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I am in the market for a great concert grand and have found a four year old demo Steingraeber at an excellent price. I have not yet tried it, but have heard wonderful recordings on it by concert pianists. Fazioli affects me the same way, but I cannot find a demo in my price range.
I just saw that I left out the brand! I do wonder why no one has mentioned Steingraeber and expect it is because not many are made each year and they are rarely exported to the U.S.-
Jenny Harrison I played some upright Steingraeber pianos recently when I was helping a student choose a new piano and was very impressed with them and thought they were really good value for money.
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Angela Fogg I have owned a Steingraeber upright for five years and love it, I bought it sight unseen after hearing James Shawcross' amazing review on youtube. He thought it might be the best upright in the world. I did pay someone to inspect it since it was thousands of miles away. This is why I suspected the quality of Steingraeber grands would also be impressive, and this turned out to be right.
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Jenny Harrison very interesting Jenny. Quite a brave thing to do so I鈥檓 glad it turned out so well!
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Angela Fogg It was actually on eBay! I truly lucked out since Steingraebers are so rare in the U.S.. The price of $20k seemed fair.
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Jenny Harrison even more amazing! It was obviously meant to be!
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Grotrian-Steinweg upright G124. In Europe they call themselves so, internationally just Grotrian. This piano is my third acoustic upright, and it has lyrical tones and has quick action-which I love. Grotrian is proud of being Clara Schumann鈥檚 favorite brand.
Prior to Grotrian, I had Schimmel upright C118. It had beautiful tone, too but I made huge mistake: Installing silent piano. Even though all works were done by local professionals, it felt like key actions had become unpredictable, sluggish.
learned to know that I appreciate old school when it comes to (piano) music.
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I think Kawai is the best! I have a Kawai RX-1 & it has such a glorious sound. What a resonant bass! It holds its tune very well. I have owned it for 20+ plus years, & it is still as wonderful as it was when I purchased it. My students also enjoy playing it.
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I love the sound of my piano.
Check out the sound as I play a recent composition.
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Mason Hamlin. Love that rich warm brown sound
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I love my Schimmel 182, but I think that if I had the money to purchase a second piano I would look for a Fazioli, a Steingraeber & Sohne, or a Grotrian Steinweg. But at this point, it's just a fantasy. Oh, also I would look for something a bit longer than the 6' I have, something closer to 7 or 8 feet.
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pacchiarotti Which would you put first: Fazioli or Steingraeber?
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Jenny Harrison pacchiarotti Steingraeber, hands down.
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Jenny Harrison I have a feeling I would get the Steingraeber. I admit to not having played either. I actually think my playing would not be up to meeting the needs of the instruments.
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pacchiarotti You鈥檇 be surprised at how quickly your ears and hands adapt to the instrument.
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Steinway!! Distant second - Mason & Hamlin.
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ROBERTA SWEDIEN hi Roberta so funny to see your name pop up!! Remember me? I was your student in Gainesville way back when!
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Alexander Shapiro Hi Alex!! Of course I remember you. Long time! I am in touch with Gila Goldstein and she has mentioned you. Are you playing? Say hi to your parents.
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Here is a related question for this group. If you won the lottery and you could purchase a great 9' concert grand for your modest size living room, would you? Or would you choose a somewhat shorter model because your living room is not a concert stage and it might be overwhelming?
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Jenny Hi Jenny.. First i would buy the best courses and pay the best academies with the best teachers and artist. to learn as much as possible. Then I would go to the best universities and learn as much as possible with the instruments I have. "It麓s not the gear, it麓s the ear". Then, if I still had some more money left....I would buy a new bigger house, with an interior theater, and also a nice living room with sea views, and a grand concert piano. Actually, now that you mentioned it, this is what i am going to do without winning the lottery. By hard work. and "the three P's" Passion , persistence and patience.
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Andreu What a beautiful photo! I hope you get something as wonderful as this. By a concert grand, do you mean around 9'?
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Jenny Harrison Haven麓t thougth about that.. First i need to learn to play the piano. ;-)
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ROBERTA SWEDIEN I need to reach out to Gila, it鈥檚 been a long time! I am still playing! My dad sends his best :))
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Bechstein!!!
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Bl眉thner for Franz Schubert, Fazioli for Tschaikowsky, Steinway for Liszt and Chopin and last but not least B枚sendorfer for any other composer.
I love my Korg SV2 88
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