 |
Welcome to the Piano World Piano Forums
Over 3 million posts about pianos, digital pianos, and all types of keyboard instruments
Join the World's Largest Community of Piano Lovers
(it's free)
It's Fun to Play the Piano ... Please Pass It On!
|
|
|
 Re: Does this bosendorfer look legit?
|
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 188
Full Member
|
Full Member
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 188 |
Most definitely not. The smallest model 155 wasn’t introduced until recently, and this piano looks like it’s under 5’. Perhaps a Kimball?
|
|
|
Re: Does this bosendorfer look legit?
|
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 5,868
5000 Post Club Member
|
|
5000 Post Club Member
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 5,868 |
|
|
|
Re: Does this bosendorfer look legit?
|
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 5,355
5000 Post Club Member
|
|
5000 Post Club Member
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 5,355 |
  Bogusdorfer!
Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see
~Mark Twain
|
|
|
Re: Does this bosendorfer look legit?
|
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 5,868
5000 Post Club Member
|
|
5000 Post Club Member
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 5,868 |
|
|
|
Re: Does this bosendorfer look legit?
|
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 5,355
5000 Post Club Member
|
|
5000 Post Club Member
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 5,355 |
Perfect! I love it! 😄😂
Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see
~Mark Twain
|
|
|
Re: Does this bosendorfer look legit?
|
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 12,183
Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member
|
|
Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 12,183 |
This is not a Bosie. It is a WannabeaBosie.
(I like Posendorfer the best.)
|
|
|
Re: Does this bosendorfer look legit?
|
Joined: Aug 2018
Posts: 5,361
5000 Post Club Member
|
5000 Post Club Member
Joined: Aug 2018
Posts: 5,361 |
This is not a Bosie. It is a WannabeaBosie.
(I like Posendorfer the best.) I agree this dorfer is geared for greatness ! You may as well give it the benefit of the doubt as long as you do not have to pay the price.I wonder what it sounds like ?
|
|
|
Re: Does this bosendorfer look legit?
|
Joined: Aug 2018
Posts: 5,361
5000 Post Club Member
|
|
5000 Post Club Member
Joined: Aug 2018
Posts: 5,361 |
Most definitely not. The smallest model 155 wasn’t introduced until recently, and this piano looks like it’s under 5’. Perhaps a Kimball? It must be a Kimballdorfer ! It actually is quite cute.To be that small and to be such a social climber
Last edited by Lady Bird; 08/18/19 07:23 AM. Reason: Doubled my post
|
|
|
Re: Does this bosendorfer look legit?
|
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 200
Full Member
|
|
Full Member
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 200 |
Looks to me like the Bösendorfer model 148 (148cm) from the 1960's. What is the serial number?
Last edited by Grand Piano Haus; 08/18/19 06:30 PM.
We proudly represent: Yamaha, Bösendorfer, Steingraeber & Söhne, Schimmel, Brodmann, Ritmüller, Pearl River, Disklavier Enspire, AvantGrand, Clavinova, adsilent & Live-Performance model-LX http://www.GrandPianoHaus.com.
|
|
|
Re: Does this bosendorfer look legit?
|
Joined: Jun 2017
Posts: 186
Full Member
|
|
OP
Full Member
Joined: Jun 2017
Posts: 186 |
working on a serial number... or at least getting a picture of one. was given an number like 1480 I think which would have dated to mid 1800s.
|
|
|
Re: Does this bosendorfer look legit?
|
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 28,839
Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member
|
|
Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 28,839 |
It looks like a cheap Aeolian small grand from the 1930s with the Bösendorfer name stenciled on it.
Semipro Tech
|
|
|
Re: Does this bosendorfer look legit?
|
Joined: Jun 2017
Posts: 186
Full Member
|
|
OP
Full Member
Joined: Jun 2017
Posts: 186 |
|
|
|
Re: Does this bosendorfer look legit?
|
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 12,183
Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member
|
|
Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 12,183 |
I'm trying to get more pictures but if you zoom in it does look like the bass bridge might have those cavities that usually appear on concert grands...
That reduces the mass of the bass bridge which can help the bridge improve it's performance as a transducer. This is one nice feature, but that alone does not make this a very good piano.
|
|
|
Re: Does this bosendorfer look legit?
|
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 51
Full Member
|
|
Full Member
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 51 |
Looks to me like the Bösendorfer model 148 (148cm) from the 1960's. What is the serial number? Was that model not single-strung? I can't seem to find any pictures online to compare it to.
|
|
|
Re: Does this bosendorfer look legit?
|
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 701
500 Post Club Member
|
|
500 Post Club Member
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 701 |
Looks like a Dusenbarfer to me. The only thing that looks like a Bosendorfer is the decal on the fallboard. Otherwise, it looks like a cheesy no-name american runt grand. There is very little evidence of quality.
fine grand piano custom rebuilding, piano technician and tuner
|
|
|
Re: Does this bosendorfer look legit?
|
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 1,373
1000 Post Club Member
|
|
1000 Post Club Member
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 1,373 |
|
|
|
Re: Does this bosendorfer look legit?
|
Joined: May 2018
Posts: 771
500 Post Club Member
|
|
500 Post Club Member
Joined: May 2018
Posts: 771 |
Roland FP-30, Roland E-28
Pianoteq 6.7.3 (Blüthner, Bechstein DG, Grotrian, Steinway D, K2), Garritan CFX Lite, Production Voices Estate Grand
|
|
|
Re: Does this bosendorfer look legit?
|
Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 3,487
3000 Post Club Member
|
|
3000 Post Club Member
Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 3,487 |
|
|
|
Re: Does this bosendorfer look legit?
|
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 3,925
3000 Post Club Member
|
|
3000 Post Club Member
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 3,925 |
Nothing from the inside or outside suggests Bösendorfer, but yes, as Jeff said, there were baby Bösendorfer pianos before the 155. I believe the 155 was actually the 151 scale brought back, but with added length to accommodate the same action used in the 170.
|
|
|
|
Forums41
Topics201,833
Posts3,007,204
Members98,673
| |
Most Online15,252
Mar 21st, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
![[Linked Image]](http://forum.pianoworld.com//gallery/42/medium/12283.png)
