requestion information, opinions on 1994 Estonia

[Lucien Needham]

Dear All,

In my experience, William Munroe is absolutely on the mark re the touch of
Estonia grands: not only is it heavy, but it seems to be impossible to play
those instruments at speed with any relaxation and, consequently
finesse.....

Lucien Needham

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From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On
Behalf Of Pianotech
Sent: 16 January 2005 16:45
To: Pianotech
Subject: Re: requestion information, opinions on 1994 Estonia


Mark,

As you can guess, I see a fair number of 'em.  Biggest problem I see with
those is suspect pin blocks.  The Estonia pin blocks have been hit and miss
for me.  Some great, some terrible after only a couple years.  Sooooo, I
would recommend your client hire you to do a quick inspect of the entire
instrument (of course) paying particular attention to the pin block.  Also,
the action weighting on these could be improved, so just make sure your
client is happy with the touch before buying.  They tend to play a bit on
the heavy side, and, of course there are things that can be done after the
fact to remedy this, but it generally goes beyond simple regulation changes,
i.e. getting into stanwood type stuff.

William R. Monroe
Madison, WI
Assoc.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Ultsch" <multsch@jvlnet.com>
To: "pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 12:54 PM
Subject: requestion information, opinions on 1994 Estonia


> Hi folks,
>
> I have a customer who is considering buying a 1994 Estonia.  He really
> likes the Estonia sound and is a pretty good pianist (lots of Brahms
> and Chopin) who wants to upgrade from his current model.
>
> Do any of you have particular comments or concerns about an Estonia of
> that time period?  Did they have Renner actions back in 1994--just
> three years after the "wall" was torn down in the USSR?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Mark Ultsch
> Madison Chapter
>
>
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