WEINBACH WE 1141 CHIPP
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WEINBACH WE 1141 CHIPP
Hi, I wonder whether you could be so kind as to help me out... I am considering to buy a brand new upright Weinbach We 1141 CHIPP at LM 1500. Any advice? Thanks in advance.
Nice piano, shame about the legs....
What currency is that?
The Weinbach 114l is a very decent piano, but the Chippendale cabinet is a real shocker. It has ugly and unnecessary bits stuck on it. Are you sure you like it? If you do, then ask yourself will anybody else like it when you come to sell it?*
If you are talking GBP1500, then you have at least found an instrument at a good price, but consider whether it's a bargain because it's such a duff looker. See if the dealer will sell you a 114V which is OK-looking (bad kink in that pillar design tho..) or a 114l standard model which is quite neat enough for the same price. My guess is that he won't.
PG
* If you are in the USA, all comments re cabinet design are null and void. Any nation which embraces the horrendous cabinetry of the Spinet (all types included here with no exceptions, not even Steinway!!) with such fervent adoration will simply *love* the Chippendale, which is mild by comparison.....
The Weinbach 114l is a very decent piano, but the Chippendale cabinet is a real shocker. It has ugly and unnecessary bits stuck on it. Are you sure you like it? If you do, then ask yourself will anybody else like it when you come to sell it?*
If you are talking GBP1500, then you have at least found an instrument at a good price, but consider whether it's a bargain because it's such a duff looker. See if the dealer will sell you a 114V which is OK-looking (bad kink in that pillar design tho..) or a 114l standard model which is quite neat enough for the same price. My guess is that he won't.
PG
* If you are in the USA, all comments re cabinet design are null and void. Any nation which embraces the horrendous cabinetry of the Spinet (all types included here with no exceptions, not even Steinway!!) with such fervent adoration will simply *love* the Chippendale, which is mild by comparison.....
Hi Piano Guy, many thanks for your reply.
The currency is Maltese Liri. It is equivalent to c. Stg 2250.
I thought the Chippendale walnut cabinet looked quite classic compared to modern models...
Would you consider a brand new Petrof P115 II or a Yamaha second-hand U2C, U2H or U2F better in quality? The dealer told me that the Yamahas outlined above are 30years old, and have been re-tuned by the Yamaha factory.
Thanks again...
The currency is Maltese Liri. It is equivalent to c. Stg 2250.
I thought the Chippendale walnut cabinet looked quite classic compared to modern models...
Would you consider a brand new Petrof P115 II or a Yamaha second-hand U2C, U2H or U2F better in quality? The dealer told me that the Yamahas outlined above are 30years old, and have been re-tuned by the Yamaha factory.
Thanks again...
Ah!
Malta! ... lovely!
Give my regards to the Qui Si Sana!
I can see why you like the Chippendale cabinet. This style is so very similar to the French Provincial style which is highly popular in Southern Italy, Sicily and the Med. My comments re saleability of cabinet can be ignored!
As for the U2 model- it's OK, but not as successful a design as the smaller U1 and larger U3. If you intend going for an old Yam, try and locate a newer model; a serial above 4M (denoting approx 1986) is always desirable. Unfortunately, you could be held to ransom in Malta because there are so few piano importers on the island, but try and persuade your dealer to locate a newer piano for you.
A fair few years ago, this would probably have necessitated dropping a Customs Official a ten bob note, but I'm sure things have moved on since my days at RAF Luka!
Regards!
PeeGee
Malta! ... lovely!
Give my regards to the Qui Si Sana!
I can see why you like the Chippendale cabinet. This style is so very similar to the French Provincial style which is highly popular in Southern Italy, Sicily and the Med. My comments re saleability of cabinet can be ignored!
As for the U2 model- it's OK, but not as successful a design as the smaller U1 and larger U3. If you intend going for an old Yam, try and locate a newer model; a serial above 4M (denoting approx 1986) is always desirable. Unfortunately, you could be held to ransom in Malta because there are so few piano importers on the island, but try and persuade your dealer to locate a newer piano for you.
A fair few years ago, this would probably have necessitated dropping a Customs Official a ten bob note, but I'm sure things have moved on since my days at RAF Luka!
Regards!
PeeGee
Hi PG,
It has passed quite a long time since you last visited Malta then! I cannot remember the Royal Air Force. Malta was already independent and a republic when I was born... so I cannot really compare. Things may have changed - but not completely though!!
Anyways thanks for setting my mind at rest re: the CHIPP cabinet. I shall go for it, since as you said the Yamahas are quite old, and it is not recommendable to invest in a pre-1975 yamaha. The Piano Dealers here are very few indeed and the choice is quite limited in that regard.
Thanks a real lot PG. You have been very helpful!
Bye, take care...
Charlene
P.S. Qui Si Sana is still standing, but it is now surrounded by tall hotel buildings all along... it is still a nice place though...
It has passed quite a long time since you last visited Malta then! I cannot remember the Royal Air Force. Malta was already independent and a republic when I was born... so I cannot really compare. Things may have changed - but not completely though!!
Anyways thanks for setting my mind at rest re: the CHIPP cabinet. I shall go for it, since as you said the Yamahas are quite old, and it is not recommendable to invest in a pre-1975 yamaha. The Piano Dealers here are very few indeed and the choice is quite limited in that regard.
Thanks a real lot PG. You have been very helpful!
Bye, take care...
Charlene
P.S. Qui Si Sana is still standing, but it is now surrounded by tall hotel buildings all along... it is still a nice place though...
Well, there's nothing wrong with them, it's just that the later ones post 4 million are better. They also usually present themselves very well, and it's not always clear how much use they've had. Some are ex music college, and a quick case polish and hammer reface and they look like new, betraying a hard life!Zarb_C wrote: Anyways thanks for setting my mind at rest re: the CHIPP cabinet. I shall go for it, since as you said the Yamahas are quite old, and it is not recommendable to invest in a pre-1975 yamaha.
The Weinbach is a very decent little piano indeed, with its whole life ahead of it! Enjoy!
PG