Note By Note: The Making Of The Steinway L1037

Like 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.

gorgeously composed and photographed...capable of inducing spiritual/physical rapture

With its precise editing and thoughtful storytelling, "Note by Note" is a celebration of craftsmanship- of a piano and of film.

a documentary as harmonious as it is fascinating...rests at a nexus of hand, heart and mind. It's a gorgeous picture, visually and musically...superb.

a lovely documentary on one of the last holdouts in a techno-centric world

full of surprising thrills

A heartwarming story about the universality of music

Recommended...both calming and engaging

inspirational to watch

classy and unexpectedly moving

a masterly composition of eye and ear, hand and heart, labor and music.

a look at people whose hands, eyes, hearts and minds all work together... together they assemble one of the world's most wonderful man-made things.

a love letter to a vanishing mode of production, with more than a hint of elegy.

....engrossing

skillfully and adoringly made...a love song to the instrument responsible for so many.

Ben Niles' Note by Note is a beauty...a lovely adventure.

in their meticulous attention to detail, the blue-collar workers seem just as artistic as any musician.

They say that every piano has a soul; if only every movie had one as warm and rich as Note by Note.

a tribute to the superiority of human craftsmanship over mass production and a celebration of art over pure commercialism.

...a paean to the rewards of old-fashioned craftsmanship.

a Miracle--Beethoven would have been pleased.

fascinating and delightful.

remarkably absorbing.

....essentially New York.

engrossing! a stirring symphony of specialized labor.

a sure bet for music lovers.

delightful.

a distinct pleasure.

Ben Niles approaches his subject con amore.

a fascinating documentary that more than just piano lovers can enjoy.

it's the craftspeople and their work, and the pianos themselves, that are the real stars.