no to boast, but in the context of things I pay $5,800 / month rent to live here and I feel I should have the right to play my piano. I just bought a new Steinway D which will be coming within a month and I certainly plan on enjoying it.
For charging this much on rent, I don't blame the neighbors, but I do blame the apartment building for not taking acoustics and sound proofing into account especially when they designed the penthouse levels.
When I first moved here, I was hoping I'd be able to play at 2am if I wanted to without anyone hearing. My last apartment, I could play any time of the night and non of my neighbors even knew I owned a piano.
If I can't play the piano at 5pm, then what are quite hours for?
My piano (93 D) produces 95 Decibels at FF. A crying baby 110 Decibels. A dog barking 100 Decibels. There are plenties of families with babies, and PLENTY of dogs here. Would I get evicted if I had a little baby that cried during the day or Heaven forbid in the middle of the night?
I had two violation notices on my door. Reported playing at 5pm monday and 10am tuesday. The other notice was the neighbors who complain about my piano playing told management I was smoking on my balcony on sunday night. This time I got those idiots! I was in NYC from wednesday to monday evening picking out my new Steinway at the factory. How could I be smoking on sunday??? They are seriously trying to bully me because i'm young.
I'm sending the dogs on management. And I'm going to bite hard! I got attorneys to get this in-front of a judge, false accusations of smoking, and harassment by management. This is not NYC. My neighbors have a choice. If they wanted complete silence, go buy or rent a house with a yard and a fence.
Apartment living has its advantages and disadvantages. It's a risk everyone makes including myself that I might have neighbors with dogs, crying babies, woodworking hobbies etc...
keyboardclass, although I want to get angry by your statement. Harassment must include INTENT. It is not my intent to annoy my neighbors. I would actually feel much more comfortable if no-one heard me practice. I find practicing a very private thing for myself and I would rather no-one hear it.
For those who sympathize with my situation, wish me luck. I am not stopping to play the piano! The neighbors will have to continue to endure the horrors of Rachmaninov.
I'll be expecting another violation notice by tomorrow morning followed by an eviction letter by monday morning. Then there will be court, trials and all the other fun things that make lawyers afford sail boats

hahaha.
PS - I had my g/f meaure the Decibels in the hallway outside my door while I was playing FF on the piano. Between 59-63. Then I vacuumed inside while again testing outside my door, and about 61-64 Decibels. Perhaps I can get evicted for vacuuming as well? Better go buy a broom!!!