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:lol: HOORAY!!! I`ve just had my new piano delivered today! ( Well 12 year old, new piano). I went for the Yamaha U3AS in the end and am very pleased with it. It plays very responsively and in my dining room sounds pretty big and punchy. But! Unlike the other U3`s I`ve played it has a roundness to i...

Any idea what a fortune might look like for that? My friend loves his pianos tone ,but not the feel. I guess it`s a familiar problem.

Well guys, I bought the U3 and it comes a week monday! Hurrah! Much appreciated everyones input and will post an update of my thoughts after playing it for a month or two. On a seperate note, a friend of mine has a steinway upright ( 1898 ) and I think it`s the model K. He`s trying to get the action...

I forgot to mention the piano has had one female owner in north wales!
She bought a steinway . . . . . . . .

Thanks Pianoguy! You sound like a superhero . . . . I managed to knock him down from 3500 and He wouldn`t budge past 2900 but the piano had a great tone, very round and clear without being harsh. The info about the celeste rail ( I knew they had a better name than muffler thingy ) is very useful tha...

Yes you`re right Andy! I`m going to get my tech guy to check it out, but I think we`re there! Karl Croston is the guy who`s set up the piano and it plays great.

Any clues on practice pedal installation ideas???

Well guys, I feel strangely liberated! I`ve been to look at Zimmermans today, nice but not for me ( a bit too much! )also not keen on the Petrof range. Then I sat down at a 1994 Yam U3 AS a piano I have long since written off. I really liked it. I almost tried not to like it, but besides a little to...

I`m glad you`re learning, but really enjoying; because I`m close to having a nervous breakdown about buying the wrong piano or remortgaging to buy the RIGHT ONE!

Is the zimmerman 116 a similar price to the Schimmel 116?

Going for a lie down . . . .

What did you think of the Kemble versus the Schimmel 116?? Obviously more expensive for Schimmel, was that the satin wood finish in Forsyths?

Yes I think his name`s Paul! That`s helpful thanks!!

Hi all, I`ve been offered a Feurich piano, about 10 years old.
118 ish tall, or 3ft 8 and a half. for 2995. A colleague of yours Barrie, I think down in Wolverhampton.
Any thoughts on this as to whether it`s worth a trip when I go to Wales to look at Vogel at Stuart Jones?

great thanks. I`ll look into that!

Ok, well I can probably discount Seiler as being out of my price range then! Vogel definitely sounds interesting. I`ll try and find some and report back. The kembles in Forsyths: Con and Mozart were both quite strident in the Bass and sounded more metallic than the Schimmel. Also compared to the old...

Also Vogel range seems to be like Hen`s teeth. Any idea where and cost for those?

Thanks Barrie, I might try that as well. Is 5900 a good price for the 116 Schimmel? I think that would have to be my uppermost price for a piano. I was originally looking to spend a bit less. I don`t know anywhere else locally to stock Schimmels besides Forsyths! Do Seilers come at that budget? the ...

hi guys, I went to look at a kemble conservatoire today at Forsyths, manchester. Was a bit disappointed really. There was a schimmel C 116 in walnut satin that sounded and played much better! It was priced at 5900, do you think that this is a good price for a schimmel? I`ve tried to look at other pi...

ever heard of RAC pianos? they have all 3: kemble, kawai and yam!

Thanks guys for the thoughts you`ve suggested! One last question is there a time suited to buying a piano that`ll get you the best deal? Say January when everyone`s broke after buying that seven legged turkey??
All the best,
I`ll report back when I`ve researched a bit more and tried a few!

Thanks! Zimmerman? are they the bechstein derived pianos? Also what do you think of Vogel? Could you put them in an order of which has the best action ( most like a grand !) ? Kawai has the millenium 3 action I think and Kemble and yams use renner?? I know it`s a personal choice but does anyone have...

Unfortunately my wife doesn`t like that one! I know it`s supposed to be good. I`ve also looked at some second hand U3 circa 1980, but found the bass end lacking! Music box in manchester have one they`re replacing the bass strings on, but I don`t feel too much from those Yams I tried. I guess I think...

Yeah I guess so, the trouble is getting them along side each other to try.
Am I missing any options do you think?
Thanks,
Chris

Hi, I`m trying to decide which piano to buy. I`ve just sold a bechstein grand and now need an upright. Am considering new and second hand up to £5000. I want a technically responsive piano ( more than my 1912 bech) but with a nice warm tone. Am thinking: Kemble conservatoire, Yam U3, Kawai...