looking to replace my upright...

[gordon stelter]

I still have couple of big, partially restored Knabes
from the 1890's I'd sell "reasonable".  I really don't
think you can get a bigger sound in an upright than
from these!
     Thump

--- Stephen Airy <stephenairy@fastmail.fm> wrote:
> rrgh.. TWICE now I've accidentally hit the bounce
> button on my email,
> which tells the sender my address doesn't exist...
> was a mistake....
> 
> > I would follow Clyde's advice and keep your
> existing piano. If you have
> > $500-$750, put it into your existing piano. While
> you won't really get the
> > money back upon resale, you will learn a lot by
> doing whatever work you
> > choose to do.
> 
> Sounds like I should talk to my real-life tech
> friends, and find out
> whether they think I should put some $ into hammers
> and other action
> parts, or put even more $ into another piano.
> 
> > When you have $5,000 or more to spend, then you
> might get the piano of
> > your dreams. Definitely play a Charles Walter if
> you think that pianos
> > under 52" don't sound big enough.
> 
> I played a few C Walters, and they sounded too
> small.  I'd like to try a
> 50" Astin-Weight.  A Baldwin 6000 came close to what
> I would want (except
> wound strings too high), and a Steinway K-52 is
> pretty good in the tenor,
> but a little lacking in the bass.
> 
> -- 
>   Stephen Airy
>   stephenairy@fastmail.fm
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