I heard the Sauter in Berkeley. The young student pianist from a SF Conservatory made the thing look like a race car. The old jazz pianist who was used to small club type venues and half-dead pianos, couldn't control the thing it was so responsive. From 0 to 60 and back in a tenth of a second. Premium wood and craftmanship. I liked the piano. Keith Roberts On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 12:46 PM, Mckeever, James I <mckeever at uwp.edu>wrote: > I have played several Hailuns (remember, I’m a pianist and dept. chair, > not a tech). They are very good pianos, and a terrific value. I’m looking > at pianos for our new facility, and considering some Hailuns, as well as > Mason & Hamlins. A local dealer “lent” us a 7’ 2” Hailun grand for a > temporary performance venue. Over 1 ½ years it has held up very well, and > everyone who plays it is very impressed. When I first saw and played it, I > thought it seemed like a hybrid of American and European pianos, with no > Asian accent. (No, I don’t represent them!) > > > > I’m also considering a Sauter concert grand. I played a concert on one, > and the one I played was superior. I would be very happy to hear from > anyone who has experience with them. > > > > Regards and thanks, > > > > Jim McKeever > > > > > > *From:* caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] *On Behalf Of *Jim > Busby > *Sent:* Friday, January 21, 2011 8:32 AM > *To:* caut at ptg.org > *Subject:* Re: [CAUT] New suggestions for practice room pianos > > > > All, > > > > Last night at our chapter meeting I played on 3 “HAILUN” uprights. One was > 52” and the others 48”. They were VERY good. The dealer gave his spiel about > them, but have any of you tried them? For $5,500.00 they seemed great. > > > > Jim Busby > > > > > > *From:* caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] *On Behalf Of *Dan > Rembold > *Sent:* Friday, January 21, 2011 7:16 AM > *To:* caut at ptg.org > *Subject:* [CAUT] New suggestions for practice room pianos > > > > Dear list members, > > > > Our music departent was awarded enough money to replace about 15 verticals > for the practice rooms, and the dean asked if I could suggest which models > to look into. > > > > Right how we're leaning toward U-1's. What do you like/don't like, and > why? > > > > I know we have dealt with brand comparisons on this list in the past, but I > am suspecting that the market may have undergone some changes since those > discussions. > > > > Also any recommendations as far as who is good to deal with in the > southeast (Atlanta or Birmingham), would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks in advance for your ideas, > > Dan Rembold > > Auburn University Music Dept. > > Auburn, AL > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20110121/b5df6ac4/attachment.htm>
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