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Topic: upright pianos in europe  (Read 2254 times)

Offline amethyst

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upright pianos in europe
on: May 18, 2006, 10:53:42 PM
I live in Europe and I want to buy a new upright piano.I'm looking for a piano with medium touchweight.As for the sound,I can't tell yet cause I haven't played on many pianos,but I can say that I don't like yamaha and kawai pianos very much(especially yamaha).Any recommentations?I'm looking for something under 7000 if possible.

Offline gfiore

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Re: upright pianos in europe
Reply #1 on: May 18, 2006, 11:57:28 PM
 Well. if you don't like Kawai and Yamaha, you're probably not going to like anything else that you'll find in the 7,000 euro range.
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Offline Axtremus

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Re: upright pianos in europe
Reply #2 on: May 19, 2006, 06:22:04 AM
Some possibilities:
Bohemia
Petrof
Kemble
Schulz-Pollmann
Schimmel

Offline amethyst

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Re: upright pianos in europe
Reply #3 on: May 19, 2006, 10:22:45 AM
Does anyone have any more specific recommentations?And yamaha is not in the 7000 euro range,it's well below that!(in my country at least)

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Re: upright pianos in europe
Reply #4 on: May 19, 2006, 01:42:24 PM
Try Zimmermann

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Re: upright pianos in europe
Reply #5 on: May 19, 2006, 03:53:33 PM
Although Kemble are affiliated to Yamaha, Kemble pianos have their own characteristics and I would recommend you check them out.

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Re: upright pianos in europe
Reply #6 on: May 19, 2006, 11:16:18 PM
And yamaha is not in the 7000 euro range,it's well below that!(in my country at least)
Wouldn't that depend on which Yamaha model it is? (Come to think of it, you probably have been trying the smaller Yamahas all this time. Try some bigger ones, like the U3 or U5 if you get the chance. Same for Kawai, go to the K-60 and K-80 range and see what happens, if you cannot find other brands mentioned before.)
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