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I must have worked on dozens of Yamaha C series grands over the years. They are popular for a reason - great build quality, excellent reliability and a powerful sound all suit them to use in institutional and professional settings. There isn't much wrong with them, except perhaps, a sound that is no...

Agreeing with Sussexpianos on both points - you will get many more answers if you post in the appropriate thread. The MP4 is a very nice stage piano, and you will be able to pick one up alot cheaper than usual with a bit of luck, since the model is being replaced with the MP5 very soon (I think). Bu...

I can't say I've ever worked on a Weinbach grand - only some uprights. I first met them through a local dealer when I regulated 3 prior to display in their showroom, and all were very good as far as I could tell. This was about 3 or 4 years ago - the largest in particular (131 I think) was really ni...

With this budget I would consider the Kawai K3 - a brand new model from a very good manufacturer. It has a great sound, very responsive action, and now comes with the Kawai 10-year guarantee (5 years parts and labour and another 5 years parts only) - an excellent piano, and great value for money at ...

I would certainly agree that the Wendl and Lung would be a better bet - having prepared a couple of new ones for the showroom for one of my local shops, I can say that they are well-made and have a strong sound for the money - definitely better than the Yamaha (in my opinion). Just one thing - both ...

Can't say I've ever heard of Meissler of Berlin, but thats not surprising since in the early part of the 20th century (when this was probably built) there were literally thousands of "manufacturers" operating in Europe - some of these were professional outfits producing great instruments, ...

I have to say that I can't agree with the Carlmann bashing here - one of my best friends bought one from the local piano shop last year and it is brilliant for the price! The piano teacher was apparently not too happy when told that they had bought a chinese instrument, but now she sings its praises...

There is a place in Cumbria called Omega Music which hires and sells Bluthners, Steinways, Bechsteins and Grotrian Steinwegs - last time I was in they had a Grotrian 6', 2 Steinways (a B and a C), a 7' Bechstein and some others. And they didn't hang around looking for a sale while I tried them out. ...