UK Piano Page Piano Forum

A440

Have a look at the Kemble cambridge. It is probably the best piano that falls within budget.
Try http://www.headingley-pianos.co.uk/pianos/kcambs.html

A440

I bet you thought it needed zapping. just keeping you on your toes!

A440

Yamaha has reached an agreement with the Austrian bank, BAWAG, to purchase Bösendorfer Klavierfabrik, widely considered one of the top three piano manufacturers along with Steinway and Bechstein. The sum of the purchase is expected to be in the region of £11 million. BAWAG had been struggl...

A440

Yes indeed! Lovely to hear someone making a quality-led decision rather than a cheapness-led one. You will be a long-term happy customer I'm sure. On the subject of the Mozarts I think they are the best thing ever to have come out of the Kemble factory. They are of course a limited edition and I thi...

A440

So, if you're fed up with customers coming into your shop weilding printouts for Rocking Chickens latest nonprofit making sale what do you do?? Well, I sometimes, in a fit of pique ,say " try out the piano then go and buy it from chickin rooster coz they have no shop, expertise or overheads to ...

A440

Try headingley-pianos.co.uk
0113 2392005
They buy used Steinway and, as specialists, pay a fair price.

A440

or a load of New, expensive rubbish I suppose.
Thanks Otto!

A440

MIpro announced this morning....
The Kawai UK office and operation, despite rumours to the contrary, is fully operational and the sales team working as usual.

Doesn't sound too reassuring really, a bit like the "are you still beating your wife?" line!

Go on then, what rumours???

A440

Has it ever been tried? Are there and prototype models out there? Is it simply too expensive? What would the effect on sound quality be? Is there enough felx in carbon, is it a suitable material? Are there any cabon fiber engineers out there to help with these questions? Is it worth making a more po...

A440

When are they going to invent a carbon frame? I had a long conversation with an engineer who said it can be done but it will cost a lot more, but surely it will save on removal costs? When indeed. I remember Alistair Lawrence talking about Broadwood doing reserch on it many moons ago and telling us...

A440

he needs hurting

A440

A lot of people's first experience of a piano is at school (mine was). I hear those in charge of school budgets all the time saying " well we can get 7 digital pianos for the cost of one acoustic and it doesnt even tuning.....result!" People really cannot look LONGTERM. They have no idea a...

A440

Sad as it seems distance learning and Internet learning is probably the future. Let's just hope there is a well regulated, well advised course. Perhaps this site could be a springboard for a learning course. Either that or there needs to be some sort of incentive for piano firms to take on apprentic...

A440

I'm tempted to say the answer is obvious (although admittedly expensive!). Your old Bluthner lasted 96 years! Buy a new one, you know they are worth it. The 132cm model B upright is a superb instrument and you will thank yourself in years to come for not having compromised. In the same way you thank...

A440

Bought for 400 and on sale for 10,000!!!!
That's what I call mark-up. (I wonder if he'll throw in a stool?).
Good old Besbrode, thank goodness there's one born every minute.

A440

I don't think it's very good news long-term and probably will make the future less secure for UK production. Here's the story from MI Pro... Yamaha has acquired the minority shareholding in Yamaha’s UK music and pro audio subsidiary, Yamaha-Kemble Music UK Ltd, buying up the shares previously owned ...

A440

With Kemble being bought out 100% by Yamaha (9/7/07) this brings to an end the 170 odd year tradition of english piano making.
A sad day, we can only hope things will change...

A440

No, it doesn't sound true! It sounds like a myth perpetuated by Steinway! They're good at that sort of thing, and only sometimes get caught...

A440

Sorry to continue this thread but being a pedant...
Yes Yamaha ARE very confusing with their a0 etc. I've never come across it before. The easiest (and dare I say correct method) is simply A1 for the first A through to the top A8. This should be the universal system (in my humble etc...)

A440

Bluthners have a dynamic range that leave any other piano standing (even Fazzy). It's not for everyone (life is a subjective experience!!) but a good Bluthner is a very wonderful thing and too rarely used on concert platforms in the UK. I recently visited the factory in Leipzig. They really do build...

A440

The Kemble 121 was placed second in the 'largest ever piano comparison test ever'. It came second to a Steinway over 4 times the price. The test results are available from Kemble on a double cd rom. There's quite a bit of boffiny white-coat stuff but it's well meaning.
Try www.headingley-pianos.co.uk

A440

Hi, You can find a good explanation of grand let-off and check at www.headingley-pianos.co.uk

A440

Yes, train piano is a new one on me too to add to the collection. I've heard of barge, ship, boat, yacht, portable and folding. I have had a few folding pianos the best being a Cramer Portable which I still have. It's got a beautiful overstrung frame and has a base but is designed to sit on a table....

A440

Yes, there really is no contest. The Kembles are far and away the better piano. There are plenty of dealers in the north.
Try www.headingley-pianos.co.uk they are having a Kemble sale at the moment...

A440

As a retailer who 'bought into the Yamaha dream' I think the B1s are really rubbish. Play them next to any piano and they are very poor indeed.

A440

Anyone above grade 5 should have a real piano. You need to look at silent pianos to meet your needs. Maybe try Yamaha or Kemble Silent systems. Then you have a real piano and a digital with real wood keys. The digital works out quite cheap really, and you have everything in one box. DON'T LIVE YOUR ...

A440

Yes, I've noticed over the last few years (since the Chinese import boom) that Kemble are actually producing great pianos for the money. The thing about Kemble is they are accountable. If you don't like the piano, they will do something about it. I have not found this to be the case with any other m...

A440

There is an old saying "there are pianos and there are Lindners"
They are, without doubt, the worst ever piano in the world, ever. Do not even think about tring to fix one. Yes, there is a place for one in a piano museum as a cautionary tale.( only one mind).

A440

It seems they were going along the motorway with a large shipment of pianos (mainly Steinways from CHPs) when the whole lot caught fire. Some of the pianos were irreplacable and no amount of insurance money could solve the problem. G & R tried hard to wriggle out of their resonsibilities but in ...

A440

Yes, it does all seem a bit harsh and yes, it's all subjective. However, was this particular piano perhaps toned by the shop rather than in the factory? They are really remarkable value and personally I find the dynamics very impressive. There are lots of pianos of this size with a great bass but it...

A440

It is a shame indeed and your work does not go unnoticed, The site is fantastic and by far the best of its kind.
Tell us more of the proposed museum. Are you looking for exhibits?
By the way, I heard you have a collection of stuff found in pianos. What are your most interesting finds?

A440

The ydp131 is a good little unit and the sample is excellent. However, it's worth trying the CLP 220. The 2 are very similar, try turning the volume to 0 and playing a chord. You will find there is alot of mechanical noise on the YDP. Ther CLP220 uses proper bushings and piano felt. The upshot is le...

A440

Never seen one, sounds like a great idea, would stop vases of flowers too. How many times have I stripped piano lids to get rid of the ring marks...? On a similar theme, I have kept every item found inside a piano over the last 20 years or so. I have a great collection of old coins, cigarette cards,...

A440

By the way, as far as frontline pianos are concerned, Steinway made a camoflaged piano designed to be dropped by parachute to the trenches, some survive and are quite collectable. I kid you not!

A440

I once made a pile of pianos 5 high then burned them infront of a large crowd. I'v also made 'stone henge'type structures then burned them. There are lots and lots of pianos which are past their sell by date. There is nothing so depressing as visiting a house for a tuning only to find the newly aqui...

A440

The digital forum is already spammed up. I guess new login questions are needed; eg what is your favorite piano make. That might get rid of the trash... Some filter is needed.

A440

Quite right! Is someone away on holiday or something? It needs removing asap, I am not reccomending this site to customers at present as it reflects very badly. Get rid or the problem will grow out of all proportion, give these people an inch... it really is no jokong matter and does need soting or ...

A440

I was so saddened to see poor old G&R piano removers holding their heads after dropping the 9foot bosendorfer off the back of their lorry in all the papers today!
WHOOPS!!!
Every piano mover has their favorite G&R story, it's a wonder they've never been caught in action on film before!

A440

If you are in the North, Headinley Pianos in Leeds have the complete range in stock, and are currently having a sale! Cheers

A440

Well, you don't know what the aftercare is like either do you... The official UK launch is in March. Inexpensive doesn't mean cheap, just low manufacturing costs. Look out for them!

A440

It's worth trying a Schumann. They are, as far as I can make out, more or less identical. German hammers and strings, good solid pianos, but not so expensive as the Brodmans

A440

If you like the Yamaha C3 you should try the Kemble kg173. It's a very sophisticated play and (quite) affordable by comparison.

A440

What a bargain!e-Bay Item No 280055850370

A440

Whoops... I haven't heard about Kemble's possible move. That would be sad indeed. They really have got a good product and, more importantly, a great back-up for aftersales. In this respect they couldn't be more unlike Yamaha who are just too global-trousers to give a monkeys. I think Kembles, if ton...

A440

SHOCK!!:shock: The b1 and b2 Silent pianos are not equipped with MIDI of any description! All for the sake of a 20p plug MIDI out is there as the thing is making a signal for the silent bit, I can understand not having the MIDI in as that is more complex but they have the units I place for all the ...

A440

Hello! Schumann pianos have now resurfaced again (as of 2006) and are made in the brand new Moutrie factory in Nanjing. They use Renner hammers and german strings. I have tried one and was very impressed with the overall quality. It felt and sounded much more like a European rather than a Chinese pi...

A440

I found Item 7344256241 rather poignant and moving. In particular the bit about Anthony Hopkins was powerfully mysterious and opaque.

A440

I see Raymondboy (item 7341427856) more as the struggling voice of poetry in a world of mediocracy.
When you read it with an italian accent it seems to make (a little) more sense.
But it's probably best not to encourage him...

A440

There's nothing good or bad in life but thinking makes it so. (Hamlet,act 2)

A440

I have had problems with the pedal action in yamahas. As they are metal they tend to buzz. Simply ask your tuner to tighten all the wing-nuts in the pedal action and check the middle pedal for buzzing. This can easily be done by tapping the pedal action and finding the loose connection. It is a comm...

UK Piano Page Piano Forum

Search found 179 matches

Bosendorfer sucked into Yamaha vacuum

On-line business against shops

Kawai officially not in trouble.

Carbon fiber piano frame

Bluthner

kemble

The end of an era. Kemble buy-out

bluthner toning

nomencature

bluthner

kembles

regulation

ship piano

kembles

Yamaha b1

digital piano

kemble conservatoire

lindner pianos

Burnt steinways

kemble conservatoire

spam etc

ydp131

things in pianos

piano destruction

spam

spam

Poor Old G & R

KG173

Warning; not for the faint hearted

Schumann Pianos

7341427856