष्यों की ओर तेजी से बढ़ सकते हैं।
इस वीडियो का व्याकरण
वक्ता जिन संरचनाओं का सबसे अधिक प्रयोग करता है, वीडियो के असली शब्दों के साथ:
| संरचना | वीडियो में |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — ज़ोर इस पर कि क्या होता है, न कि कौन करता है | is made · is used · being absorbed |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — बीता हुआ काम जिसका असर अभी भी है | has produced |
शैडोइंग तकनीक क्या है?
शैडोइंग (Shadowing) एक विज्ञान-समर्थित भाषा सीखने की तकनीक है जो मूल रूप से पेशेवर दुभाषिया प्रशिक्षण के लिए विकसित की गई थी। विधि सरल लेकिन शक्तिशाली है: आप मूल अंग्रेज़ी ऑडियो सुनते हैं और तुरंत इसे ज़ोर से दोहराते हैं — जैसे वक्ता की छाया 1-2 सेकंड की देरी से। शोध से पता चलता है कि यह उच्चारण सटीकता, स्वर, लय, जुड़ी हुई ध्वनियाँ, सुनने की समझ और बोलने की प्रवाहशीलता में काफ़ी सुधार करता है।