John, I recently serviced a new, privately owned grand of about the size range you are talking about. I would characterize it as a decently made, maybe high middle price range instrument that brings with it some typical characteristics of latter-day Chinese piano making. Nice, even scale, well regulated action, somewhat utilitarian tone in the European mold, and some minor problems with quality control--all very resolvable. This instrument's shift pedal return spring was so loosely mounted that reliable action return to the stop block on the left was iffy; there were also friction problems in the same mechanisms overall behavior that needed attention. The customer was happy with it despite these issues. Hope that helps... Greg Granoff HSU -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of John Minor Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 1:07 PM To: caut Subject: [CAUT] nordiska piano? Anyone on the list have any experience with Nordiska piano? I looked them up in THE PIANO BOOK, so I know where they are made, but wanted direct feedback from those who have hands on experience. A local school district is considering purchasing a 6' and 7' grand. John Minor University of Illinois
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