When Maurice Ravel toured the United States for the very first time, he found the Mason & Hamlin piano and used it on his tour.
The “American tone” is shared by some of the great names in domestic vintage pianos here in the USA and is characterized by a warm powerful sound that is rich and colorful, but also capable of the smallest pianissimo. A vintage Mason & Hamlin BB embodies the idea of the “American tone” in a grand piano.
