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Topic: Brodmann anyone?  (Read 2649 times)

Offline iumonito

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Brodmann anyone?
on: November 06, 2006, 07:32:45 PM
Hi all,

I played a couple Brodmann pianos and found them to be nice, even though I did not even ask about price.

Anyone out there familiar with these?  Made in China?  How much do these sell for?

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Offline gkatele

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Re: Brodmann anyone?
Reply #1 on: November 17, 2006, 11:33:13 PM
I had occasion to play a couple of Brodmann grand pianos last month. Just my impressions here.

The smaller model sounded, well, like a smaller model grand piano. The action seemed responsive and accurate, but they were a bit on the thin side, in terms of sound.

Now, the 187 (about 6'2") is a whole 'nother piano. It had a rich sound: complex and full. It sounded (to my ears) much nicer than the Yamaha C3 that was sitting next to it. It wasn't as powerful as I'd expect a piano that size to be, and lacked a bit of sustain. Nevertheless, I felt it was a very, very competent instrument. It had a complex sound, and at times sounded very European. I would rate it high among the Chinese-built pianos I've looked at, on a par with, if not nicer than the Nordiskas. Head and shoulders above Pearl River and others.

Price? Fine lists it at $17,000 (USD). I imagine that one could get it for somewhere in the lower 'teens.

The Brodmann web page talks a great deal about European design, etc, however, the grands are built in China (with what appear to be good components). That's not a bad thing, however.

My only concern is that this line of pianos has no track record in the US, and we all know that there are newer lines that have a history of problems on introduction: look at Yamaha in the early days, or Estonia not too long ago.

In 4-5 years, this may be a very, very credible instrument.
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