Piano upgrade time
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There is no such thing as an internet consensus MSRP. There is a published MSRP. Other dealers can raise or lower their retail, but one MSRP. Steinway New York Retail on a B is $142,900. No consensus, published fact.
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This really doesn’t pass the sniff test at all. I spoke with our Steinway showroom in Atlanta, and they are absolutely perplexed, themselves. Get a serial number for the piano.
wrote on 22 Mar 2025, 22:13 last edited by@LuFins-Dad said in Piano upgrade time:
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There is no such thing as an internet consensus MSRP. There is a published MSRP. Other dealers can raise or lower their retail, but one MSRP. Steinway New York Retail on a B is $142,900. No consensus, published fact.
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This really doesn’t pass the sniff test at all. I spoke with our Steinway showroom in Atlanta, and they are absolutely perplexed, themselves. Get a serial number for the piano.
625798 is the SN she believes. I can still have the piano sent to my home without sales tax if i can show a bill of lading when I move to Italy. I have not responded as yet, but the question arises, "are they going to withhold charging me for the sales tax and wait over half a year for me to make good on this shipping bill? If so, what happens next January if I cannot produce such a thing? Would they then simply send me a bill for sales tax? Doesn't make business sense.
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wrote on 23 Mar 2025, 02:39 last edited by
Each piano is unique. You don't want to buy a piano from a vending machine. It is a personal decision. If you are focused on a new Steinway, it would be worth a one day trip to New York - check out the pianos at thie store - and facotry - find the piano that is right for you. Why would you fall in love with a piano and buy the one next to it without playing it? That's essentially what you'd be doing buying a boxed piano.
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wrote on 23 Mar 2025, 02:45 last edited by
Yep. In my experience that is even more true with Steinways.
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wrote on 23 Mar 2025, 02:50 last edited by
Faith in modern manufacturing discipline?
Maybe it’s better not to fall in love with an inanimate object.
Regardless, I would be in absolutely no hurry to buy a piano in a crate to be delivered six months hence. Might as well use this six months to sample more pianos. Most likely there will be another piano of the same make and model six months from now sitting in a crate waiting to be shipped. -
wrote on 23 Mar 2025, 03:00 last edited by NobodySock
I was not planning on buying any piano i have not had a chance to play. Sorry i didnt mention this but thought you all wanted a good story so i try to present things as they come with no decisions being made except narrowing down my brand of piano. Its why i asked them today if deal is still good if they set it up first and let me take it home if i like it. Apparently though , listening to ld’s interjections, this is not a run of the day sale i am being offerred. I would not though think bad thoughts that the piano in question may be flawed im some way and they are hoping to sell it to a guy who wouldnt open the crate until next year in italy and thus complete the scam. This is Steinway folks! I am no fanboi but i would bet the farm these guys ooze integrity as a company, except when they are trying to make a sale. Lol!
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wrote on 23 Mar 2025, 03:11 last edited by
You got your head on straight, and we do love a good piano story. And we won’t unfriend you just because you’re a
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wrote on 23 Mar 2025, 23:24 last edited by
Heh - rethinking this - forget the Steinway - and get a Fazioli since you'll be in Italy.
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wrote on 24 Mar 2025, 02:57 last edited by
@kluurs said in Piano upgrade time:
Heh - rethinking this - forget the Steinway - and get a Fazioli since you'll be in Italy.
That's what I've been saying out loud since the start of this! I'd better get started on that gofundme then.
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@kluurs said in Piano upgrade time:
Heh - rethinking this - forget the Steinway - and get a Fazioli since you'll be in Italy.
That's what I've been saying out loud since the start of this! I'd better get started on that gofundme then.
wrote on 24 Mar 2025, 02:59 last edited byLook what I get to play on when I go down this week to Kim's piano. These are all on the floor
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wrote on 24 Mar 2025, 07:58 last edited by Klaus
August Förster? Cool. Very unique, warm sound. Cheaper than other premium brands. Not easy to find, even in Germany
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August Förster? Cool. Very unique, warm sound. Cheaper than other premium brands. Not easy to find, even in Germany
wrote on 24 Mar 2025, 15:40 last edited by@Klaus said in Piano upgrade time:
August Förster? Cool. Very unique, warm sound. Cheaper than other premium brands. Not easy to find, even in Germany
I am especially keen on trying this one out. He is on my short list for sure because of just what you mentioned.
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@Klaus said in Piano upgrade time:
August Förster? Cool. Very unique, warm sound. Cheaper than other premium brands. Not easy to find, even in Germany
I am especially keen on trying this one out. He is on my short list for sure because of just what you mentioned.
wrote on 27 Mar 2025, 12:17 last edited byToday is the day! Kim's Piano store awaits me this afternoon and I decided to rent a car, not just any car, but my first electric car today. It claims a range of over 250 miles which is about the distance from me to there. l figured it would cost me more to drive the Mercedes SUV. Going to get me some ocean therapy at Hermosa Beach directly after and spend the night tonight.
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wrote on 27 Mar 2025, 12:26 last edited by Klaus
It claims a range of over 250 miles which is about the distance from me to there.
Uh oh!
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wrote on 28 Mar 2025, 22:46 last edited by NobodySock
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.
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wrote on 9 Apr 2025, 17:12 last edited by
How did you like your electric car?
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wrote on 9 Apr 2025, 19:07 last edited by
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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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.
wrote on 9 Apr 2025, 21:14 last edited by@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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wrote on 10 Apr 2025, 00:11 last edited by
I know you took in a younger terrier over the last couple years. What will you have to do to get him into Italy?
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wrote on 28 Apr 2025, 17:53 last edited by
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.
