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Charles Walter is introducing a new product to their line. Sometime later this year, hopefully October/November they will start shipping 50" uprights to their dealers.

At fist it was thought they would introduce a 48" but after their research and development it has been decided a 50" instrument will give them the room needed for a spectacular scale.

Utilizing the same principles as their 43 3/8" & 45" pianos there is a scale designed to maximize the size of the cabinet without "wasted space".

Although some here recently posted high end upright pianos are not worth purchasing I think this is a great development for a U.S. manufacture.

Rod,
Any idea what the price point will be?

Rick

Not at this time.
I am anxiously awaiting that info myself.

I'm like a kid in the candy store. I can't wait to see and hear what they have created.

This is not a copied piano, this will be a trully new design, diffrent from many others.

More choices for large US/Canadian upright buyers! I would have gone out of my way to try one had it been available at the time of my search.

Best of luck with the new release. Here's to hoping it's priced in the same realm as the U3/K6/Petrof 131 as yet another viable option...

That's a good step in the right direction.

Now where's that 152cm upright I've been looking for the last few years?

Rod, it'll be interesting to see if the Walters incorporate Del Frandrich's design ideas into their new upright. If they do they could be offering a top-tier instrument.

As a very happy owner of a 43" Walter, I am seriously on the edge of my seat here. I'd heard this was coming when I got my Walter in January, but my inside contacts thought it was a long time in coming, not next fall!

They are going to get some nice long bass strings in that cabinet...

Can't wait!

Hi everybody,

I'm new to this forum, just starting the usual "saga". Today I called a piano store in Salem NH, and apparently they have the 50" Charles Walter model with a sostenuto pedal, probably in the 10 grand price range. I want to go to try it out next week (not that I'm particularly competent in those matters ).

Dmitry.

Um mm,

I don't think it's a 50" model. They are not being sent to dealers, as of yet.

Call them and confirm what they are offering you.

It is most likely a studio 1500 and is still worth checking out.

He actually specifically said that it was a new model, 50". I explained him that I initially was looking at uprights, like Schimmel or Petrof, but discovered that they don't have a sostenuto pedal (I've owned a decent digital piano - Technics - for years, and was under the impression that a sostenuto pedal is a standard on any piano ). So I told him that at this point I have no idea what instrument to look for. And that's when he said that they have the new 50" Charles Walter. I try to get there sometime next week.

O.K.
I would be interested in what you find out.

The 50" will be coming with a sostenuto so perhaps a few have left the factory.

But for the 10 grand range, that would be cool and very competitive, but unlikely.

Could you PM me and tell me what dealer you are talking with?

Thanks

Mind you the price of a Walter 175 and a Walter 190 or only $1,100.00 apart.
So who knows. I have not heard of any prices mentioned for the 50" upright.
I guess they, like the grand models would not cost much more to manufacture and thus price them accordingly.

d_p, I can tell you that many people here will be interested in your review of the 50" CW. Be sure to note the showroom environment, the degree of prep, whether the high-gloss finish is shiny enough to blind you when you sit down ...

Showroom environment? Do you mean acoustically?

This is wonderful news.

I can't wait to check one out.

Rod, yes, I was thinking about the acoustics of the showroom.

They are open by appointment only on Sundays, and Sundays are generally very busy in my household (two kids take piano lessons one after another in the afternoon) so you'll have to wait a little bit. I'll try to get there during the week.

Thank you Rod, the pianomadame for Charles Walter and Yamaha. If CW prices the upright over
10g then its too much. Over 10g is a very small
market for uprights, it may have a 15g retail, but will probably sell for well under 10g.
Back into the shadows for me.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by uprightboy:
Thank you Rod, the pianomadame for Charles Walter and Yamaha. [/QUOT]
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Ouch!!!! That hurt

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I talked to Rachel, Charles Walter daughter today and asked if any dealers have new 50" Walters in stock.
The answer was no.

The pianos will not be shipped to dealers until, possibly November/December.