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It doesn’t vibrate since the feet have rubber pads to absorb the vibration on this brand I’ve had no issues

@@RobertsPianosHoustonI see. Could you share the brand of the stand?

This is not something I’ve heard of before I would avoid products generally on the strings but happy to learn more. Have you read anything on this? Kind regards Evan

@@RobertsPianosHouston…certainly wouldn’t put any oil or wax near the pins but in my experience in the UK strings rust too easily. I wipe the strings with a light oil to protect them from rust as it’s a big job to remove rust and shine them up again. I can’t see any harm in doing this carefully as it’s unlikely to affect the acoustics. 😊

Great to hear from you Joseph, Cavendish are making pianos to what looks like a high quality of precision embarrisingly I haven't tried one, I would love to next time I'm in the UK. 1066 pianos are making a line of pianos www.edelweisspianos.com with quite unique cabinets, we played a couple at Harrods in London on my recent visit. Knight and Welmar made good quality pianos in this category of 'European uprights'. Hope all is well. Evan

Thank you for adding your knowledge here Joseph, I didn't know that it's possible the tapering could (as you say potentially) cause distortion, I will look out for this, just been offered a Steinway M. As for the GS-40, it's quite bright, do you like a brighter tone to play it down when needed, yet get power from, or do you preffer a smoother more mellow tone? I'm tempted to tone it down in a few days. Look forward to hearing your thoughts. Best from Houston, Evan

Finally sat down to play through by ear I believe it’s in A mayor

Thank you 🙏🏻

With a difference of 4 inches I would say the taller as long as the touch is as good as what is making you sway towards the shorter one? Is it the touch. Sometimes the woods are better on one piano from the other or the craftsmanship can vary

@@RobertsPianosHouston Thank you for your reply.. To be honest it's only because a customer of mine happens to have a pristine 44-46 inch Samick that she is trying to gift to someone, and I'm happy to take it off her hands, however I don't want to end up with a piano that I am not satisfied with because I already out grew my current piano which is 47 inch high (Baldwin Hamilton)

Hamilton pianos when in good shape (hammer alignment and no hard leathers and checked) can have a richer tone from my experience than some or most samicks. However it’s a condition question tone and touch best to ask a local tuner for a quick check mechanically etc

Very interesting Charles thanks again for great insights

Sad to hear about loosing your GS-50, this piano is very special, a concert pianist is currently interested, trying to find a way to but this or a black ebony G2 we have in stock, it has been interesting to watch him compare both the G2 much more mellow. Evan

It’s an improvisation I believe in Gm 🎹

Muchas gracias amigo de todos!

Thank you for the information this Schimmel model is rather special and thank you for the date it makes sense with the information that has been commented thank you for confirming. Now I am curious as to the sound and touch of a Feurich made model.

Thank you Michel that’s very interesting indeed

Schimmel uses Renner actions and the piano in the video had a Renner action. The Hammers did not have a manufacturers mark on them. Usually manufacturers are using Renner actions with Renner hammers as the actions usually come from Renner with hammers on them.

@@jacobneal5388 Thanks for the clarification. On Schimmel website only the Classic and Konzert series have Schimmel action made by Renner. For the Fridolin and the Wihlem they are Schimmel action, no mention of Renner. My guess is that they have their own spec but uses Renner reputation. There's some magical words in the piano industry: Handcraft, Renner action, solid spruce soundboard, Abel hammer, Roslau string. If you come with something different, it's harder to sell...

@@jacobneal5388 Thanks for the clarification. I don't know how you were able to recognize it from the video. I'm not a technician, more a fan of acoustic piano. By the way, the high hand Schimmel piano (Konzert and Classic series) are using Schimmel Action made by Renner. The Wilhem and Fridolin have Schimmel actions. I guess Schimmel have their own spec and rides on Renner reputation and craftmanship. There are some magical words in the piano industry: German, handcraft, solid spruce soundboard, Renner action, Abel hammer, Roslau string...

@@michelprimeau4531 Renner actions always have a decal in the center of the action. Yes Schimmel has Renner build the action to their specs and the actions are regulated in the Schimmel factory.

The acrosonic does sound better than most spinets however as a pianist the leverage and lack of tonal color and clarity I have seen people pay $500-700 for a spinet then $300-500 for delivery add a full regulation of strings and grommets etc a few hundred more you can buy a young Chang upright or similar quality. I made this video after seeing a family buy a spinet for a total of close to a thousand dollars. The pins were loose they could have bought a Baldwin console or similar. Hopefully it helps people avoid buying. I tuned an acrosonic last week I wouldn’t say it was a good piano for the teacher teaching with it but I served her explained options for upgrading. It’s all about guiding people something that will be more enjoyable to play mechanically and tonally rather than looking down on a spinet a young pianist cut their teeth on

This will do it in many cases I have roughly 70% success sometimes the coil won’t tighten and the string needs replacing. Good luck! The pin can sometimes be loose after replacing having some lo-torque to replace is a good idea a size up. If loose

Thank you for your information Matthew much appreciated and very insightful

Those are good points I wills bear the internal bridge and key length measurements as for scaling I will check this too. Thank you for the message. Not structural but sound wise the tone of the U1 was clearer with a more responsive touch. More refined. Evan

Thank you Hoffmann it is interesting information I appreciate your sharing. I have seen the new ones from china I do believe they aren’t making them currently in Germany? This is a unique piano for me being Schimmel with the feurich name an interesting collaboration

I’m not sure of this question I believe that it won’t if the touch is weighted at the factory if anything it would improve the touch leverage and control

Thank you Charles hope all is well for you Evan

Very pleasant tone for the price range better than older 60’s70s other consoles. It seems like there was an overall improvement in the quality of us pianos from the 80’s on as competition with Japan and Korea ramped up

There is no problem with the piano it is in excellent condition. Some of the comments are overall impression. The piano is very nice tone is mellow and even touch.

@@RobertsPianosHouston I m so sorry problem about my piano Sir. Im from Indonesia

@@MyAbe24 Ah yes of course !

@@RobertsPianosHouston Thank you sir

@@RobertsPianosHouston Sir , where I can post my video piano here ?

That’s great to learn thank you for sharing this knowledge. Greetings from houston. Evan

ruclips.net/video/Mf6egu9HnWU/видео.htmlsi=TM2ZkV_GO4Ufh6go Here is a small CFS with a Welte-Mignon reproducing player mechanism from the late 1920s. These were very expensive plaything of the rich in the ‘20s that actually played the dynamics of the musician, not just a notes like a traditional foot pumper player piano. Although it’s not a big 6’ or larger grand…. It’s a very nice and balanced sound for a small instrument

Thank you this is great information

The piano is a very solid low to mid range instrument I agree it’s subjective. The tone, woods, touch geometry and hammer choice can be very good on these but there’s an underlying material and professional skill also smaller size that is hard to categorize. I understand what you mean with this point. I’m trying to help people simplify the buying process but it is hard to provide an easy objective guide. It’s better than almost all older consoles and definitely spinets

Thank you Roadguide123 I like to improvise in different keys to keep my mind active today F# otherwise I default to the home keys!

I do feel Baldwin can be more interesting tone wise there is something about yamaha however the consistency which makes it stand out

@@RobertsPianosHouston I read someone said higher tension creates consistent sound. I’m not sure whether that means consistent from piano to piano or whether it’s more about a consistent sound regardless of hammer condition and voicing. Also I think maybe the Yamaha sound is good on mid size or small uprights because the glassy tone seems to have more body to it than the American in that context for some reason. (Still, after many years I’ve finally figured out how to like my Steinway 45 which I’d thought was harsh and thin for a long time)

It may well be a preference for brightness in the US I’ve heard that before in Europe that the US market is brighter that I’ve heard not sure when

Some Samick pianos are better than others the WG7 model we have is lovely. The SS3 in this case has a rich tone the touch is a little on the light side and we are working on removing a slight zing on the dampers once fixed or if the client likes us to rewriting it will be a nice piano.

Where are you located out of curiosity

@@RobertsPianosHouston I'm in Ghana

@@RobertsPianosHouston Cool. One of my personal pianos is a Samick console. Very bright. I need to do some voicing. Recently reconditioned and regulated.

@@ElikemTheTuner How awesome, and you tune pianos in Ghana? that sounds unique!

That sounds like a tricky situation hope it goes smoothly! As for the piece it’s an improvisation spare of the moment idea. 🎹 ER

Thank you for sharing happy playing! Evan

Thank you for this I was doubting the age. Double checked and you’re right! It’s 1984 my apologies for the mistake

@@RobertsPianosHouston there’s no need to apologize. It was just something I noticed and I thought I would let you know.

No water needed. Water will warp the wood in unknown ways

It should stay in shape it may be the grain of the wood

I wonder if they bend back more if I use water. I think they need to soak for 3 hours impossible for this situation, or no water lome you do.

@@dappawap I wouldn't recommend soaking wood as it's difficult to control the results, much better to use controlled heat

I really like the convenience of the long neck on the lighter much easier than my mini torch

I don’t recommend using a small one as it will be too hard to control

It’s hard to place an exacting measured response to this. In most cases it’s difficult to tell what changes between a high quality piano and a low quality mass produced one. Usually it comes down to experienced labor, quality materials, and consistency of craftsmanship. There is something about the precision and tone difference I would find hard to explain. American made ones can be pleasant but in most cases Japanese ones stand out for me ever time. Although Japan did equip and design the pianos made in the US there are limitations as to experience in craft especially at the beginning. And then there are some questions as to when a factory sets up another factory or production line in a different country as to whether they share each detail without holding back on some things. For instance a Pearl river produced Essex, Steinway are likely to hold onto some pieces of information. Sometimes entire components such as mason and Hamlin building some pianos in Asia but installing the action in the US.

I would love to try one, I haven’t tried their grand pianos yet. Only the uprights.

@@RobertsPianosHouston makes sense. I teach on my CW upright but i never played their grands yet

Glad it helped!

All well thanks for asking Michael we’ve got a lot of tidying up to do in the garden but grateful no damage at the shop or home.