Gorgeous music and wonderful piano. I just made a down payment on a Feurich 227 today. Hell bent on a Steinway Model B until I glanced over to discover this 7'6" beauty. I am sooo excited!!
I almost got a Feurich about 20 years ago, when R. Kassman of SF was the sole US importer. He was marking them up massively, because they were so well made, and the wood veneers were spectacular. It's too bad that Feurich of Germany collapsed, and is mostly made in China now. But the big ones are partially Vienniese i believe and they have a very interesting harmonic pedal option on their grands.
Mr. Estrin, I have followed you for about 2 years now and found your videos informative and sincere and if I were to buy a piano (I am not a potential customer as I live in Scotland and my family has 5 excellent pianos - all magnificently maintained) you would be the first person to contact. Your love of music and pianos is so obvious that I would trust you without reservation. I was surprised when you teamed up with Stillwell Pianos as their procedure has been to not list piano prices on the internet, but instead to require potential customers to call for a price. This is, as we know, often standard procedure in the piano business but I find it hokey and manipulative. I am pleased to find out you still list your prices on the internet and good for you! However, I am curious in how you come up with a price, then line through it, and give a 2nd price for which a piano is actually for sale. For example, today you have an 1875 Steinway where the crossed out price is $151,000 and the actual for sale price is $35,350. Where and how do you come up with these 1st crossed out prices.
This is definitely a product of the Gunzenhausen factory. The mahogany panel work is typical of the craftsmen that worked there. Julius Feurich (now working for Seiler) gave me a tour of the entire factory in February 1987.
Hey i watch your videos a lot and find them incredibly helpful and interesting, i was wondering if you could show us the best practice routine. i would love the help
Feurichs are the best. I'd love to see and hear a bigger art case model. I saw evidence of someone trying to sell a 7'2" parlor grand 70s vintage but no recording or pictures....too bad
The makers of this piano wouldn't know what you meant by 'Fiur-rick'. If you get ambitious you could try 'Foy-reesh', which wouldn't be the _exact_ German way, but would be recognizable to them.
I own an A Proksch grand piano nearly built in the early 1900 may be German or Austrian it looks very similar to the one you are playing even the colour but all the strings are prallel i would like to ask you if i can tune it on 440Hz because the strings are the same age as the piano and do you have any idea if it has viennes or english key actions and are there any difference and how do I know Thanks
What a piano! Does anyone know what differences can be found in the original Feurich instruments as opposed to those that are built today? Quality of wood? action? tone? (I take it that a Chinese made piano will not have a Renner action)
No they don't have renner action. the Vienna 123 model has their own style of action called KAMM. I recently got a Feurich 125 and really like it. It took me 3 months to find a piano and I think it was a lot better than the Kawai, Yamaha and Wilhelm Schimmels I tried which were at a substantially higher price. This was based on sound and touch. Roberts Piano does an indepth review of the Feurichs so you can see the inside of the piano etc with unbiased reviews
I'm pretty sure the current Feurich piano are pretty good, made or not in China. Action, tone etc are pretty much just a subjective thing when you're in a certain price range.
Feurich pianos made today in China are as good if not better than an old rebuild Feurich made in Germany. Anyway, you can get a Feurich made in Vienna today too. Mr. Feurich went to Vienna to partner with Ernest Bittner to have some of his pianos made in China but also some Feurich made in Vienna. Feurich was about to close thanks to its partnership in Vienna, it is still around.
It doesn’t sound like he’s struggling with it to me. It sounds like someone playing cold, from memory, a piece that he might not have played in a little while. I think the lesson here is there are many benefits of playing and practicing from actual music. Repeated playing from memory corrupts your knowledge of a piece.
Gorgeous, everything, including your jacket, robert.
Gorgeous music and wonderful piano. I just made a down payment on a Feurich 227 today. Hell bent on a Steinway Model B until I glanced over to discover this 7'6" beauty. I am sooo excited!!
5'8" sounds more like a 7'! what a magnificent sound!!
Sheer eye candy in this piano and a beauitiful bright tone.
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I almost got a Feurich about 20 years ago, when R. Kassman of SF was the sole US importer. He was marking them up massively, because they were so well made, and the wood veneers were spectacular. It's too bad that Feurich of Germany collapsed, and is mostly made in China now. But the big ones are partially Vienniese i believe and they have a very interesting harmonic pedal option on their grands.
So many colors this piano creates!
Love listening to you!
Mr. Estrin, I have followed you for about 2 years now and found your videos informative and sincere and if I were to buy a piano (I am not a potential customer as I live in Scotland and my family has 5 excellent pianos - all magnificently maintained) you would be the first person to contact. Your love of music and pianos is so obvious that I would trust you without reservation. I was surprised when you teamed up with Stillwell Pianos as their procedure has been to not list piano prices on the internet, but instead to require potential customers to call for a price. This is, as we know, often standard procedure in the piano business but I find it hokey and manipulative. I am pleased to find out you still list your prices on the internet and good for you! However, I am curious in how you come up with a price, then line through it, and give a 2nd price for which a piano is actually for sale. For example, today you have an 1875 Steinway where the crossed out price is $151,000 and the actual for sale price is $35,350. Where and how do you come up with these 1st crossed out prices.
This is definitely a product of the Gunzenhausen factory. The mahogany panel work is typical of the craftsmen that worked there. Julius Feurich (now working for Seiler) gave me a tour of the entire factory in February 1987.
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Gorgeous piano!🎹
Lovely instrument and big sound for 5‘8“ sounds like 7‘
This is gorgeous,a beauty of great proportions and elegance. Tje sounds are so good! This is inspiring me to look for this kind of piano later on.
Hey i watch your videos a lot and find them incredibly helpful and interesting, i was wondering if you could show us the best practice routine. i would love the help
That was BEAUTIFUL!!
Beautiful looking& sounding piano.
Robert, hope your laryngitis gets better 😘
Feurichs are the best. I'd love to see and hear a bigger art case model. I saw evidence of someone trying to sell a 7'2" parlor grand 70s vintage but no recording or pictures....too bad
Very interesting information and video, thank you!
I also have a German Feurich, though it's the 170cm version
Regarding the pronounciation of the name in the beginning: Feurich (foyrig) = feiry.
The makers of this piano wouldn't know what you meant by 'Fiur-rick'. If you get ambitious you could try 'Foy-reesh', which wouldn't be the _exact_ German way, but would be recognizable to them.
I own an A Proksch grand piano nearly built in the early 1900 may be German or Austrian it looks very similar to the one you are playing even the colour but all the strings are prallel i would like to ask you if i can tune it on 440Hz because the strings are the same age as the piano and do you have any idea if it has viennes or english key actions and are there any difference and how do I know
Thanks
Beautiful grand piano. The treble sounds very well.
What a piano! Does anyone know what differences can be found in the original Feurich instruments as opposed to those that are built today? Quality of wood? action? tone? (I take it that a Chinese made piano will not have a Renner action)
No they don't have renner action. the Vienna 123 model has their own style of action called KAMM. I recently got a Feurich 125 and really like it. It took me 3 months to find a piano and I think it was a lot better than the Kawai, Yamaha and Wilhelm Schimmels I tried which were at a substantially higher price. This was based on sound and touch. Roberts Piano does an indepth review of the Feurichs so you can see the inside of the piano etc with unbiased reviews
I'm pretty sure the current Feurich piano are pretty good, made or not in China. Action, tone etc are pretty much just a subjective thing when you're in a certain price range.
Feurich pianos made today in China are as good if not better than an old rebuild Feurich made in Germany. Anyway, you can get a Feurich made in Vienna today too. Mr. Feurich went to Vienna to partner with Ernest Bittner to have some of his pianos made in China but also some Feurich made in Vienna. Feurich was about to close thanks to its partnership in Vienna, it is still around.
Sounds like you really struggled with the Chopin scherzo?
It doesn’t sound like he’s struggling with it to me. It sounds like someone playing cold, from memory, a piece that he might not have played in a little while. I think the lesson here is there are many benefits of playing and practicing from actual music. Repeated playing from memory corrupts your knowledge of a piece.
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This piano sounds like it was built in 1883 instead of 1983!
1893 likely !!!
Horrible tone.