A 9ft Hamburg Steinway Model D Spirio | r, bought new in 2023 and hand-selected at Steinway Hall with pianist and composer Gwilym Simcock.

Chosen for its recording tone, balance, sustain and dynamic range, this is the studio’s flagship acoustic piano: a full 9ft concert grand with the added benefit of Steinway Spirio | r playback & recording.

Available for artists, composers and pianists recording at the studio. For remote projects, MIDI performances can also be played back on the real piano and recorded through the studio microphone chain.

The Steinway D at Curtis Schwartz Studio

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The Piano

9ft Hamburg Steinway Model D Spirio | r
Bought new in 2023 and hand-selected at Steinway Hall with Gwilym Simcock.

A real concert grand
The Model D is Steinway’s flagship 9ft concert grand, with the scale, depth and authority expected from a major recording instrument.

Chosen for recording
Selected for tone, balance, sustain, bass depth and evenness across the keyboard.

Spirio | r playback & recording
The piano can also reproduce MIDI performances physically on the acoustic instrument, including timing, dynamics and pedalling.

Record on the Steinway

The piano is available for solo piano, classical, jazz, film music, singer-songwriter sessions, overdubs, library music, mockups and production work.

Performers record in the main live room at Curtis Schwartz Studio, with the piano captured through premium microphones and analogue front-end.

Ideal for: film and TV cues, classical and jazz recordings, artist demos, production tracks, piano overdubs, premium mockups, adverts and presentations.

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A black Steinway & Sons grand piano with an open lid in a cozy, well-lit room. The room has large windows with yellow drapes, a lamp on a stand, and various microphone stands with cords. There is a black tufted piano bench, a red and blue rug, and a wooden floor.

Remote MIDI-to-Steinway recording

Send your MIDI piano performance and I’ll play it back on the real Steinway D, record it through studio microphones, and return high-resolution audio ready for your session.

The MIDI controls the performance. The sound is the actual Steinway, the room and the microphones — not a sample library.

From £95 + VAT per track.

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A professional recording microphone suspended in a studio with a wooden grand piano in the background.

Captured through premium Neumann microphones and Avalon valve preamps at Curtis Schwartz Studio.

How it works

  1. Send your MIDI file
    Include tempo, recording sample rate requirements and any notes about feel, dynamics or pedalling.

  2. The Steinway performs it
    Your part is played back on the 9ft Hamburg Steinway D Spirio.

  3. I record the real piano
    The performance is captured through studio microphones as high-resolution audio.

  4. You receive the files
    Ready to drop into your session.

Pricing

Steinway MIDI recording — from £95 + VAT per track
Your MIDI piano performance is played back on my 9ft Hamburg Steinway D Spirio | r and recorded as high-resolution audio.

Optional refinement — £95 + VAT per hour
For velocity shaping, pedalling adjustments, feel correction, alternate takes or musical editing before recording.

Optional same-day tuning — £100 + VAT
Available if you would like the piano freshly tuned on the morning of the recording. Otherwise, the piano is maintained on a regular tuning schedule.

Available worldwide

No studio visit is needed for remote MIDI-to-Steinway recording. Send your MIDI file from Los Angeles, London, Berlin or anywhere else, and receive a real Steinway recording quickly and efficiently.

To enquire, send your MIDI file, tempo details, preferred delivery format, turnaround request and any notes about feel, pedalling or references.

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