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I was privileged today to be present when my friend Jeff Goldberg's Hamburg C arrived from Klavierhaus in NYC. What a piano! what a sound! What a player! I don't think I have heard such a glorious sound before from a piano. Even though it was somewhat out of tune, the resonance, (the bass is phenomenal) timbre and balanced sound coming from this piano was incredible. It's a 1992-93 model that looks practically brand new. I was told the folks at Klavierhaus were fantastic to deal with in every aspect of the sale and the move. What a sound....no wonder these Hamburg C's are as rare as hen's teeth. Jeff is a wonderful professional pianist and accompanist in NYC. I told him I would be posting pics and sound files, and he wanted everyone to know he was not prepared to play today, so there are some wrong notes etc etc etc....ok Jeff, not to worry, everyone here at PW is very kind ...plus this was delivery day, so it's understandable. Here are some pics and 2 Chopin selections Jeff played, which I recorded with the Zoom H4 built in mics. Enjoy! ps. after hearing this incredible piano, I think I am going to have withdrawal symptoms hearing other pianos now...LOL!

I should add that the moving guys from Klavierhaus were extraordinary! Frank's Piano Movers from NYC I believe.....they had literally 1-2 inches to spare in the freight elevator, but they made it!

Sound files:


http://www.box.net/shared/f8zdu7nd6g (smallest stick) Chopin Scherzo #2 in Bflat Minor (MP3)

http://www.box.net/shared/o8r5zturbg (full stick) Chopin Scherzo #3 in Csharp Minor (MP3)

http://www.box.net/shared/idcgtrkeet Full WAV files: (large files!)


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I wish I played that good when I was playing bad

Beautiful piano and wonderful sound. Thanks for sharing both the pictures and the recordings!

What a gorgeous piano and what a beautiful bass, particularly at the beginning of the Scherzo #3.

The change in camera angle is so amazing. In the first picture, the piano looks a gazillion feet long. But the 3rd picture makes it look like a baby grand.

What a privilege for you to be there and hear that impromptu concert on such a magnificent piano!

Wow what amazing full sound, what a lovely piano what an artist. -- Almost makes you want to find one for your very own today..

http://cgi.ebay.com/STEINWAY-HAMBUR...65QQihZ016QQcategoryZ16220QQcmdZViewItem

NOTE I AM NOT ENDORSING THIS EBAY SELLER I HAVE NO RELATION TO THE SELLER I WAS ONLY DREAMING..

Mostly dreaming that I could play - wow thanks for the downloads.. Maybe the childern, if they start lessons right now, Rosie is 9 months she might have a shot, but my boy oh no he is already almost 3 it's probaly too late for him..

Beautiful piano and sounds fantastic! Great playing, too.

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Just a glimpse of that sheet music scares me.... Beautiful piano, thanks for bringing your camera and recorder along.

No Joke...

MJinMN:
Just a glimpse of that sheet music scares me....

Looks like Schumann's Davidsbündlertänze in the second and third photos. And that particular section is indeed quite frightening...

-Michael B.

That's amazing. Great sound and playing.

(So that piano actually fits a NYC apartment?)

It looks fantastic. is the piano in oregon? I would love to try it if its in New york.

I believe you are right Postenebraslux, as I also recorded a selection from that, but my Zoom H4 memory card is faulty, so it will play on my Winamp but not on the Windows Media Player or Audacity, so I can't get it off the SD card to transfer to box.net. I have purchased a new EFilm SD card, which should alleviate this problem.

I am glad everyone is enjoying the sound etc...what a piano...I keep playing back those 2 files and the sound is simply fantastic...and sitting there live, listening to Jeff play so well, the tone was magical, just beautiful, even slightly out of tune, as it was in the treble. The Zoom captured this magic pretty well, but I think some outboard mics would have sounded even better. It's funny, you can hear in certain parts of the 2 files, buses on the street etc.

LJC, I was posting about the same time you were...no, the piano IS in NYC.

PianoAgain, just barely, it was touch and go! That old freight elevator in the apt building was not that big and only one door opened, so as a result, the 4 guys had to take it OFF the skid board and use double blankets...stairs were not an option, nor were the main elevators. They literally squeezed, spun, and maneuvered that piano in the elevator with about 1-2 inches to spare.

Update.....While I was not able to convert the Schumann recording on the Hamburg C into an MP3 file, I was able to download the full WAV file...so here is a link to that. It was recorded the same day as the 2 Chopin pieces. Enjoy! It's a 30mg file.

Schumann Op #14

http://www.box.net/shared/fuz7dzi66o

Wow, how beautiful the Hamburgs are. Congratulations. And I love Chopin's Scherzo #2. It's my favorite.

enjoy!

Scherzo #2 is my favorite too. Blows me away everytime I hear it. Beautiful piano. What's the size of a C?

That's the piano. Congratulations!

What a gorgeous piano in looks and especially sound! On my best day I couldn't come anywhere close to this kind of playing . Congrats to your friend on a wonderful instrument!.

someone asked the size: the C is 7 ft 6 in I think.
Sophia