[CAUT] nordiska piano?

[Fred Sturm]

I'll more or less ditto Greg, based on my experience with two private
customers with fairly new (last three years) Nordiska grands. The newer ones
seem reasonable, especially for the price. A few years back, they were
pretty rough. 
Regards,
Fred Sturm
University of New Mexico


On 9/5/07 4:08 PM, "Greg Granoff" <gjg2 at humboldt.edu> wrote:

> 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
> 
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> Minor
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> 
> 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
> 
>