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| So, after all these years, how's your piano? | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jun 2 2015, 08:54 AM (268 Views) | |
| jon-nyc | Jun 2 2015, 08:54 AM Post #1 |
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Cheers
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Many of us found PW because we were piano shopping. How is that piano now? Any buyers remorse over the years? Any thoughts of selling it or trading it in for something else? And do you still play it? |
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| Axtremus | Jun 2 2015, 08:58 AM Post #2 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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[1] Still works well. [2] Not really. [3] Not really. [4] Yes. |
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| Mark | Jun 2 2015, 09:09 AM Post #3 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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My piano is awesome. It was awesome the day I got it and it remains awesome. I have a good tech and I have him tune and examine it at least twice a year. Most of the time it's three or four tunings per year. He always gives it a good exam and recommends the things that need attention etc. He's an ex-mechanical engineer who switched professions mid-life. He is very methodical and very very good at what he does. Absolutely zero buyer's remorse. I would definitely buy it again, knowing what I know about it. No thoughts of selling. I do dream about a 7 or 9 ft version of it though. ![]() We play it daily. It probably gets played a minimum of 2 to 3 hours each day. Edited by Mark, Jun 2 2015, 09:10 AM.
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| Mikhailoh | Jun 2 2015, 09:46 AM Post #4 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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I love it. Holds tune very well, sounds great. Better when someone better plays it. I am considering selling it for smaller footprint digital now that they have grand actions. I could use the space and teh headphone capability. Yep. I play it about three times a week. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| Klaus | Jun 2 2015, 10:30 AM Post #5 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I bought my piano used for a good price, knowing that it would need a new set of hammers. Unfortunately I gave the piano to a technician who did a very bad job. He thought that he was a genius, however. We ended up in court, where he lost hands down. Unfortunately this didn't help a lot because he declared bankruptcy and opened a week later with some relative being the formal owner of the new business. So this ended up as a rather expensive experience, in particular since I ended up paying all the legal fees. After that, I had a very good technician replace the hammers again. After that repair, I felt that it was just as good as a new Grotrian grand. I have no intention to sell the piano. Maybe my kids will play on it soon. |
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| AndyD | Jun 2 2015, 12:32 PM Post #6 |
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Senior Carp
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Jon, no regrets here with my Bluthner B upright. Since we bought it over ten years ago I think I've missed only two days playing it, other than holidays. Given a larger house I'd love a quality grand of course. |
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Every morning the soul is once again as good as new, and again one offers it to one's brothers & sisters in life. | |
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| ilm | Jun 2 2015, 04:50 PM Post #7 |
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Middle Aged Carp
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Yes, had buyer's remorse early on. Kept it a decade, then sold it and now enjoy the extra space in the house. Prefer an upright. |
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| Jolly | Jun 2 2015, 05:05 PM Post #8 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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The Nordiska resides in East Texas. It went to a person in my piano tech's family. After working on it quite a bit, he thought enough of it to recommend it to one of his nieces for her and her two girls. She plays, the girls are taking lessons. He still takes care of it, and it probably is still one of the best early Chinese grands you'll find. It is not as good as the current crop, however. Then again, it didn't cost $13K. The Perzina is now dialed in. I had to tune it four times the first year, but now she's as steady as a rock. I can tell she's just now getting to where a tuning would be beneficial, but it's been over 7 months since the last time my tech worked on her. Chinese or not, it's a damn good piano. It can get a little boomy in the bass if the player has heavy hands, but other than that, I'll stack it up against any $15K vertical on the market. |
| The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.- George Soros | |
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| markallen | Jun 2 2015, 05:07 PM Post #9 |
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Middle Aged Carp
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Thanks to PW I purchased a Roland digital and had it for a couple years and sold it. Found my true passion was acoustic guitar. I've purchased several over the years including three custom build commissions from well known luthiers. I have plans to build a nice music studio and rehearsal space in a few years when I retire and I'll likely put in a nice upright piano at that point. All in all, a wonderful journey. |
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| Jolly | Jun 2 2015, 05:10 PM Post #10 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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What's your favorite? My nephew has a high-end Breedlove that is simply one of the best guitars I've heard (and I bleed Martin). |
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| markallen | Jun 2 2015, 08:11 PM Post #11 |
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Middle Aged Carp
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Back when Kim Breedlove still owned and ran the company the quality of the instruments were superb and I think they could be put up against anything out there. Nowdays, after the purchase by Two Old Hippies, not so much. Currently I have about a dozen guitars but my favorites for fingerpicking are my McPherson 4.0 sinker redwood top with Ziricote back and sides along with my Webber Round Body with Engleman top and quilted mahogany back and sides. For flatpicking my love is a Santa Cruz RS slope shoulder dread 1929 all mahogany. It will hold its own in any bluegrass setting. Also, after a five year wait, I will take delivery in August of a Kwasnycia Small Jumbo with a Tunnel 13 top (Wood reclaimed from Tunnel 13 in southern Oregon which was the site of the last great train robbery) and Cocobolo sides and back. Very much looking forward to receiving this one. http://ijpr.org/post/tunnel-13-how-forensic-science-helped-solve-americas-last-great-train-robbery Edited by markallen, Jun 2 2015, 08:13 PM.
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| Nobody's Sock | Jun 2 2015, 09:11 PM Post #12 |
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The piano is great. Could probably use a little voicing now as the felt is getting pretty compressed. No remorse , still happy about the price I paid If I had the moolah, I could see uptrading it one day. Not so much anymore, have been living on my digitals with the 2 bands I'm in. Learning rock keys is a whole new ball of wax. |
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| Renauda | Jun 2 2015, 11:13 PM Post #13 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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any resonators in that managerie? |
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| markallen | Jun 3 2015, 04:54 AM Post #14 |
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Middle Aged Carp
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Not a one. I love the sound but just haven't been bitten by the bug yet. |
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| Renauda | Jun 3 2015, 05:15 AM Post #15 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I have three square neck resos (a custom made OMI Dobro, a Beard E model and a Beard D model) and a mahogany Weissenborn. There's also a six string electric lap. |
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