inadequate screws for damper lever at action (in the upright) has been a problem, will have to through-bolt to effect a permanent fix typical chinese pianos, all kinds of rough edges... Andrew Anderson On Jan 27, 2011, at 1:10 PM, Mark Cramer wrote: > Can anyone comment on the quality/durability of the Essex upright > pianos? (on list or privately) > > I've only had a brief one-time look in a dealer's showroom. > Expecting these to be merely re-branded Asian pianos, I was > pleasantly surprised. All details of prep, tuning and regulation > aside, and attempting to "listen through the voicing," I thought the > mid-treble area was notably unique and quite musical, better than > expected. So, I heard some musical possibilities here (and in the > 5'1" grand), and am just wondering if anyone else feels the same? > > Also wonder if there are any service issues worth mentioning, and if > these pianos came as part of an all Steinway purchase... how you > feel about their place in your inventory? > > Thanks in advance! > > Mark Cramer, RPT > Brandon University > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20110127/87ce92ce/attachment.htm>
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