Check out the hammers...I couldn't get a needle into a studio model...personally, I'd move them into a better piano...cheap is cheap David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Fred Sturm" <fssturm at unm.edu> To: caut <caut at ptg.org> Received: 9/5/2007 4:59:41 PM Subject: Re: [CAUT] nordiska piano? >I'll more or less ditto Greg, based on my experience with two private >customers with fairly new (last three years) Nordiska grands. The newer ones >seem reasonable, especially for the price. A few years back, they were >pretty rough. >Regards, >Fred Sturm >University of New Mexico >On 9/5/07 4:08 PM, "Greg Granoff" <gjg2 at humboldt.edu> wrote: >> 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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