Hmm.... August Foresters.... what shall one say. Ok... they have a nice big sound,... solid sound really. Big booming bass, reasonably good balance and good sustain. All in all one of the better of the old eastern european makes. Actions had a problem tho. They used a lot of plastic parts through the years, mostly flanges in both grands and uprights and damper arms in uprights. The centers tended to freeze up after some years use, and the bushings always showed signs of being treated with some kind of a chemical... perhaps some kind of lubricant. In anycase I've had to completly repin at least 50 of these over the years, and I am by no means the only one who has had the pleasure. Often enough on the grands you will find loose tuning pins in the very low bass. Never could figure out why really, but I would find the lowest 8 -10 notes very badly affected while the rest of the tuning pins remained tight as you could ever want them. Ok.. so nothing is perfect. All in all an ok piano that can be made to play and sound really nice actually. Massive and heavy are words that come to mind. But I always kind of liked them. Hope this helps RicB Terry wrote: > I will be inspecting an August Forester Grand for water damage later > this week. I have never met one of these in person. Anything special, > unusual about them? Any comments? My general understanding is that > they are pretty nice pianos. Yes? Thanks. > > Terry Farrell
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