According to Music Trade 1922 publication, the following is a list of the materials that are used in the manufacture of a Steinway piano:

 

* Alcohol Ethyl or denatured used with whiting for polishing ivory

* Aluminum A metal that in sheet form is used for veneering cauls

* Artificial Gold Tin sulphide is used for imitation gilding

* Antimony- this gray metal used in alloys as a hardener

* Acetone - a solvent for certain varnishes lacquers and used in making celluloid

* Asbestos - a Canadian mineral;  It resists great heat for gaskets and fire proofing

* Babbitt Metal - an alloy of copper tin and antimony For machinery bearings

* Balata Dicks Rubber gum from Guiana used in machinery belting

* Benzole Coal naphtha or benzine obtained from gas plants used in varnish remover

* Black Lead Graphite used as a lubricant on wood and metal parts

* Bushing Cloth A fine firmly woven wool cloth to take the wear of action and key centers

* Brass Rod stock and sheets for turnings and stampings Alloy of copper zinc and tin

* Blue Vitriol Copper sulphate is a material used in electric batteries

* Banana Oil Amyl acetate is used in bronzing liquids and metallic paints

* Barium Sulphate Barytes is used in paints and varnish lending moisture resistance properties

* Beeswax The artificial variety Used as a special lubricant

* Bessemer Rod A soft steel rod used for piano action parts and hardware

* Burlap A jute fiber bagging material used for rubbing down wood filling

* Broadcloth A wool cloth used on piano actions

* Boxwood A hard close grained wood used for capping soundboard bridges

* Basswood A soft uniformly grained wood from the linden tree for key parts

* Core Sand Sharp granular sand for core needs a binder like molasses

* Coal Oil Kerosene is obtained from petroleum Used for cleaning machinery

* Caustic Soda Sodium hydroxide is used for cleaning castings

* Chamois Skin The real chamois skins come from France and Switzerland Used for drying rubbed varnish work

* Camphor Sap from the camphor laurel tree of Formosa Used in lacquers and as an insectifuge

* Castor Oil The seeds of the ricinus plant yield oil for preparing special varnish

* Coke Coal from which the volatile matter has been driven off by heat Used to melt iron

* Charcoal Charred wood is used to smelt ore for charcoal pig iron

* Charcoal Pig Iron A clean strong iron for the finest castings

* Corrosive Sublimate Mercuric chloride is poisonous Mixed with lacquer it is coated on woodwork to prevent ravages of tropic insects

* A Core - Placed in the mould for under cut portions of the pattern

* Crucible - Fire clay and graphite make the containers that withstand the high temperatures in melting brass

* Cold Rolled Steel - Used for machinery parts

* Copper Wire - Used as the weighting medium on covered bass strings

* Chalk or Whiting - A soft calcium carbonate composed of delicate skeletons of marine organisms From England Used for polishing ivory

* Canvas - A woven cotton cloth of great strength used on special heating cauls

* Cotton - Forms the base for certain lacquers

* Carborundum - Grinding wheels and abrasive material are made from this combination of coke and sand

* Cheese Cloth - Woven cotton cloth for cleaning and wiping stains and oil

* Creosote - Derived from coal tar it is used as a wood preservative and disinfectant

* Drawing Die Wire is drawn through the hardened hole in die to various diameters

* Ebony Brought by natives from the interior of Madagascar Ebony is used for black keys or sharps

* Elephant Tusk African elephants furnish the bulk of the ivory supply

* Emery An impure natural aluminum oxide Clear colored varieties ruby emerald topaz

* French Chalk Talc is a soapstone powder used to reduce friction between surfaces of wood

* Fire Clay Kaoline containing quartz are used for fire brick

* Flint A dense fine grained form of silica used as an abrasive as sandpaper

* Ferro manganese Spiegeleisen is an alloy used in steel and iron castings to prevent blowholes

* Ferro tungsten An alloy used in making high speed steel tools

* Ferro silicon An alloy used in castings to make strong gray iron

* Formaldehyde A poisonous liquid used for disinfecting and preserving glue

* Galena Lead is obtained by roasting this ore

* Gelatine An adhesive extracted from bones or skin of cattle It is cleaner and purer than glue

* German Silver An alloy of zinc nickel and copper used for center pins of piano actions

* Grindstone A tough sandstone of quartz from New York and Ohio

* Garnets Crystallized silicate minerals Varieties are the gem garnet and Arizona ruby

* Garnet paper is a fast cutting abrasive

* Hide Glue - Made from sinew fleshings etc Its adhesive properties make it popular for gluing wood

* Hammer Felt A mixture of Australian with other wools produces the quality felt from which hammers are made

* Ingot Tin Used in castings of brass and bronze to give hardness and toughness

* Ingot Zinc Used in brass castings

* Ivory Pieces for piano keys are sawn from the tusks and sunbleached

* Iron Ore Limonite from Sweden for rod stock from which American music wire is drawn

* Iron Ore Hematite from Minnesota is smelted in blast furnaces and the iron poured into pigs

* Japan - A lacquer for metal containing linseed oil litharge and Prussian blue

* Jute The bast fiber of an Indian plant used for making twine

* Limestone Calcium carbonate and fluoride are used as a flux in melting iron

* Leather Cattle hides oak tanned furnish the material for machinery belting Buckskin sole and sheepskin are used for punchings and trim on action parts

* Logwood - A West Indian wood important in the dye industry.  Logwood crystals make a good stain

* Lead - This metal is used in solder alloys paints etc

* Lard Oils - Made by cold pressing lard It is used in metal cutting compounds

* Linen Lawn - Used for taping veneer joints

* Lampblack - Made from natural gas or oils Used for paints and black varnish

* Metallic Paint The iron oxide paint is used as a ground coat on iron eastings

* Marquetry - The art of inlaying woods in designs found high favor with Dutch and Italian woodworkers

* Moulding Sand - Cohesive properties permit formation of moulds for iron castings

* Molasses - Its viscous property makes it a good binder for cores

* Mahogany - The Cuban variety is conceded the cabinet wood

* Mahogany - The African is largely used for veneers Trees grow to tremendous sizes

* Magnesium Carbonate - Found in powder form and used in fire proofing

* Neatsfoot Oil A lubricant extracted from the feet of cattle

* Nickel - A hard metal used in alloys Found in Canada

* Nigrosine A black dyestuff used in wood stain

* Nitric Acid Brass and bronze castings are dipped in this corrosive acid to clean and brighten them

* Ocher The earthy iron oxides are used in paints and enamels

* Oxalic Acid Used as a bleaching agent and in metal polishes

* Oilstone A fine grained whetstone for sharpening tools From Arkansas

* Paraffin Wax When melted it is used in water proofing wood

* Permutit An artificial zeolite used for water purification

* Pyrene A liquid fire extinguisher consisting of carbon tetrachloride etc

* Potassium Bichromate Reddish crystals poisonous In solution in water it makes the unfading stain for mahogany

* Plumbago Graphite applied to moulds for producing a smooth finish on castings From Ceylon.

* Petroleum Mineral oil is the lubricating oil for machinery

* Petrolatum Mineral fat or petroleum jelly furnishes lubricating grease

* Prussian Blue A pigment used in machine assembling to indicate the lack of contact of parts

* Pumice Stone Very porous lava or molten rock used as an abrasive

* Pumice Powder An abrasive for the rubbing of varnished surfaces

* Poplar - This most popular lumber is cut in Kentucky and Tennessee

* Prima Vera - White mahogany has had a vogue in past years

* Paper, Cardboard, Strawboard - Used for key frame punchings

* Rock Salt Used for regenerating zeolite in water purification

* Rosewood The rare Brazilian and Indian varieties were once popular

* Rubber Tubing Used as an alignment bushing on piano pedals

* Rod Stock Swedish in origin it is the best material for steel music wire

* Rosin Colophony is obtained by distillation of turpentine oil Used as a soldering flux in varnish and as an agent of friction

* Sepia This reddish brown pigment is prepared from the ink of the cuttlefish Used in wood stain's

* Sienna A colored clay used as a pigment Found in Alabama

* Silex Quartz is the base for a number of wood fillers

* Soap It is made from fatty acids natural fats and oils Used in woodworking to prevent adhesion of glue

* Soda Ash Sodium carbonate is used for water softening compounds

* Spruce The Adirondack growth furnishes the resonant material U6ed in soundboards

* Spruce Pacific Coast variety yields timber of enormous size and fine quality

* Sugar Maple The most popular and beautiful American hardwood

* Satinwood - The wood that English designers used extensively It comes from Ceylon and Porto Rico

* Sugar Pine - A prime Californian wood Large trees yield beautifully clean wide stock

* Stearine - Made from solid natural animal fats When melted used for water proofing wood

* Stick Lac - The natural form of shellac found in the East Indies

* Solder -  An alloy of lead and tin with low melting point used for joining metals

* Shark's Skin - The forerunner of modern sandpaper for abrasive on woodwork

* Sheep's Wool From Australia Scoured and washed for finest piano felts

* Sisal Fiber from the Central American agave plant is used for twine

* Steel Wool Steel shavings used as an abrasive

* Sea Grass A Canadian plant used for rubbing down wood filler

* Sulphuric Acid Used for pickling iron and steel and for electric batteries

* Tool Steel Various grades and alloys have distinct purposes in machine tool manufacture.  

* Texas Wool Fine domestic sheep's wool for piano felt

* Umber An iron oxide powder from Cyprus used as a paint pigment

* Walnut The rare Circassian with its contrasting coloring comes from Russia

* Walnut The American variety has been a popular cabinet wood for generations

* White Pine Michigan produces the mild lumber used for piano keys

* White Flux A sodium compound that is a strong oxidizer used in welding

* White Aeh One of North America's best hardwoods

* Wool Cloth A strong heavy weave is used to trim piano action parts

* Woven Tape A worsted wool tape is drawn through strings Linen tape on piano actions

* Water Glass Sodium silicate is used as a concrete hardener and binder in abrasive wheels etc

* Whale Oil Sperm is a non drying oil used for tempering steel