looking to replace my upright...

[Farrell]

".....living with my parents at this time and they don't have room for another grand."

So, there is a grand piano in your home? 

And does it have "a good responsive action, that allows for fairly fast playing, and good dynamic control, and a good, full, rich, brilliant tone, abundant in higher harmonics, all the way from A0 to C8, especially on FF passages, but not harsh"?

If so, why not play that piano - even if it is not a "9 foot piano", and "even if it was not a Steinway"?

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Airy" <stephenairy@fastmail.fm>
To: "Piano Tech list - PTG" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2003 3:50 AM
Subject: RE: looking to replace my upright...


> I did a little bit of thinking the last couple days on this subject.  I'm
> thinking that maybe I should use my current upright to learn how to hang
> hammers and regulate an action  (and maybe also replace whippens, hammer
> butts, or a few other things, but I haven't decided yet).  So... I'm
> temporarily taking myself off the market for a piano, at least for the
> time being.  However,  I am thinking about waiting a while, and saving up
> some money.  
> 
> I suppose I could plod along with my current piano, but when I am ready
> to upgrade, does anyone have any suggestions on what to get?  I'm
> thinking I would be open to either an upright or a grand, although if I
> got a grand it would have to wait a while before I get one, as I am
> living with my parents at this time and they don't have room for another
> grand.  Also, what would be a good price range to look at?  I don't need
> any fancy "furniture", but I do want a good responsive action, that
> allows for fairly fast playing, and good dynamic control, and a good,
> full, rich, brilliant tone, abundant in higher harmonics, all the way
> from A0 to C8, especially on FF passages, but not harsh.  If I go for a
> grand, I'm thinking at least 6 to 7 foot, but I don't want to spend a lot
> of dinero on a piano, so for me, a new piano from a dealer is out of the
> question, unless I wait a really long time and have >$50,000 to spend on
> a piano.  What do you think I should be able to get for, say,  $2,500? 
> $5,000?  $10,000?  $20,000?  any other price tiers you might suggest
> looking at?  Like I said above, I've been thinking that I should probably
> learn some more technical things on my current piano, then after a couple
> years or so, start looking at getting another one.   Ultimately, I'd like
> to get a Bosendorfer Imperial, but I would have to save for a
> LLLLOOOOONNNNNGGGGG tttiiimmmeee...  and I wouldn't want to stick with my
> current piano for all that time.  I would want to have at least one or
> two steps between an old klunker upright and a halfway decent 8-octave
> 9'6" grand. :)  Depending on available space and the price, I would be
> willing to get an older rebuilt 9 foot piano, even if it was not a
> Steinway.  I played a Knabe 9' grand recently that someone had advertised
> for $8,000, but I don't have the money for that right now, but if I did
> have the money and the space, I'd consider buying it.  Unfortunately,
> it's a limited time deal (private seller though) so when I AM able to buy
> something that size for that price, it probably won't be available. :(
> -- 
>   Stephen Airy
>   stephenairy@fastmail.fm
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