
Note By Note is a feature-length independent documentary that follows the creation of a Steinway concert grand, #L1037. It explores the relationship between musician and instrument, chronicles the manufacturing process, and investigates what makes each Steinway unique. _Watch the evolution L1037?from forest floor to concert hall _Meet the craftsmen and women who shape L1037?s personality _Discover the depths of artists? relationships with their instruments From the factory fl... (Full plot summary below)
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Note By Note is a feature-length independent documentary that follows the creation of a Steinway concert grand, #L1037. It explores the relationship between musician and instrument, chronicles the manufacturing process, and investigates what makes each Steinway unique. _Watch the evolution L1037?from forest floor to concert hall _Meet the craftsmen and women who shape L1037?s personality _Discover the depths of artists? relationships with their instruments From the factory floor in Queens to Steinway Hall in Manhattan, each piano?s journey is complex?spanning 12 months, 12,000 parts, 450 craftsmen, and countless hours of fine-tuned labor. Filmed in key Steinway locations?the factory, Steinway?s reserved ?Bank,? and private auditions?Note By Note is the first documentary to portray the patience, craft, and personality built into each Steinway.
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| Salon.comAndrew O'HehirBen Niles' picture is a fascinating and delightful thing. |
| Chicago TribuneMaureen M. HartIt's inspirational to watch and listen as the Steinway employees demonstrate with pride their part in producing an instrument that will sell for more than $100,000 and may succeed some of its brethren on the stage at Carnegie Hall. |
| San Francisco ChronicleJoshua KosmanLike an elegant set of theme and variations, director Ben Niles' beautiful, probing documentary about music and craftsmanship takes a simple idea and follows it in a number of directions. |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Jeff ViceNote By Note: The Making of Steinway L1307 doesn't need any cameos by celebrities, musical or otherwise, to hold our interest. |
| Film Journal InternationalMaria GarciaNiles purposefully seeks out quirkiness rather than providing meaningful demonstrations of craft. |
| Boxoffice MagazineAmy NicholsonThe story of one piano is a microcosm of art, commerce, perfectionism and the American dream in a thorough, but repetitive, documentary. |
| culturevulture.netEmily S. Mendel... an engrossing film that makes the process of crafting a piano and the people involved come alive. |
| Boston GlobeJeremy EichlerA modestly scaled but enjoyable documentary. |
| Chicago ReaderJ. R. JonesThis narrative gambit allows Niles to score a quiet but stunning rhetorical point: in their meticulous attention to detail, the blue-collar workers who've spent their lives at the plant seem just as artistic as any musician. |
| Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckA fascinating documentary that more than just piano lovers can enjoy. |