Seiler or Sauter?

[qwerty quaver]

Hi!

I'm looking to buy a new piano upright piano and have narrowed my choice to a Seiler and a Sauter.

Having played on both, I find that the Seiler has more of mellow sound whereas the Sauter is more "brillant".

I do not know how to choose between the two. I like both sounds, however:
1. I would describe the Seiler as subdued and not very close to the concert pianos (of course) at the academy I go to. on the plus side, it is not very loud for the neighbours.

2. The Sauter is great for Mozart and Beethoven but is too exuberant for Debussy. (its sound is closer concert pianos).

3. Bach passes off on both pianos (even though is sounds better on the Seiler).

Even though I am more in favour for the Seiler, the technician in the showroom said that they could change the sound of the piano ever so slightly once it is installed in your house in various manners. Should I opt for the Sauter and have them change the original "settings" or should I go for another piano altogether?

I do not want to make a hasty or a bad choice therefore I wish to have some advice on this.

Thanks in advance

QQ

[rich1949]

I think your ear is telling you to get the Seiler.  Seiler uprights are great sounding and proably less expensive than the Sauter.  Of course the Sauters are excellent as well.  I would caution about having high expectations of having the piano's tone changed once you get it home.  You may be disappointed in the result.  Bottomline is that you can't go wrong with either highly regarded instrument  so just go with the one you like the best.

Rich

[jeremyjchilds]

I bought a seiler upright...which model are you thinking of??

I absolutely love it, but my piano teacher's second piano is a sauter, it's really good too. I loved the seiler because it is a glowing tone, and an exciting sound in the extreme registers.

Please note that due to various reasons, the tone of my seiler changed over the 6 months at the beginning. The tone became a tad brighter, (well, noticably) and the bass bacame a little louder. I like it more now

In my opinion, I like the sound of the seiler better, but the touch of the sauter better. So you really need to decide which is more important...

Which models are we talking, I want to compare apples to apples here, I Got the primus.