Hi Phil! Hi Daniel. Thanks for the reply and thanks for posting the Malmsjo pictures on your site. An interesting piano. >Malmsj. is one of the most common brands in Sweden. You see those old grands >everywhere. Unfortunatly they dissapeared just like the rest of the Swedish >pianomakers. And like pianomakers everywhere. > Malmsj. was very inspired by Steinway (or should we say they >were copying Steinway designs) wich can easily be seen by looking at them. >Malmsj. had some workers from Steinway, but I think that was after the time >when they looked really much the same. > >I think a chinese manufacturer bought all the machines etc from some Malmsj. >when they stopped building pianos (I think they also bought Nordiska >pianofabrikens equipment). Perhaps you'll soon see chinese Malmsjos just like we're now seeing here chinese and korean pianos with famous old American piano names. >The instruments are pretty great, but I dont think that the sample-set you >have heard really reflects how good. The sample-set sounds just like the >average old Malmsj.grand with the original hammers (dull with a guitarrish >bass). They can really sound good and the handcraft was very nice. Robust >instruments with lots of power. Not like Steinway, but still something we >Swedes are alittle proud of ;) > >I really dont know much about the history of Malmsj. and I dont know where >to get more information about them. > >I know this url has been posted before, but here is a very unusual grand >made by Malmsj. - the banana-grand :) >http://stockholm.music.museum/samlingar/banan.html > >Daniel Have you seen this piano yourself? Does the museum allow it to be played? Are there others outside of museums? Regards, Phil F Phillip Ford Piano Service & Restoration 1777 Yosemite Ave - 130 San Francisco, CA 94124
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