Alex Steinbach Piano..

[anetamrzyglod]

So I'm buying my first piano, and my parents have a slim budget so I'm buying a low range Alex Steinbach piano. I played it today and we put in a deposit, it sounded okay for what it was worth, the only problem I think is the touch. It hasn't been tuned in a while so I guess that could also have something to do with it, but I had to push pretty hard to get a sound response out of the keys. Will this be better after a tune? Also, what are good pianos that I should save up for in the future (around $10,000)

[awesom_o]

The action will not become less stiff or sluggish with a tuning. I recommend both the uprights and grands from Ritmuller. Their 49" upright, 52" upright, 5'3 grand, 5'7 grand, and 6'2 grand are all superb-a brilliant, sweet, clear tone and marvelously light, responsive touch. All can be had for under your future price range...or slightly above for the two larger grands.

In general, what you see/hear is what you get when you buy a piano. It is important to buy a piano whose touch and tone suit your needs from the very get go.

Great technicians can work wonders on pianos of all shapes and sizes.... but their work is costly, and it doesn't last forever, particularly on a more inexpensive instrument. It simply isn't worth spending $1000 to voice and regulate $7-8k piano.

[hfmadopter]

Depends on the reason for the hard push on the touch but as mentioned, assuming no frozen bushings and the like, touch weight itself is a fairly fixed thing. Some pianos may get a bit stiff from sitting though and free up as you play on them ( my own grand did this when I left untouched it for a few years).

You can buy a brand new well made Chinese grand style piano for well under the $10000 US limit you have set. You have to be careful of the brand, all Chinese pianos are made equally well. Or you can buy a good but perhaps considered second brand rebuilt or partial rebuilt older piano for the same money. The shop down the street from me has both in stock, grand pianos ranging from a Chinese 5'7" grand for $7200, a new Yamaha U1 upright for $4000, A partial rebuilt Miller 5'7", sale price $6800 . A Mason and Hamlin grand for $12000, two Steinway Ms with no price tag on them, so I can imagine the cost of those. He just sold a really nice Yamaha rebuilt smaller grand that had been sitting in there for some time. I don't recall the price but it was affordable. Course depends on your specific market, currentcy etc. But affordable pianos are arouond in really nice shape or go the Chinese route with a good branded one.