[CAUT] nordiska piano?

[Greg Granoff]

John,
I recently serviced a new, privately owned grand of about the size range you
are talking about.  I would characterize it as a decently made, maybe high
middle price range instrument that brings with it some typical
characteristics of latter-day Chinese piano making.  Nice, even scale, well
regulated action, somewhat utilitarian tone in the European mold, and some
minor problems with quality control--all very resolvable.  This instrument's
shift pedal return spring was so loosely mounted that reliable action return
to the stop block on the left was iffy; there were also friction problems in
the same mechanisms overall behavior that needed attention. The customer was
happy with it despite these issues.
Hope that helps...

Greg Granoff
HSU

-----Original Message-----
From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of John
Minor
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 1:07 PM
To: caut
Subject: [CAUT] nordiska piano?

Anyone on the list have any experience with Nordiska piano? I looked them up
in THE PIANO BOOK, so I know where they are made, but wanted direct feedback
from those who have hands on experience. A local school district is
considering purchasing a 6' and 7' grand.

John Minor
University of Illinois