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Hi all.. Is there a shortage of damp-chaser systems at the moment? I'm trying to get one installed but the installer has had one on order now for nearly two months asks no sign of it coming. Also any recommendations for an installer around the West Midlands (Birmingham) that has done a lot of instal...

Thank you. It's nice to know it'd have been your choice too. I did some reading about Grotrian's past and it looks like they have been making good pianos for quite awhile. The seller actually said they have a much better following in Europe whereas here everyone just wants a Steinway! I ended up par...

Thanks for your answers Barrie. I've ended up putting a deposit down on the Grotrian. I thought hard about going to see the Schimmel K but difference in size won out. I know the Schimmel is supposed to have a lighter action but the Grotrian when I played it was surprisingly light compared to the Kem...

They aren't unfortunately but in the meanwhile I saw a Grotrian 225 today that is only 13/14 years old and sounded incredible and only a little bit over budget so now I am even more confused :P. The living room is 30 x 17 so the piano will mean some rearranging of furniture but then again so would t...

Thanks Barrie. It is a difficult time to be buying a piano and I've been putting it off over the last year because of COVID but I do like the Schimmel sparkle in the upper registers and I haven't seen that many used Ks up for sale in the last year. FWIW, both are I'm told in mint condition with ligh...

Hi all I'm looking at a couple of Schimmels at the moment but am a little confused. If I understand correctly the K189 has been replaced by the K195 a little while back. Would a 17 year old K189 be better than a 10 year old C189 in terms of the construction of the piano? I appreciate it will only be...