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Piano upgrade time

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    NobodySock
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    #79

    I ended up not going down to socal yesterday as my dog Bella who is 16 and a half, is not doing well and I am bolstering myself for her end days. I hate this part of life. As I get further along in this piano search, I am coming more and more in line with finding a good used one to save some pennies. What I really want to do is find a Baldwin SF10 circa 1960s-1970s and see if it sounds so rich like everyone claims it does. Take a listen to this video and near the end he plays the beginning of Tchaikovsy's Piano Concerto 1 and prepare yourself, turn up your speakers. It frikkin sounds like Liberace too! Oh my dear Lord. There's a smattering of them for sale on ebay and pianomart and they can be had for real real cheap. This could be my forever piano.

    Link to video

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      https://www.ebay.com/itm/376109460994

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        taiwan_girl
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        #81

        How did you like your electric car?

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          #82

          I ended up not going because of my old dog's turn for the worse. The piano hunt has taken a back seat for now, and I now have an idea of shipping costs of my household goods to Italy, it's becoming clear that I should just sell my Petrof before I move and take my time to find my next piano in Europe.

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          • N NobodySock

            I ended up not going because of my old dog's turn for the worse. The piano hunt has taken a back seat for now, and I now have an idea of shipping costs of my household goods to Italy, it's becoming clear that I should just sell my Petrof before I move and take my time to find my next piano in Europe.

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            kluurs
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            #83

            @NobodySock said in Piano upgrade time:
            it's becoming clear that I should just sell my Petrof before I move and take my time to find my next piano in Europe.

            Sorry, about your pup - and yeah, I think you'll do better there with your piano search.

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            • MikM Away
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              Mik
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              #84

              I know you took in a younger terrier over the last couple years. What will you have to do to get him into Italy?

              "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                #85

                So i am sitting outside on a veranda waiting to sit down and eat dinner in Baunei, and having conversation with 2 Austrians here on vacation, and one of them has an in with Bosendorfer. But dont bother me right now, i am working it.

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                  Nice!

                  Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                    So i am sitting outside on a veranda waiting to sit down and eat dinner in Baunei, and having conversation with 2 Austrians here on vacation, and one of them has an in with Bosendorfer. But dont bother me right now, i am working it.

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                    @NobodySock said in Piano upgrade time:

                    i am sitting outside on a veranda waiting to sit down and eat dinner in Baunei

                    Looks like quite a pretty area.

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                      Tom-K
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                      I don't think you DESERVE a nice piano. It's too nice where you are going live.

                      Flushing the toilet is like practicing the piano; you just cannot go too long without doing it.--Axtremus

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                        jon-nyc
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                        #89

                        Yeah. Either get a POS upright and live there or get a top tier piano and move to Cleaveland.

                        Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                        • MikM Away
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                          Mik
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                          #90

                          “CLEAVEland ”. There’s a Freudian slip if ever I saw one.

                          "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                            Ha

                            Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                              @NobodySock said in Piano upgrade time:

                              i am sitting outside on a veranda waiting to sit down and eat dinner in Baunei

                              Looks like quite a pretty area.

                              alt text

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                              @taiwan_girl

                              It is an amazing little town set on a steep hillside with a wonderous view of the valley below it. I may find myself repeating something that is apparent, Italians love building stuff on steep hills.

                              Link to video

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                                😍

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                                  I havent totally given up looking for my forever piano here in the states as maybe i walk into a super duper deal that makes the cost of shipping it to italy worth it. Pianomart has. 2024 mason & hamlin BB for sale in mass. Owner claims it has hardly been played and has been serviced only by some guy named mason or hamlin. The list for this beast is $120k and he is selling it for half. What do yall think? I could just have the owner ship it straight to sardinia. The villa sits idle waiting for my january arrival. The main reason i wish to get bigger piano is to have more bass. I think masons are the big deliverers of bass too. They have the thickest rim over any other brands, and it is said they produce a tone comparable to the next size up. For example, it has the power of a steinway D and not its cousin, the B.

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                                  • MikM Away
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                                    I think your neighbors are gonna hate you.

                                    "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                                    😂
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                                      LuFins Dad
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                                      We liked Masons, but they were a little too inconsistent, requiring more upkeep than most of our other options in 2015-16. It’s quite possible that has improved over the past few years.

                                      The Brad

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                                        Realplayer has a MH that’s over 10’ long in his living room.

                                        Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                                        • MikM Away
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                                          And he's in New York? That IS his living room. probably dining room table too.

                                          "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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