"Schnebel"

[C. Mike Swendsen]

I have seen pianos stencil branded as "Schanble"  they were built buy
Samick in the 70s and early 80s, same as their other instruments...
Samick then changed to it's "Imperial German scale", designed by Klaus
Fenner. After that their stencil brands seemed to be the old
scales/designs and the "premier" line carried the Samick name.
For what it's worth...
C. Mike Swendsen RPT
> Dear All,
> 
> I received this to day I have never herd of them...
> 
>  have you!!!!!
> 
> BTW it came from Australia.
> 
> Barrie,
> 
> I have been looking to update my approx. 60 year old Siewert piano for a
> newer piano but would prefer one larger than the normal "student" piano
> (around 108cm tall). I was looking at a 10 year old, black "Schnebel"
> piano around 128cm tall. The piano seemed to be in very good condition.
> I was told by the salesman that it was a good quality Japanese piano,
> probably made by Yamaha or Kawai under another name. However, after
> talking to several trusted and experienced piano technicians, I was told
> not to go anywhere near the company because they were known to import
> low quality Chinese and Korean pianos and sell them as being authentic
> Japanese ones. Would you possibly be able to tell me where "Schnebel"
> pianos are made and how good they are?
> 
>                                         Thanking you,
>                                                         Joy Andrews
> 
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