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Piano shopping...

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  • KlausK Offline
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    Klaus
    wrote on last edited by
    #15

    OK, the dealer managed to bridge another 1K of the gap, and I pulled the trigger.

    This is the baby.

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      Axtremus
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      #16

      Next, you are expected to post piano moving videos and your performance recorded with that piano. Congratulations! πŸ™‚

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      • MikM Offline
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        #17

        Beautiful. Enjoy!!!

        β€œI am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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        • KlausK Klaus

          OK, the dealer managed to bridge another 1K of the gap, and I pulled the trigger.

          This is the baby.

          327937a5-e4de-4813-bc35-3b237f4d0bf1-image.png

          LuFins DadL Offline
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          LuFins Dad
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          #18

          @klaus said in Piano shopping...:

          OK, the dealer managed to bridge another 1K of the gap, and I pulled the trigger.

          This is the baby.

          327937a5-e4de-4813-bc35-3b237f4d0bf1-image.png

          Nice!

          The Brad

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          • markM Offline
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            mark
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            #19

            Beautiful! Congratulations.

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            • George KG Offline
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              George K
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              #20

              Very nice, @Klaus !

              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              • JollyJ Offline
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                wrote on last edited by
                #21

                Congrats!

                β€œCry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". β€” Buck Sexton

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                • KlausK Offline
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                  wrote on last edited by
                  #22

                  Thanks! I'm not sure whether congratulations are appropriate, but I figured that life is too short for suboptimal pianos πŸ™‚

                  My family will regret this. They'll soon have to endure more of my strumming it in the living room.

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                  • kluursK Offline
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                    #23

                    Can't wait to hear that. Now, if you only dedicated as much attention on that piano as you do for the kazoo...

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                    • HoraceH Offline
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                      #24

                      Beautiful piano, Klaus.

                      Education is extremely important.

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                        #25

                        Very nice.

                        Only non-witches get due process.

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                        • KlausK Offline
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                          Klaus
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                          #26

                          I find it interesting that, if you look at the Grotrian website, depending on whether one chooses the English language option or not, the decal changes.

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                          I personally prefer the "Grotrian-Steinweg" decal.

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                            #27

                            I believe that Steinway had issues with Grotrian-Stenweg back in the day, alleging that Steinweg was an attempt to confuse the US audience into thinking they were getting a German Steinway. As I understood it, as a result of a settlement, Grotrian agreed to not use the Steinweg name in North America. At least that's the story I was told. Larry or one of our other pros would know if that's true.

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                            • kluursK kluurs

                              I believe that Steinway had issues with Grotrian-Stenweg back in the day, alleging that Steinweg was an attempt to confuse the US audience into thinking they were getting a German Steinway. As I understood it, as a result of a settlement, Grotrian agreed to not use the Steinweg name in North America. At least that's the story I was told. Larry or one of our other pros would know if that's true.

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                              Klaus
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                              #28

                              @kluurs I think you are correct. In my opinion, they are justified in using the Steinweg name. Henry Steinweg co-founded the brand (before founding Steinway) and the naming rights were properly transferred and maintained.

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                                taiwan_girl
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                                #29

                                That is awesome @klaus. Hope you have many hours of happy playing!

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                                • MikM Offline
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                                  #30

                                  So are you banging away on it ?

                                  β€œI am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                    Mik
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                                    #31

                                    No answer. Must be banging away.

                                    β€œI am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                    • MikM Mik

                                      So are you banging away on it ?

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                                      Klaus
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                                      #32

                                      @mik I don't have it yet. I hope to get it before christmas, but from what I hear the piano movers are pretty busy at the moment.

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                                        So you are furiously playing the kazoo?

                                        β€œI am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                        • KlausK Klaus

                                          Thanks! I'm not sure whether congratulations are appropriate, but I figured that life is too short for suboptimal pianos πŸ™‚

                                          My family will regret this. They'll soon have to endure more of my strumming it in the living room.

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                                          @klaus said in Piano shopping...:

                                          ... life is too short for suboptimal pianos πŸ™‚

                                          This. πŸ‘

                                          People tend to regret the things they did not do, the things they did not buy, the quality they did not get. You made the good choice.

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