We have listed some of the Walter 1520 unique features, but the pleasing tone, the playability, the excellent tuning stability and the ease of tuning, are also outstanding features and are impossible to photograph. All Walter pianos have a 12 YEAR FULL WARRANTY against defects in parts, material and workmanship.

Number of keys- 88

Number of dampers - 72

Height - floor to keybed, 23 ¾"

Action - full size studio (direct blow)

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 ½" (overall length 57 1/8")

Soundboard - close-grained Sitka or Bavarian Spruce (not laminated)

Size of soundboard - 37 3/16" x 56 ¼," 2090 square inches

Pinblock - 29 ply delignit

Tuning pins - 2/0 x 2 ½," nickel plated head, blued thread

Pin torques - 100 to 200 inch pounds

Back posts - 5 (2 ½" x 3 ½") Sitka Spruce

Pedals - 3(soft, base sustain, full sustain)

Pedal material - solid brass

Casters - steel

Hardware - solid brass

Cabinet material - 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.

Cabinet dimensions - Height 43 3/8," depth 25." Add ¾" to depth and 1 ¼" to width for French Provincial and Queen Anne.