From the Rischler site page.
Action: | Direct blow action, rock maple wood parts. | |||
Tuning Pins: | Nickel plated steel, machine cut, blue steel. | |||
Hammers: | Imported Royal George felt, UK. | |||
Keys: | Sold spruce, ivorene cover. | |||
Plate: | Precision cast. | |||
Finish: | Polyester, 4 coats of polyester resin, two coats of polyurethane. | |||
Soundboard: | Cross banded laminated quarter sawn select spruce. | |||
Pinblock: | 22 layer ply block beach wood by Dehonit, Germany. |
Ours is shinier, whether that makes it more beautiful or not. It certainly makes it look more dusty faster.