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Dear Vivienne I've thought about this new vs restored issue for MANY years. Pianists - as opposed to piano technicians - are at the mercy of the piano trade because they simply haven't got the expertise on purely technical matters. There are actually only a handful of really talented, obsessed-with-...

Seems like this is a subject that needed to be aired! Rationally speaking Otto may well be technically correct in his "what's the problem?" appraisal. But unfortunately SENTIMENT is all-important here and the vast majority of purchasers of pianos have acute reservations about certain types...

That's the sort of wonderful reply that keeps this site to the forefront! THANKYOU PG. However I'm just about to fork out £10,000 for a rebuilt 1920s Bechstein Model C, which I like a VERY much However two of your passages need clarifying because they seem contradictory..... 1) "......Although ...

A pupil of mine has very recently been told by a piano technician to avoid purchasing a vintage Bechstein (1880s) especially as it had been completely rebuilt with a new modern action, strings, sostenuto etc. The reason he gave was it's because Bechsteins suffer from cracked iron frames, a problem e...

I was looking for a 131 cms upright for some time last year (I eventually bought a 1920s Bechstein Model C grand instead) I was very impressed by the Kemble 131 http://www.uk-piano.org/kemble/kemble-k131-piano.html and I got very close to buying the last new Kemble Quantum (first series) which had a...

I wrestled with this choice for three years: whether to buy restored-vintage or recently-built or new. I'd always assumed I'd buy a pre-1914 Bluthner Style 8. I love the Bluthner patent action when set up well and the sound of some of these vintage Bluthners is magical. Unfortunately though I do a L...

Just want to let people know about the replacement to the U.K. Piano Teachers Group and their excellent e-newsletter: The International Piano Teachers' Group (but still looking Anglo-orientated) www.pianoteachers.inspiron.co.uk Piano Guy I expect you to reply to this posting with one of your classic...

Ha ha ha ha Piano Guy you crack me up! Actually it sold for £5500

Oops sorry.....rang Ladbrookes today and the Barless had sold almost immediately. They're like gold dust. Only about 30 made so far and extremely rarely available s/h. If you ever get a chance try one

Here's a very unusual alternative to the Kwaks & Yams etc: Ladbrooke Pianos of Birmingham have recently received a second hand, mint condition Broadwood Barless upright in black polyester finish. My guess is they will sell it at around the £5500-6000 mark Ladbrookes themselves hand-built this fu...

Three names:

Schwander
Herrburger Brooks
Langer

How do they relate to each other? And is the English-built action associated with them still being manufactured and if not when did it cease?

Cheers!

Email me PianoGuy and I'll tell you more: sir_prize_45@hotmail.com

Cheers!

"I can think of only a handful of technicians in the UK who could improve a good 1920s piano, but hundreds who would bugger up the job and believe they were working miracles. It's the ones that convince others as well as themselves who are the dangerous ones" EXACTLY PianoGuy, great stuff!...

Some of you may have noticed I've been looking for a grand for some 3 years now. I've been up and down the country trying literally hundreds of pianos but none has actually had the sound to INSPIRE me at a price I can afford. Last week I was on the verge of putting a deposit on a perfectly good, min...

There are certainly many 88-note electronic keyboards available but you have to ask yourself what you want a piano or electronic keyboard FOR. If you want to be able to play classical music with all its nuances, shades, subtleties and sheer range there is NO substitute for a real piano for a very si...

Anyone had a chance to play one of the new NSG grands? http://eng.samick.co.kr/products/products_introduction.php?ct_code=000005 I played an NSG-175 with the Reid-Sohn badge the other day and I must say I was amazed by the touch and the sound. If this is what the far east is now capable of making Go...

".....Also to note is Samick/Reid Sohn, the sig's are OK for the price but the new NSG's are very very good, using the same build process as Bechstein. I have hired some of these out to profensional artists instead of the usual higher brands and positive comments have come back....." Yes I...

Any opinions/experience of Danemann grands anyone? I was in a shop today trying out Schimmels, Kawais, Reid-Sohns (the new NSG series is VERY good!), Ibachs and I was just leaving when I spotted a 1970 (?) 6ft 9" Danemann I was very pleasantly surprised! It struck me this would make an EXCELLEN...

Thanks a LOT Piano Guy. Yes the Schimmel IS under £13K and the seller is bending over backwards to encourage me to make up my mind (ie by offering to store it free for as long as it takes to get its accomodation ready) I've been trying to find out exactly what model this 1995 203cm Schimmel is: seri...

I've been looking around for a grand piano for some time to replace my wonderful 1904 132cm tall Chappell upright which has been in the family since 1908 but is now in need of gentle retirement. I am a professional musician and piano teacher and although not a recitalist I need something to cope wit...