Rebirth is one of the three state-level cities in Germany. It covers an area of ​​7 and 3 square kilometers. It is the most important harbor in Germany and a large foreign trade center. It is the second financial center in Germany and the economic and cultural metropolis in northern Germany.

This beautiful port city is known as the "Gate to the World of Germany". However, in addition to its world-famous economy, the artistic atmosphere here is also quite strong.

When Lu Wei and his men arrived at the airport, a special staff immediately came to pick up the plane with signs. The obvious Stanway logo on it made everyone recognize it at a glance.

"Hello, welcome to the beautiful Hamburg. I am Marcos, who is in charge of the reception of this Masters Cup. Please follow me." A tall German came over. He obviously knew Lang Lang. After saying hello to everyone, he chatted with Lang Lang alone.

A luxurious bus stopped outside the airport. Lu Wei and others got on the bus with Marcos. After a while, they drove onto the highway.

The bus speed quickly reached a speed of kilometers per hour, but in an efficient traffic environment, it did not appear fast at all, but seemed very stable. In less than half an hour, everyone came to a hotel not far from the Stanway Piano Factory.

After learning that they had booked the hotel, Marcos did not force himself, only saying that they could all enjoy the service here during the competition.

It was already past four o'clock in the afternoon local time. Marcos informed several people that tomorrow's arrangement was to visit the Stanway Piano Factory. After leaving the contact information, he said goodbye.

"Secretary Zhao, I have already arranged a place for us, but we have booked a hotel separately. Isn't it a waste?" Lu Wei, who was walking behind Zhao Yiming, asked with a smile.

"Haha, don't worry about this. The store we booked is better than the environment they provide. The country attaches great importance to this competition. Before leaving, Vice Minister Chen told me to take good care of your diet and daily life, try to meet everyone's requirements, so that everyone can participate in the competition in the best condition." Zhao Yiming said, then came to the hall and showed his ID. Then, several people, led by the waiter, returned to their rooms.

When he returned to the room, Lu Wei first called his home to report Jin Xiao*ping'an, then took a hot shower and flew for more than ten hours. He was really tired.

The evening dinner was arranged very well, but because the contestants were very tired, they went back to bed after eating a little bit.

The next morning, the bus from Stanway Company stopped at the hotel door early. At about 8 o'clock, a group of more than 20 people drove towards the piano factory on the bus.

The Stanway Piano Factory is located in Hamburg, an industrial city in northern Germany. Surrounded by the Elbe River, one of the four famous rivers in Germany, the air is humid and fresh, making the Hamburger, which is an industrial city, less industrial pollution. The pleasant natural climate and modern urban buildings are dotted with modern urban buildings. The burger is decorated elegantly and comfortable.

In the car, several people were a little excited. Although these people were all at the level of pianists, they had not yet visited Stanway's piano factory in a truly meaningful way. The name Stanway is really sacred for pianists because she is a well-deserved "leader in the piano field. With more than a hundred years of history, more than one hundred patents, and a price of more than one million yuan per unit. All of them mark the glorious past and the same glorious present. Top-notch, superb, and impeccable seem to have become synonymous with Stanway, and at the same time, they have also become the natural idol worshipped by piano makers.

"Teacher Kong, have you been to Stanway Piano Factory before?" Lu Wei was bored in the car, and casually chatted with Kong Xiangdong beside him.

"No, it's my first time here. This time I have to take a good look at how such a top-notch world-famous piano was made." Kong Xiangdong also showed a look of great interest on his face.

"That's right, there are more than one million pianos, so I really have a good look at how they make pianos." Lang Lang said. At this moment, he was like a curious child, and at first glance, he looked like a grand pianist.

"Haha, why are you all anxious? Wouldn't you see it later?" Chen Sa said with a smile. Then, as if he remembered something, he asked Lu Wei: "Hey, why didn't Sister Yujia receive the invitation? Didn't she win the Liszt Cup World Piano Competition some time ago? Such a high achievement is not qualified for the Masters Cup?"

"I don't know much about this. It turns out that I thought she should have received the invitation, but she never came.

"I guess she's too young. After all, she's only fifteen years old. No matter how high she achieves, she always looks younger." Kong Xiangdong thought for a while and said.

"Maybe it." Lu Wei said. He couldn't help feeling a little disappointed. Wang Yujia was his first student and also a student who had truly obtained his "true teaching". Lu Wei knew that if she could participate in the competition, she would have achieved relatively good results.

The bus stopped slowly. Maris, who picked up everyone at the airport yesterday, was holding a small flag with the Stanway logo printed on it and waiting next to the car.

"Welcome to you, friends from China, this is the Stanway Piano Factory, the origin of the world's greatest piano. I hope you will be happy to visit here today. Please follow me." Marlis said, waved the flag at everyone, and then walked forward first.

Following Maris, the few people saw that there were several teams like them, all pianists from different countries, and there was a pound in front of them. A "tour guide" like Maris, Lu Wei glanced at them a few times and tried to find a few pianists he knew. However, he didn't know much about pianists in the world. After watching it a few times, he only saw Valodos from afar, but Kissin, who he wanted to see the most, did not appear.

Valodos did not see Lu Wei. At this moment, he was following the delegation of American pianists to the piano factory. If he saw Lu Wei at this moment, he would not know what he felt. He had been so eager to defeat Lu Wei, but at Zimao's concert, he became the foil of the other party. However, at this moment, his eyes were full of confidence, and it seemed that the incident did not have much impact on him.

Finally approached the Stanway Piano Factory, and when Lu Wei and the others looked at the factory with some expectations, they were a little disappointed.

Two five-story red brick buildings plus several rows of bungalows. Is this the long-known Stanway?

Looking at this "simple" factory building, Chapter 621, Stanway's impression, Rebirth, asked in confusion, not to mention that the buildings are extremely luxurious and exquisite, the high-rise buildings of Qixuyan are lined up in Europe, even in China and Beijing, such buildings are too ordinary, too popular, and too imposing. If you connect her to a world-renowned company, it would seem too shabby and mismatch.

With confusion, the group walked into Stanway.

"Everyone, welcome to the Stanway Piano Factory, where the raw materials are piled up."

A commentator holding a loudspeaker introduced in a nice voice.

"Stanway has world-class wood processing equipment and processing technology. Logs are processed into blank sheets and then refined into various parts. All machining equipment is automatically controlled by computers, and their processing accuracy can be reached, fully meeting the needs of standardized component process standards. At the same time, there are strict process requirements for the selection, drying, insulation and shaping of wood. The selected wood is marked on dates in the order of entry into the factory, stacked separately according to different uses, and stacked regularly. After they are fully changed, they are processed into blank sheets, and then processed into parts after strict insulation cycles. Strict operation and standardized technology make the Stanway piano lay the necessary and high-quality foundation in the embryonic stage."

"This is Stanway's fully enclosed constant temperature and humidity workshop. Stanwaychen Factory has set up a central vacuum cleaner system. The huge vacuum cleaner not only "swallows" all the wood chips, shavings, etc. produced in each workshop, but also gathers them together to generate electricity through the central vacuum cleaner system, and then reverses them to supply power tools and equipment to form a unique virtuous cycle. Stanway's wet control pipeline is also unique. When the moisture content in the production workshop is lower than the wet standard, the wet control pipeline densely spread over the workshop will automatically spray out water mist until the indoor water content requirements are met. Here, it can simulate the temperature and humidity environment of the user's location for production, so that its products change very little during use and have extremely high stability. "" Listening to the introduction, looking at the huge workshop, Gangwang's contemptuous expression began to disappear from everyone's faces, and replaced by seriousness and seriousness.

"I have heard that Stanway can simulate various real environments so that the produced pianos can be optimized when they leave the factory. Today I have seen it." Kong Xiangdong said with emotion, looking at the clean and tidy workshop.

"Yes, it's true that it's true that it's true." Lu Wei said next.

"This is the assembly workshop, soundboard, string code, piano head and shell surface material are made, and it is fully hand-assembled here. Stanway is quite strict in the selection of raw materials. Our material selection purpose is: at any cost, carefully choose, and it is better to stop production than to accommodate." Listening to the commentator's explanation, looking at the piles of neat and thick raw materials, visitors exclaimed from time to time.

"My teacher Grafmann had introduced me to some knowledge about the Stanway piano. Do you know why it is so expensive?" Lang Lang said. Seeing everyone's inquiring expressions, he continued: "Just take the price of the soundboard, the soundboard they use is the old times that of our domestic piano factories, equivalent to RMB Jordanian concave and blocks, and the price of the triangular piano shell and veneer is four times that of our knife strength is as high as a square meter. Such selected materials that do not care about work have achieved the high level of Stanway products. The price of one million yuan has also become a strong backing for its high investment, making it dare to grasp every link in production harshly. The appearance of the piano is an important criterion for evaluating a modern piano. The paint of the Stanway piano is famous for its flat, light and brightness. Look at their processing

The process is basically the same as our processing method. Some processing tools are not even as advanced as ours, but they have devoted several times more effort than us. We can grind and polish a large cover of a grand piano, at best, but they need to grind and polish it for seven days! The sound of the piano is the most important parameter for the use function, and whether the sound of a piano is pure and beautiful, the later sound quality conditioning is crucial. The final sound quality conditioning of the Steinway piano is not only done by experienced technicians, but also without limiting time until the operator thinks it is satisfied. The labor cost of the Germans is about ten times more than us (the monthly salary of the piano factory technician is equivalent to more than 20,000 yuan). And they still spare no effort to exchange for high-quality products at such a high price. How many piano factories can do it in China?”

Listening to Lang Lang's introduction, everyone's faces showed a deep thought. They saw the way they made. In addition, Net Lang Lang's introduction, people had a layer of respect for Stanway.

"Everyone, what you are seeing is the Stanway employee training base. Stanway currently has about young employees, with about 4 retirees every year. The reserve training for young employees has started five years ago. After strict examinations, the first year of entering the factory is theoretical study. They need to learn the principles and design theory of piano manufacturing. Those who pass the examination enter practical operation study. The scope of learning is guided by the piano master who is responsible for training. The scope of learning involves all the main processes of piano making, such as wood work painting and decoration, piano assembly, etc. After three and a half years, the formal internship begins. After half a year, according to their mastery of the technology, they will be assigned to the appropriate operating positions according to the individual. After the training technician, no matter which specific operation he engages in, he will know clearly which part of the entire piano making process, which part of the work quality is related to, and which part of it is directly affected, so that he can be confident in the operation."

Seeing this, everyone was completely impressed. Which company can do it, just in the training process, and invest so much time and energy?

Finally, everyone visited Stanway's finished workshop.

In the workshop of thousands of square meters, nearly a hundred Stanway uprights and grand pianos are arranged quietly there, exuding a noble and elegant temperament.

"These pianos are just made according to the customer's requirements. Since Stanway is fully handmade, all pianos are mass-produced. Each piano is given a unique temperament according to the customer's requirements and local climate."

Without waiting for the commentator to say, the attention of the pianists has long been attracted by these pianos.
Chapter completed!