1930's Steinway Upright Grand Piano

[lovellespice]

a steinway is forever..

[dogsbody49]

German Steinways for my money are better than the American ones. They have a more rounded sound & the treble is not so brittle in tone.

[Birdog225]

@dogsbody49 I would agree with you. I think it's the casting of the harp that makes them so much better.

[libetta]

@dogsbody49

i don't agree. what people call "balanced" in the hamburg's register, i find "flat". with the new york, each register has its unique characteristics. you can pound the bass, and you have a bird-like treble in the soprano register. plus, you can voice a new york more easily to the top range.

[pianistinblues]

here in my town there are a steinway 110 years old =) perfect condition

[Birdog225]

@pianistinblues They are worth keeping alive!

[virgiijauregui]

very nice sounding piano, I do hear however that they are very difficult to tune...sort of sounds somewhat like a harpsichord.

[Birdog225]

@virgiijauregui They are somewhat "tinny", and even with new hammers this girl is very much so. It's due to the hammer location being close to the end of the strings. As the hammers age, and get hard, it gets much worse.

[donnarudin]

The Steinway sounds wonderful. Love the warm deep tones, just incredible.

[TimBeaulieu44]

very good!

[chansherly212]

great work restoring old instruments!! they play good music again

[skyman2002]

thank you :) We Are Going To Get The Dampers Replaced, And Some "Action" Work. Of Course, A Fine Tuneing, If More Strings Break, We Will Do A Re-string. I Just Love Upright Grands.

[skyman2002]

I Have A Old Vose&Sons Upright Grand Piano, And I Was Wondering, If You Replace The Strings, Will It Loose It's "19th Century" Sound, Or Will It Sound Like Nothing Was Replaced?

[dalard2161]

Yes definatley worth restoring! :)

[dalard2161]

cool :)