What kind of Piano do you play?

I grew up playing on grand pianos.  My mother had a Baldwin and a NY Steinway.  I don’t think I even saw an upright until I was in high-school;  I thought they were toys.  About 25 years ago, I purchased a Kawai upright, which now resides in my daughter’s apartment, across the hall.

And now, I have a Yamaha P-515.  I’m very sensitive to tuning;  as soon as a piano goes even slightly out of tune, it drives me crazy.  The Yamaha never goes out of tune, so that’s great.  The touch is quite good, although at times I miss the very fine nuances of my mother’s Steinway which allowed me to achieve greater expressiveness.  Of course,  being able to play with headphones is wonderful.  I’m pretty sure my husband would never put up with listening to me practice.

I’d love to have a grand, but the Yamaha serves me well given the constraints of apartment living.

Shosh

Yamaha Modus F11. I usually practice very late at night (11pm to 3am) so a digital piano works best for me so I don't wake my family or neighbours up!! Another advantage of a digital piano is that it never goes out of tune so I don't need to tune it every 3 months. 

Digital pianos in the past used to suck, but since recent years, flagship/top-end digital pianos from Yamaha/Kawai etc have been getting better and better. Nothing can substitute for a Steinway/Fazioli grand or Schimmel Konzert of course, but if you live in a crowded neighbourhood with your family, on a budget and you practice late at night, flagship digital pianos are the way to go. 

I have a Baldwin L, c1989. Very warm, colorful, and expressive, and I absolutely adore it.  The bass is so round and rich, not tubby like other grands of its size. It rivals most 7-foot pianos. Baldwins have their own sound that I would characterize as warm and and melodic, perhaps rather "woody" and old-fashioned. They don't have the penetrating clarity and projection of the new pianos being made today, but they're great home pianos because they're not terribly loud. The thing I love most about mine is how it sustains forever, which gives it a real singing quality. There is an area in the higher treble that I wish had more clarity, but I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world, and on most days I pity the poor wretch who doesn't have my piano... we should all feel this way about our pianos.

Wow, what a lot of different instruments. I have a digital Piano - Thomann DP-51 and a No-Name piano. But yesterday I have bought a Grotrian Steinweg - it is a much better instrument. 

Hello Tonebase friends,

Does anyone have strong feelings about tuning?  I nudged my Imperial Bosendorfer up to A443, trying to get a little more treble brightness, but my wife detects a slightly less desirable sound.

Is this all in my head?

Thanks,

Rodney