<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>Re: [CAUT] Hamburg Steinway</title></head><body> <div>Jurgen,</div> <div><br></div> <div>The Hamburg pianos can be obtained new through local Steinway dealers, but the selection must take place in Hamburg.  There is a $50,000 difference in price between what we were quoted for a new American D and a new Hamburg D.  Nonetheless, I tune for two important venues that present major Classical pianists, both with an American and a Hamburg Steinway D.  At one venue, about 95% of the artists pick the Hamburg (I would characterize the American there as "good" and the Hamburg as "very good").  At the other venue, where both pianos are quite superior, about 90% pick the Hamburg.  It has been many years since a visiting artist requested an instrument from another manufacturer. </div> <div><br></div> <div>Charles</div> <div><br></div> <blockquote type="cite" cite>I'm curious about the availability of Hamburg Steinways In the US.  It is my understanding that Steinway has divided the world up into two parts:  NY to distribute in North and South America, HH (Hamburg) to supply the rest of the continents.  Heaven forbid there may be gray market Hamburg Steinways in North America - they may not have been seasoned properly for the climate!</blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>Joking aside, how do HH pianos end up in the US?  (besides the ship part)</blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1">Jurgen Goering</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1">Piano Forte Supply</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1">(250) 754-2440</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1">info@pianofortesupply.com</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1">http://www.pianofortesupply.com</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1"><br></font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>On May 4, 2007, at 11:00, caut-request@ptg.org wrote: <blockquote type="cite" cite>Paul,</blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>We just priced a new Hamburg D through our local dealer and were quoted $141,000--up from the $130,000 quoted last year.  That price apparently does not include a bench...</blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>Charles</blockquote> </blockquote> <div><br></div> <div><br></div> <x-sigsep><pre>-- </pre></x-sigsep> <div>Charles K. Ball, RPT<br> School of Music<br> The University of Texas at Austin<br> Austin, TX 78712<br> 512-467-1535<br> mailto:ckball@mail.utexas.edu</div> </body> </html>