This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Wimblees@AOL.COM=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 1:43 PM Subject: Re: Astonia(?) grand In a message dated 11/7/01 11:24:32 AM Central Standard Time, = tonyanj@hotmail.com writes:=20 I have a friend who is a budding concert pianist and is looking for = an instrument. He has moved from my area but is asking for direction in = his search. He found an Astonia(?) grand that he likes and is within his = budget but I know nothing about this brand.=20 Anyone? Anyone?=20 Thanks,=20 John Tonyan=20 It's Estonia, built in the republic of Estonia. Let's put it this way, = there are 16 brands of grand pianos 9' and over, ranging in price from = $39,500 to $108,390. Guess where the Estonian is? As the old adage says, = you get what you pay for.=20 I don't have any personal experience with the instrument as far as = tuning is concerned, but there is a 9' Estonia grand in the show room of = the local piano dealer. It sounds great, and plays nice. So if your = friend likes it, then by all means, have him buy it. But if his budget = only allows him to pay $39,000 for a piano, perhaps a 7'- 7'9" grand for = the same price (Petrof, Yamaha, Kawai, Schimmel), might be a better = investment.=20 Wim =20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/5b/62/22/11/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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