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Piano shopping...

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  • AxtremusA Offline
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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.

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        LuFins DadL Offline
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        @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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          #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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              #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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                #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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                    Beautiful piano, Klaus.

                    Education is extremely important.

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                    • jon-nycJ Offline
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                      #25

                      Very nice.

                      Only non-witches get due process.

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                      • KlausK Offline
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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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                            #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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                                  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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                                        brenda
                                        wrote on last edited by
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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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                                          SD Tav
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                                          #35

                                          Very nice piano Klaus! I've hardly played any Euro uprights since dealers here have a harder time selling them compared to Yamahas and Kawais. I have played Schimmels which are just OK. In which city are Grotrian's produced?

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