Because that "grand" is a Young Chang PG-150. ----- Original message ----- From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 08:15:33 -0400 Subject: Re: looking to replace my upright... ".....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 > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives -- Stephen Airy stephenairy@fastmail.fm
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