Jim, I've to tell you, the Seilers I've seen weren't good piano's at all; to generalize for all the Seilers is very dangerous, but ,...I also have to tell you that this was a few years ago, so things could have changed a lot. Peter 't MUZIEKINSTRUMENTENATELIER PETER KESTENS BELGIUM KESTENS.P@DEBCOM.BE -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: Jim.Shari@ruralnet1.com <Jim.Shari@ruralnet1.com> Aan: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> Datum: maandag 26 januari 1998 3:48 Onderwerp: Re: Seiler info >Hi Peter, > >I realize that what we are discussing here is largely personal opinion. >My view is that Bosendorfer pianos are extremely well made with a nice >touch and fast repetition, but to my ear, the Bosendorfer has a rather >thin tone as compared to other brands. Some types of music calls for >this. I think that Seiler produces pianos that are as well made as >Bosendorfer. The down-touch on the grands that I have seen is >consistantly between 48-50 grams, with very quick repetition. They >seem to be an extremely stable piano and hold their regulation very >well. The tone of the Seiler grands I've tuned is clean in the treble >without all the harsh metallic noise associated with the duplex scaling >of Steinway (american), Yamaha and others. The transition of clear >mellow tone in the tenor to the bigger bass with more bite is very >smooth. Then to top it off, the finish work on Seiler pianos is >extremely well done. > >I don't expect all of us to like the same things, but I believe that the >Seiler piano is a very good choice for most situations. > >Best Regards, > >Jim Krentzel >jim_shari@ruralnet1.com > >PI>Jim, > >PI>If I understand you very well, you place Seiler grands in the same category >PI>as Bösendorfer. I hardly can believe that. Those Seilers should have >PI>amaliorated very, very much but as far as I know them, they are very far >PI>away from the (sound- and play)quality of a Bösendorfer grand. Here in >PI>Belgium (and I thinbk in a great part of Europe) BÖsendorfer equals Steinway >PI>(it depends most of the time which sound you prefer), then you have >PI>Bechstein, Ibach, and then some other brands like Pleyel, Schimmel, yamaha, >PI>Kawai, ...Seiler is placed still (far) behind those names. >PI>What are your criteria's for those instruments? >PI>Greetings, >PI>Peter > >PI>'t MUZIEKINSTRUMENTENATELIER >PI>PETER KESTENS >PI>BELGIUM >PI>KESTENS.P@DEBCOM.BE >PI>-----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- >PI>Van: Jim.Shari@ruralnet1.com <Jim.Shari@ruralnet1.com> >PI>Aan: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> >PI>Datum: zaterdag 24 januari 1998 1:59 >PI>Onderwerp: Seiler info > > >PI>>Hi Avery, >PI>>I've been tuning Seilers for about 10 years. I feel they are in the >PI>>Bosendorfer class but with a little gutsier sound. They are beautiful >PI>>also. They go all out on veneer selection etc... They use a >PI>>multi-laminated pin block, so the tuning is a little stiff. They do not >PI>>use a duplex system. The treble is clean and clear and not too >PI>>bright. The bass is really gutsy. I think the soundboard is made of >PI>>quarter-sawn white pine. All the pianos I have cared for seem to stand >PI>>up very well; however, none of them are owned by anyone who plays 4 hrs >PI>>a day. If you need some literature, I can give you the name of a local >PI>>dealer. >PI>>Jim Krentzel >PI>> >PI>>PI>List, >PI>> >PI>>PI> I need some information about Seiler grands. I just got off the phone >PI>>PI>with a lady who's been looking for a piano for her 16 yr. old son and so >PI>>PI>far, in their price range, he has liked the Seiler more than anything >PI>>PI>else he's played. >PI>>PI> I can't remember even tuning one, so I know absolutely nothing about >PI>>PI>them. Can anyone help me out here so I can maybe help the customer? I >PI>would >PI>>PI>particularly like to know about how they stand up to fairly heavy use. >PI>She >PI>>PI>said her son practices 3-4 hrs. a day. >PI>>PI> Thanks. >PI>> >PI>>PI>Avery >PI>> >PI>>PI>___________________________ >PI>>PI>Avery Todd, RPT >PI>>PI>Moores School of Music >PI>>PI>University of Houston >PI>>PI>Houston, TX 77204-4893 >PI>>PI>713-743-3226 >PI>>PI>atodd@uh.edu >PI>>PI>http://www.uh.edu/music/ >PI>> >PI>> >PI>> > >
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