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Pianomaniac, Scriabinist, Self-taught piano technician, Entrepreneur

Owner of some beautiful pianos: 1886 Steinway B, 1976 Bösendorfer 225, Bechstein concert grand 267cm (1861), Bechstein Salon Concert grand 220cm (1900) and the most unique Steinway D ever: An 1887 D with additional duplex scales and unequal speaking length unisons.

Lover of Vienna, Austria, the city I live in, lover of my spouse of 22 years. maniac about beautifully prepared pianos by exceptional technicians.

Addicted to listening to those pianists I actually heard in recitals: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Claudio Arrau, Vladimir Horowitz, Friedrich Gulda, Martha Argerich, Alfred Brendel, Lazar Berman, Vladimir Ashkenazy and many more.

Humbly practicing every day, currently working on the whole set of Brahms' seven Klavierstücke Op. 116.

Providing piano and video/audio recording for free for students who want to apply for competitions or preliminary admission tests at music universities.

Joined Mon Mar 04 21:20:29 UTC 2024

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Re: Week 1: Choose your Schubert Piece!
I will go with one of the three pieces from D946.
- Owner of the world's tiniest piano store
- clavierhaus_Vienna
- 1 mth ago
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- Schubert Challenge
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Re: My Account/ Subscription, and general Contact us button
@Dominic Cheli I don't think this is something a member should be required to do. As a paid service you should consider delivering more services. One of the is UX i.e.…
- Owner of the world's tiniest piano store
- clavierhaus_Vienna
- 1 yr ago
- Ask Me Anything - New Guests Every Month!
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[Theoretically] What would you do with a piano like this?

A friend of mine sent me this picture and I got virtually electrocuted at rubbing my eyes, processing what I saw there. So, clearly a Steinway. But where on earth does this capo d'astro bar start?…
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- clavierhaus_Vienna
- updated 1 yr ago
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- General Discussion
Re: Week 1: Choose your piece!
I didn't know tonebase had something like this and only stumbled upon it this evening. But yesterday I spoke to someone from the Reddit Piano Jam about a three month project and I suggested Brahms Op.…
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- clavierhaus_Vienna
- 1 yr ago
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- A Fresh Start!
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Re: Week 1: Choose your piece!
@Alexander Weymann So we attended the same recital. In Hamburg I had it the easy way to get tickets, because a friend of mine knew someone at Steinway who helped with the tickets.…
- Owner of the world's tiniest piano store
- clavierhaus_Vienna
- 1 yr ago
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- A Fresh Start!
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Re: How Do You Record Your Acoustic Piano?
I also have a Steinway B in my rooftop apartment, where basically few walls are straight and a 45° main ceiling that starts at 80cm and ends at 450cm, with windows,…
- Owner of the world's tiniest piano store
- clavierhaus_Vienna
- 1 yr ago
- 2
- General Discussion
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Re: How Do You Record Your Acoustic Piano?
@Aaron Turn your phone by 90°. Vertical video might work for watching the video on other mobile phones, but people are watching videos on different devices and it's a lot easier to switch the…
- Owner of the world's tiniest piano store
- clavierhaus_Vienna
- 1 yr ago
- 2
- General Discussion
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Re: How Do You Record Your Acoustic Piano?
Over the years I have experimented a lot, from binaural microphones to AB, XY etc. Right now I believe that for my room (35m² with a steep rising ceiling.…
- Owner of the world's tiniest piano store
- clavierhaus_Vienna
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- General Discussion
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