Recording on a Nordiska 7 ft. Grand Piano

[music32]

A few years ago, I had the unique opportunity to record on a Nordiska grand, donated by Visalia Piano Gallery (now out of business) The way I came upon it and the intrigue it held for me, are part of a story detailed today in my latest post. I'm always interested in hearing from owners of Nordiska pianos, to get a sense of its performance over time.

https://arioso7.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/recording-on-a-sleeper-dream-piano/

[birba]

Interesting story.  I don't think I've ever heard of the Nordiska piano.  I imagine, like you said, the name was chosen to belie it's origins.  But when you think of it, why wouldn't the chinese be capable of making great pianos at a reasonable price.  They do that in everything else they make.

[music32]

Slowly but surely things are changing.  On the other hand, Chinese companies are buying out the established names in piano manufacturing, once centered in NYC.. and they don't want to change those names because of name recognition reasons. I did point out that Made in Japan used to mean less than well made, though that indeed changed over years.