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Title: Boesendorfer dealers in Australia?
Post by: sumo on July 01, 2005, 05:40:56 PM

Hi

I was just wondering if there are any Boesendorfer dealers in Australia, and how much they cost? I'm sick of piano choices limited to Steinway or high-end Yamahas/Kawais etc. However, I don't want to have to fly to Austria or something just to try a piano out. Also, anyone know about Farzioli's?

Title: Re: Boesendorfer dealers in Australia?
Post by: Waldszenen on July 03, 2005, 07:05:14 AM

I'm in Australia too and it annoys me that 95% of the pianos here are Japanese. =)


If you're interested in buying one, you need to directly contact the head office of Bosendorfer or Fazioli in Austria or Italy respectively. They'll be able to direct you to private importers; as far as I know there are few or no actual established showrooms for those two brands.

Sucks being in this musically-isolated continent.

Title: Re: Boesendorfer dealers in Australia?
Post by: thalberg on July 03, 2005, 12:00:53 PM

I just want to express my sympathy to both of you, because I personally hate Japanese pianos as they have no soul, and I want to wish you luck finding something nice.  I hope it doesn't cost you a fortune to import a fine piano.

Title: Re: Boesendorfer dealers in Australia?
Post by: Waldszenen on July 04, 2005, 02:48:38 PM

Haha, thanks for your sympathies mate. ;)


I agree - Japanese pianos have no soul. Thankfully there are Steinway dealers here but for anything else, like Bosendorfers or Bechsteins or Faziolis... we have to shell out a few thousand extra to get them in. :(

Title: Re: Boesendorfer dealers in Australia?
Post by: rachmad on July 11, 2005, 02:09:26 PM

Re Farioli dealers near you in Australia - the only agent I am aware of in this part of the world is Sly's Pianos in Auckland New Zealand. I have been to their showroom to play on such an instrument...

https://www.slyspianos.co.nz/Fazioli.htm

rachmad

Title: Re: Boesendorfer dealers in Australia?
Post by: Waldszenen on July 12, 2005, 12:17:11 AM

A Fazioli dealer in NZ but not in Australia, eh....


*sigh*

Title: Re: Boesendorfer dealers in Australia?
Post by: pion on July 14, 2005, 12:27:11 PM

You can buy Boesendorfer pianos in Australia at Winston Musics in Adelaide: www.winstonmusic.com.au . They usually have one or two Boesendorfer grands in their showroom that they will let you play to your heart's content.

Also, those who think that Japanese pianos have no soul have obviously never tried either the Yamaha S6 or Shigeru Kawai grands.

Title: Re: Boesendorfer dealers in Australia?
Post by: Waldszenen on July 14, 2005, 01:41:36 PM

Yamaha S6 is beautiful, so is their CFIIIs.