Depends.... on how well you treat the things. It seems to be that European instruments are built very often for the dry side of the climate picture. I hear this nearly everytime I put the question to one of these builders as I meet them at various conventions or seminars. Soundboards are very often compression crowned evidently, and they dry them out quite a bit justifiying the process by the need to handle dry and cold winters without cracking up. So obviously, if you are going to import one of these and put it in Plum Ridge Florida, then you are probably going to have a problem. That being said... keep the climate under control, and purchase one of the premier European makes.... and you should be fine for many years to come. Cheers RicB Doug Atkins wrote: > List, > > I have a question about how well European manufactured pianos hold up > here in the States. Our University is going to purchase a 7' piano for > the Recital Hall. This piano will be used for approximately 20 recitals > per year. The manufacturer is yet to be determined, although the > Professor in charge of purchasing is leaning towards the Fazioli brand. > We currently have 2 Steinway model "D's" in the hall that will be used > the majority of the time. > What has been your experience with your European pianos? How well do > they hold up? Please feel free to comment on both the postive and > negative aspects of the instruments and your satisfaction with these > pianos. > > Doug Atkins > Registered Piano Technician > Cedarville University > 937.766.7566 > atkinsd@cedarville.edu > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. UiB, Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html
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