Answer RE: Recommendations

[CA-Dan]

Dear Nils,
Responding to your query regarding which pianos to recommend to
your clients:  Based on my over 46 years of experience as a
pianist/tuner-technician, I would recommend the following pianos
in each of the price categories you mentioned: (please note that
these reflect my own personal preferences and experience in terms
of both tone (clarity, fullness, and warmth) and touch (evenness,
responsiveness, and overall "feel")...
Group 1: Bechstein (B208) or Bosendorfer (214)
Group 2: Bluthner (4) or Hamburg Steinway (B or C)
Group 3: Seiler (206) or Schultz & Sons (8801SX)
Group 4: Schultz & Sons (8701SX) or Boston (GP218)
Group 5: Kohler (KFM700S) or Samick (WFG205)

Since the final decision will be your client's, you should try to
compare some of these pianos side by side (if possible)after you
have thoroughly tuned and voiced them. If they can spend more than
$25,000 then I suggest you skip category #5 altogether. I hope
this helps you and your clients.
Sincerely Yours,
CA Dan
pianotech@iwon.com

On 9/1/00 you wrote:
<<<Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 18:48:32 CDT
<<<From: "N Luehrmann" <n_luehrmann@hotmail.com>
<<<Subject: Offering Advice to Clients who want to "Upgrade"
<<<their piano

I have a client who now has room for a 7' Grand and she has asked
me for
help in recommending the right one within her budget.

This is not the first time this has happened, and well frankly I
havn't been
around long enough to offer the kind of help I think I should.

The last thing I want her, or any of my clients to do is purchase
the wrong
piano just because I couldnt give them enough, or even any info to
guide
them in the right direction.

I made a list of all the modern 7'(6'6"-7'6") Grands I have read
about, and
grouped them into price catagories so that clients can get a clear
picture
of what is available in their price range.

Here is the entire list, followed by my grouping:

Baldwin				SF10		7'	USA
Bechstein			B-208		6' 10"	Germany
B-232		7' 6"
Bluthner			4		6' 10"	Germany
2		7' 6"
Bohemia/Rieger-Kloss (Weber)	BG-214		7' 	Czech
Bosendorfer			200		6' 7"	Austria
214		7'
225		7' 4"
Boston				GP-218		7' 2"	Korea
Fazioli				F212		6' 11"	Italy
F228		7' 6"
Forster				215		7' 2"	Germany
Grotrian/Steinweg		Concert		7' 4"	Germany
Hyudai				G-85		6' 10"	Korea
Ibach				F-III 215	7'	Germany
Kawai				RX-5		6' 6"	Japan
RX-6		7'
RX-7		7' 6"
Knabe				KN-700		6' 10"	Korea
Kohler & Campbell (Samick)	KFM-700S	6' 8"	Korea
KFM-800S	7'
Maeari/Hallet & Davis (Samick)	G-485		6' 10"	Korea
Mason and Hamlin		BB		7'	USA
Pearl River/Ridgwood (Weber)	GP-213		7'	China
Petrof/Weinbach			II		7' 9"	Czech
Samick				WFG 205		6' 8"	Korea
WFG-225		7' 4"
Sauter				220		7' 3"	Germany
Schimmel			CC 208 T	6' 10"	Germany
Schultz & Sons (Samick)	8701-SX		6' 10"	Korea
8801-SX		7' 4"
Seiler				206		6' 9"	Germany
Steingraeber			205		6' 9"	Bavaria
Steinway & Sons			B		6' 11"	USA
Steinway & Sons/Hamburg	B-211		6' 11"	Germany
C-227		7' 6"
Weber				WG-70		7'	Korea
Yamaha				C5		6' 7"	Japan
C6		6' 11"
S6		6' 11"
C7		7' 6"
Young Chang			PG-208		6' 10"	Korea
PG-213		7'

(GROUP 1: $75,000+)
The Bechsteins, Bosendorfers, Faziolis, and Ibach.

(GROUP 2: $45-75,000)
The Bluthners, Forster, Grotrian/Steinweg, Mason and Hamlin,
Steingraeber,
Steinway, Steinway & Sons/Hamburgs, and the Yamaha (S6).

(GROUP 3: $35-45,000)
The Baldwin, Kawai (RX-7), Sauter, Schimmel, Schultz & Sons
(8801-SX),
Seiler, and Yamaha (C7).

(GROUP 4: $25-35,000)
The Bohemia/Rieger-Kloss , Boston, Kawai (RX-5 & RX-6), Petrof,
Samick
(WFG-225), Schultz & Sons(8701-SX), Yamaha (C5 & C6), Young Chang
(PG-213).

(GROUP 5: $15-25,000)
The Hyundai, Knabe, Kohler & Campbells, Maeari/Hallet & Davis,
Pearl
River/Ridgewood, Samick (WFG-205), Weber, and Young Chang
(PG-208).


If I have missed a piano that should be on this list or if I have
placed a
piano in the wrong group, please let me know.

The next question is simply, for those familiar with any of these
models
within a group - how would you rate them and why.

I am hoping for a big response so that I can generate a really
nice form
that we can hand out to our clients when asked for our opinions.

I will gladly forward this final list to whomever is interested.

Have a great day, and keep those tuneing forks polished.


- - Nils Luehrmann>>>
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