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Topic: What Are the Best Piano Brands? (Video)  (Read 3767 times)

Offline livingpianos

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What Are the Best Piano Brands? (Video)
on: June 23, 2010, 08:19:46 AM
Here's a video on what I consider to be the best modern Piano Brands.



There are too many of those golden era brands left. There was a time when there was over 18000 piano manufacturers in the US alone. Now there are only 3!

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Re: What Are the Best Piano Brands? (Video)
Reply #1 on: June 24, 2010, 09:14:31 AM
Wasn't steinway first made in Germany?

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Re: What Are the Best Piano Brands? (Video)
Reply #2 on: June 24, 2010, 10:48:59 AM
Its incredibly silly to sort the best piano brands on country. He put the USA first while they have the most crappy brands. Only Steinway is good, wich is even half german.
1+1=11

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Re: What Are the Best Piano Brands? (Video)
Reply #3 on: June 24, 2010, 11:01:18 AM
Its incredibly silly to sort the best piano brands on country. He put the USA first while they have the most crappy brands. Only Steinway is good, wich is even half german.

Yes, but his videos have constantly changing camera angles, and that's AWESOME!!

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Re: What Are the Best Piano Brands? (Video)
Reply #4 on: June 24, 2010, 01:55:41 PM
And don't forget the arpeggio in the beginning! It's sooo Liberace!

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Re: What Are the Best Piano Brands? (Video)
Reply #5 on: June 24, 2010, 02:03:57 PM
And don't forget the arpeggio in the beginning! It's sooo Liberace!

Haha! I had to laugh so hard!

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Re: What Are the Best Piano Brands? (Video)
Reply #6 on: June 24, 2010, 05:49:33 PM
You say something like "I'm going to tell you everything you need to know".. You really doesn't tell us anything. You name drop a few brands, and that's it .
(You say very very little about some plastic part aswell)

You say nothing about what's specific about the brands, price range, any history of the brand, and you even say that Steinway is an all-American Brand...

And the arpeggio, nor the chopin, nor the bach, works for me..

So well... I think you can do better than this.

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Re: What Are the Best Piano Brands? (Video)
Reply #7 on: June 24, 2010, 11:02:25 PM
I found it ok.  I don't know enough about pianos.  I was waiting for this guy to post his website or something he's selling. 

And yes, I wouldn't mind hearing more about prices, etc.
Favorite new teacher quote -- "You found the only possible wrong answer."

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Re: What Are the Best Piano Brands? (Video)
Reply #8 on: June 25, 2010, 09:29:06 AM
Sorry some of you didn't enjoy the video.

I made this video primarily for people who are uninformed about pianos but are interested and looking to buy.

Steinway is an American company formed in 1853 by Henry Engelhard Steinway (a German immigrant). He made many pianos before coming to the US but the first piano manufactured under the Steinway name was built and sold in NY. Today their pianos are made out of NY and Germany, but it is very much an American Company.

And contrary to your beliefs, I'm not here to sell anything. Just sharing my videos and passion for the piano.

Thanks for watching.

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Re: What Are the Best Piano Brands? (Video)
Reply #9 on: June 25, 2010, 10:10:55 AM
Uhm, German immigrant=part German company..?

Anyway.. I think it's good that you try to inform ppl about different pianos. But you don't.
As I said, you only name drop a few brands.

It would be way better information if you said something about them . . . (Read my last post)

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Re: What Are the Best Piano Brands? (Video)
Reply #10 on: June 25, 2010, 11:12:29 AM
again, there is no point in sorting 'best brands' on country. Way better is just to compare sounds and touche of different piano's, bit about technical peculiarities and make a general list of brands that way. And btw, there are more brands to tell something about than Steinway and Yamaha ;)
1+1=11

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Re: What Are the Best Piano Brands? (Video)
Reply #11 on: April 12, 2012, 06:24:15 PM
Wasn't steinway first made in Germany?

Nope. Steinway and Sons is American Company, later they opened a factory in Germany because the company was started by German immigrants.

Source: All About Steinway and Sons Piano Brands
My website about piano brands: https://www.pianobrands.info

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Re: What Are the Best Piano Brands? (Video)
Reply #12 on: April 12, 2012, 09:23:57 PM
Its incredibly silly to sort the best piano brands on country. He put the USA first while they have the most crappy brands. Only Steinway is good, wich is even half german.

i think the kids at Mason and Hamlin, and Charles Walter would beg to differ.  I happen to like many examples of these much better in most cases, it depends on the particular SS, some i love, some i'd take a great mason or charles walter over them any day

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Re: What Are the Best Piano Brands? (Video)
Reply #13 on: April 18, 2012, 10:04:24 PM
Here is my opinion on what are the best piano brands (new article)
My website about piano brands: https://www.pianobrands.info
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