Action is a 'hybridized' Viennese.
This was my 7th kit instrument, and the 5th built from Zuckermann parts. Although this is a dramatic and immensely satisfying stage in the building, it is only the beginning. Twenty weeks and 3300 parts later, all the glueing, hammering, drilling, veneering, oiling, varnishing, and stringing were done, and the action was assembled and somewhat playable. By this time, however, Spring had arrived and outdoor concerns drew my attention away from the piano. Brian Joyce earned a bachelor's degree in composition and a master's in musicology, both from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he has worked in the university's music library since 1985.