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As I mentioned in previous post finding performances on other than Steinway grands can take awhile. Here's a few performances on C. Bechstein pianos, the first one being played (really well) on a piano once owned by Liszt. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi2Hr6-4Zeo&feature=relmfuI'd take a top quality upright over that one-for sure.The tuning is a little off on some notes, but it still sounds a lot better than any upright I've played.
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ando,
Get a chance, try the very top of the line Bechstein and Steinway uprights/verticals as well as other quality brands.
Think then you'd change your mind.
Bech
Music. One of man's greatest inventions. And...for me, the piano expresses it best.
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ando,
Get a chance, try the very top of the line Bechstein and Steinway uprights/verticals as well as other quality brands.
Think then you'd change your mind.
Bech
My mother has a top of the line Steinway upright. It's nice enough, but I still think that Bechstein has a lovely character that is being hamstrung by the poor tuning. Sure, it has probably seen better days, but I still think it is a quality instrument and I'm surprised by your level of distaste for it.
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There's a manufacturer in Italy who makes these double pianos or pedal pianos - Doppio Borgato. Great for playing organ music: Franck's Prélude, fugue et variation works well on it. Incidentally, Borgato also makes a 'normal' concert grand (Borgato L282) which has a wonderful sound, quite different from Fazioli, the other great Italian manufacturer.
If music be the food of love, play on!
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I've played a Bechstein that Liszt played on before actually, and I have a video of my buddy playing Islamey on it...well, in theory I have it somewhere, I can't quite recall where :P
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