requestion information, opinions on 1994 Estonia

[Bec and John]

Hi Mark,

Since no one has responded, I'll respond with my very limited 
experience.

I have a little bit of experience with an older Estonia from somewhere 
around 1994. I thought the tone was pretty though the action left a 
little bit to be desired (it wasn't bad and may have just needed 
regulation). I'm almost positive it didn't have the Renner action, but 
I can't remember checking. From what I recall Estonia didn't get the 
Renner action until later on.

The one time I was in town long enough to notice, it was miserable at 
holding the tuning. It was tuned one day before I came in town (to 
perform) and it sounded like it had been tuned 2-4 weeks prior. I 
touched it up only to find it in the same state the next day. However, 
it was fairly cold and was experiencing reasonable temperature changes.

One thing I found interesting is that all of the plain wire strings 
were single strings.

-- John


> 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