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For comparison, this is a video of a 5'10" Cunningham made by Hugh Sung, ... Rich, I didn't know that Hugh built pianos!
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For comparison, this is a video of a 5'10" Cunningham made by Hugh Sung, ... Rich, I didn't know that Hugh built pianos! Oops. Thank you for pointing that out Marty. I wouldn't want anybody to think that we have a "Korean Built" piano. (See, Hugh Sung is Korean... get it?) I will correct my original post.
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I am obviously biased, but I like the Cunningham more than I like many more expensive brands available. Read a few of the testimonials on our page. Some of the names may surprise you. Thanks for posting this, Rich. How does the cunningham compare to the hailuns you carry? Different tone and touch?
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Hello Mr. Galassini, Do you have a spec chart for the New Cunningham Pianos, like the following that Estonia made? http://www.estoniapiano.com/index.php?page=93&These very informative about the piano (especially brand of components, internal & external dimensions, country of origin, specific materials) Best regards-
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Yes Mr. Galassini,
Sir, you really need a full product list, with all of the specifications for all of the Cunningham pianos. It could be linked from the 'promo' page on your main website. You do your company a disservice, sir.
For the multitudes who favor your product, myself included, it is frustrating to resort to A&D Piano Buyer for only general information on your laudable instruments.
I trust you will attend to this public disservice with the utmost alacrity and speed.
Respectfully,
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Rick,
Are Cunningham's only sold in your store? Are they sort of a "house brand" that your team helped design and Hailun manufactures?
Del F - also curious to hear your response about how high quality materials are harder to come by now. Seems like we've cut down too many trees.
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His name is Rich, not Rick. Rick is the moderator of this forum.
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Rick,
Are Cunningham's only sold in your store? Are they sort of a "house brand" that your team helped design and Hailun manufactures?
Del F - also curious to hear your response about how high quality materials are harder to come by now. Seems like we've cut down too many trees. Rich can tell you more about the Cunningham pianos but those I saw and heard at their store are a significant upgrade from the standard Hailun pianos. There are changes to scaling, string frame castings, etc. They are not simply rebranded Hailun pianos. Yes, the declining materials quality I refer to are primarily related to wood. Yes, we have cut too many trees without devoting much attention to sustainability. Most foresters -- at least in North America and Europe -- now replant about as many trees as they cut. Occasionally more. Most of this replanting, however, is in the form of more rapidly growing trees in plantations or tree farms. This is good for raw fiber yield but not for the kinds of woods the piano industry has long depended on. The wood grades we have long claimed we just must have for soundboard stock requires that the trees struggle somewhat for survival. It has to be what is called "slow growth." Some soundboard makers brag about the "ring-count" of the wood they specify for their soundboards. This varies among manufacturers but it is typically in the 12- to 18-grains/in. That means it takes anywhere from twelve to eighteen years for each inch of growth. Trees grown in plantations and tree farms typically will have less than 8-gr/in. The yield of clear, knot-free lumber will also be less. Aside from the consistent over cutting of forest lands, much of the world's spruce forests are now being devastated by increasingly aggressive spruce beetle infestations. The warming climate that we are still in denial about has already altered the life cycle of these beetles and they are destroying huge amounts of spruce forests in Alaska and Russia. It remains to be seen whether foresters will be able to find ways of combating these pests. In some other ways, of course, materials quality has improved. Gray iron castings are better and more consistent than they have ever been. Plastics show a great deal of promise if we can overcome the disinformation still being propagated by some in the industry. Music wire is excellent. Wool is a fairly stable material and is, obviously, renewable. And, of course, we can cope with declining quality of wood, at least in the short term, if we can overcome the disinformation being spread about laminated wood soundboards. Manufacturers are already coping with the lack of stable wood core stock by using man-made materials such as MDF and various grades of "particle board." ddf
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Rich can tell you more about the Cunningham pianos but those I saw and heard at their store are a significant upgrade from the standard Hailun pianos. There are changes to scaling, string frame castings, etc. They are not simply rebranded Hailun pianos. ddf
Thank you for the comment Del. I was very pleased that you made the time to stop by. Your words mean a great deal to me. In fact, they mean a great deal to anyone that knows anything about pianos. To Michaelh - The New Cunningham took years to bring back to the marketplace, We totally did it as an exercise of passion for the industry, but as it turns out, it is well liked by many professional musicians and consumers. We began the project to be a "house brand", but organically, friends in the industry have been impressed by the piano and have become dealers. We are in the middle of redesigning our website to give more attention to this brand and to offer more specifics on the development of the piano.
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Rich,
Are there any west coast U.S. dealers?
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Rich,
Are there any west coast U.S. dealers?
Kurt Hi Kurt, Sorry for taking so long to answer you. There is a Los Angeles dealer/technician who you can speak with about the new Cunningham Pianos. His name is David Andersen and he can be reached at www.davidandersenpianos.com. Also, here is a picture of Del on his visit to us. He is seated at an 1860 Steinway concert grand piano that we had just completed.
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I'm sure that Christian would get reply #1. Wouldn't ANY piano factory be delighted to get such an offer? It would be the best way to improve their own machine park, knowledge etc. So saying no would hardly be an option even IMHO.
I'm sure would not be "sure Chris" however, since Chinese seem way too polite for that.
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LOL, wouter. I deliberately made the conversation more informal than it probably would be. Make it sound like two Hollywood talent agents talking.
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