Piano shopping...

[mark]

@mik said in Piano shopping...:

For 2K get the one that speaks to you.

I agree.

[Klaus]

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

This is the baby.

[Axtremus]

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

[Mik]

Beautiful. Enjoy!!!

[LuFins Dad]

@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.

Nice!

[mark]

Beautiful! Congratulations.

[George K]

Very nice, @Klaus !

[Jolly]

Congrats!

[Klaus]

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

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

[kluurs]

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

[Horace]

Beautiful piano, Klaus.

[jon-nyc]

Very nice.

[Klaus]

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.

I personally prefer the "Grotrian-Steinweg" decal.

[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.

[Klaus]

@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.

[taiwan_girl]

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

[Mik]

So are you banging away on it ?

[Mik]

No answer. Must be banging away.

[Klaus]

@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.

[Mik]

So you are furiously playing the kazoo?