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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. -
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 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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I know some purist are going to hate me but I have considered an acoustic piano and I prefer an electric piano. No need to tune, not so heavy, easy transport, many more options and endless possibilities with midi connected to Ableton, headphones, XLR outlets for sound, millions of sounds from Kontakt, etc... I love the Roland GP-9.