Brand of Piano

[dimu]

Which one the best piano brand???
thx

[rachfan]

Is there some reason Baldwin is missing from your list?

[gyzzzmo]

I voted for Yamaha, since they make great piano's with excellent quality, but arent as rediculous expensive as Steinways 

[kiwi_bd]

actually..i dun really find steinway THAT spectacular...
i just can't understand why's everyone so fond of a steinway piano
i voted for Fazioli..

[gfiore]

I own a Bosendorfer 214 now, but have owned a few Baldwins in the past.

[nyonyo]

Steinway has different kind of tone that other pianos do not have.
To me Steinway tone is my favorite. I do not understand why don't Yamaha make a piano with that sound and sell at Yamaha price. I bet Yamaha can do it if they really want to copy Steinway sound. For price to quality, I have to vote for Yamaha.

Just went to Steinway showroom, the prices are exceedingly expensive. I wonder who really spend that much money for a piano.

[quantum]

Steinway has different kind of tone that other pianos do not have.
To me Steinway tone is my favorite. I do not understand why don't Yamaha make a piano with that sound and sell at Yamaha price. I bet Yamaha can do it if they really want to copy Steinway sound. For price to quality, I have to vote for Yamaha.

Just went to Steinway showroom, the prices are exceedingly expensive. I wonder who really spend that much money for a piano.

It's like saying why isn't nyonyo like John Doe?  That's because they are two different people.

There are other pianos around with similar sonic qualities as Steinway.  Try Kawai (they do make the Boston line).  Shigerus are even better.  Have you played a Mason and Hamelin?

[nyonyo]

I tried Mason and Hamelin and totally not impressed by it. The touch and sound just like Yamaha.

[richard black]

I tried Mason and Hamelin and totally not impressed by it. The touch and sound just like Yamaha.

Yes, but what M&H? What Yamaha? Even pianos from smaller makes (e.g. Fazioli) vary somewhat from one to the next, and from the big makes, who turn out hundreds or thousands a year, they can vary quite dramatically - and that's before they have been played in or anyone has fiddled with them internally. It's like asking what's the best car. Smart, Bentley, Maserati, or a mid-range Nissan/Opel/Ford, they all have plenty going for them and some major disadvantages depending on your viewpoint.

[keyb0ardfweak]

I voted yamaha...I never played on a steinway, so I guess I say yahama..cuz it's the only thing I tried that sounded good.

I remember playing many kawai's, but didn't like the touch..=S

I also tried petrof and an amadeus I think it was...but I didn't like the touch.

And finally, a samick, it was ok, but I still prefer yamaha

[kantsuiex]

ya.. I played yahama for 10 years....and it starts to get worse... ,etc, stuck key...
But I think it is worth it... because yahama is a cheap and guaranteed brand
I want to play steinway..... but no money .....

[iheartpiano]

I'm also a fan of Steinways, but I like Yamaha and Kawaii as well.

I really hate my piano though, Koehler and Campbell.  I wish I knew better at the time I purchased it, but I figured anything was better than what I had.  I'm just dying to get a new piano..

[allthumbs]

I have tried Brodmann. Made by ex- Bosendorfer people. Very good sound quality for less than 1/3 the price of a Bosendorfer.

Check out their site.

http://www.brodmann-pianos.com/

Cheers

allthumbs

[hanrhee]

About Yamaha pianos.
I don't know about the sound but all the Yamaha pianos that I've tried don't have much hammer key actions. The keys feel too light.

[arensky]

Fazioli. Unbelievable depth of tone and an action that does most of the work for you. Incredible instruments.

[stars1234]

For Sound, Hamburg Steinway B.

For price with an equivalent sound as the Hamburg B, it has to be an Estonia.

Faziolis are very nice & expensive.

I don't like the New York Steinway. I don't like Yamaha, except their "S" series. 

Baldwin concert series is good. M& H is good, as is a beautiful Schimmel.

When you are talking about upper-tier pianos, it's a matter of preference and playing them all, until you find the one that speaks to you--"I'm the one, take me."

 But to get close to the Steinway sound and touch, it's Estonia, all the way.