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Post Subject: Welcome from the hometown of Steinway, Hamburg :)Posted by Goetz on: 1/26/2013
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Experienced piano building/renovation masters here in Germany are recommending, as far as it concerns postwar Steinway's, the one's from the 60's reg. quality of materials as well as manufacturing.
My 89 year old aunt in Karlsruhe is owning (and was playing) the Bluethner Grand piano which my grand parents bought in the 20's. It has a mellow but a fascinating sound however time will come for some decent renovation. We will never sell it out of our family.
Boesendorfer "Imperial" Grand piano is for my perception too soft, not enough defined, but may comply with the sound of elder pianos of 19th century.
I enjoyed a Steinway Upright piano in one of the many exercise rooms in the seventies in Folkwang-University for Music and Dance in Essen/GER, where I managed to get access when I had free time during my high-school days. The school was just around the corner... 
I sincerely hope to find next time a spacy loft in Gdansk(Poland), my second home aside of Hamburg. Then a (Steinway) Grand Piano will have priority to audio gear !
Enjoy your weekend!
Cheers
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