It is available for perusal on line for free.įunny, though - I have a lot of friends who are concert artists in Russia and none of them have a Bechstein. If you go to the "piano book" it is a guide that is really helpful for pricing and quality levels. She really blew me away with her expressive playing ability, but the price was substantially higher on the C Bechstein than on the steinway or other pianos tried that day. Her reaction to the C Bechstein was unreal and said this is the type of piano someone from Russia would have if they were concert pianist, "it is beyond the quality for normal mankind". Bechsstein, a Schimmel, Petrov and a few others. I did, however bring my teacher (Russian- Natasha) to several stores in the bay area and she played a C.
Of course, there are many others out there.įirst off, I am not really qualified to approach this question. What European piano dealers are available in your area? Although it will be more expensive, I just "test drove" a Sauter Delta at an area dealer that was a pretty substantial sounding piano (it played much larger than its 6'1" size) that seemed wonderfully made. 26k on a new Schimmel 189 is probably not a realistic price. In my market, I was seeing discounts in the 25-30% range. According to the Piano Buyer, you should expect 10-30% off the "SMP" price on any of these pianos. Also keep in mind these pianos will be different from one to the next - for example, the Estonia 190 I played this time was far brighter than the previous one I tried a couple years before.
They have different tone qualities, and the Bechstein uses a different action supplier.Īt this level of instrument, it really becomes a matter of personal preference I would have a good level of confidence in each piano. They were all nice sounding and feeling instruments that I would have been happy to have.
During a recent piano search for a friend, I had a chance to play a new Schimmel K189, Bechstein A190, and Estonia L190 the same day.
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