What a beautiful piano .....I had the pleasure of sitting in front of a Schimmel "baby" Grand back in the late 1970's and couldn't stop playing it......the sound and action were so good it drew me in, so to speak The one Stu is playing in this video reminds me of that experience Although manufacturing and technology have certainly moved forward since then, it still sounds nice and warm Of course when you have a seasoned pianist like Stu, playing it, makes it even better Digital pianos have come a long way, but as Marvin and Tammy sang the song...... "Ain't nothin' like the real thing baby" 😆 Thank you Dave 🎹
Thanks for tuning in and sharing your experiences Dave! We appreciate it! There is certainly something undeniably captivating about the Schimmel grands. The Konzert series instruments in particular are truly special. Thanks again and happy playing! :)
Very nice! Great performance. I love this song. The Schimmel does a great job here! Would be interesting to hear the very same piece on a Bösendorfer, Sauter, Pfeiffer, C. Bechstein :)
It's a piano that's made for any style. Chopin, Brahms, Hindemith, Beethoven, Bach... They all sound great on this piano. I truly love Shimmel K230s. But each great piano brand has its distinct quality - Corcovado would sound and be played 'differently' on an Acrosonic.
Would you like to buy ours? One owner, eight years old, un-marked and perfect? It is gorgeous but unfortunately our pocket handkerchief home simply can't accommodate it.
Instruments jspeak to us so differently because we hear sound so differently. One piano speaks to us more than others. Some brands get more press. Some none jand remain known only to die hard fans of that instrument. Brands like Shimmel, C. Bechstein, Bosendorfer....etc. Name them to some one who doesn't play the piano and we'd just get a blank stare and a shrug. Ask them to name a good piano and most will say "....a Steinway". Somehow they were better marketed...maybe mentioned a few times in films. Not sure how I first heard about the "Steinway & Son's " name. Shimmel. Great sounding German piano owned by a Chinese parent company. Love the sound. But if I had the funds I think I'd still go with a Yamaha. For t he fact that they have the largest worldwide dealer/service network. In any city. FOr any of the instruments they make. Be terrible to spend $200k on an instrument and one day find limited support. Or that you butted heads with the one qualified technician in your city.
I would definitely have to go with a Schimmel. I just don't like a Yamaha sound nearly as much, but I have enjoyed playing some very fine Yamahas - just not as much as fine Schimmels. Also, I have been fortunate enough to play some magnificent Steinways, Blüthners, Grotrian Steinwegs, Baldwins, Kawais, Acrosonics, Chickerings, Estonias, etc... But yes, my favorite is a Schimmel K230.
What a beautiful piano .....I had the pleasure of sitting in front of a Schimmel "baby" Grand back in the late 1970's and couldn't stop playing it......the sound and action were so good it drew me in, so to speak
The one Stu is playing in this video reminds me of that experience
Although manufacturing and technology have certainly moved forward since then, it still sounds nice and warm
Of course when you have a seasoned pianist like Stu, playing it, makes it even better
Digital pianos have come a long way, but as Marvin and Tammy sang the song......
"Ain't nothin' like the real thing baby" 😆
Thank you
Dave 🎹
Thanks for tuning in and sharing your experiences Dave! We appreciate it! There is certainly something undeniably captivating about the Schimmel grands. The Konzert series instruments in particular are truly special. Thanks again and happy playing! :)
What a beautiful 5 minutes at an end of a Monday. Thank you! 🙏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
It's all there but the applause.
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Nice interpretation of Corcovado, Stu!!
A. C. Jobim's music is for all of us. So heartfelt and beautiful!!!
:)
Such a classic german sound! Beautifull harmonies, perfect clarity....perfect for jazz. Love it!
Perfect for everything.
How is German sounds "perfect for jazz"... just, no.
Beautiful!
Very nice! Great performance. I love this song. The Schimmel does a great job here! Would be interesting to hear the very same piece on a Bösendorfer, Sauter, Pfeiffer, C. Bechstein :)
Hi Stu. This piece is sublime. I would like to be one day like this shy listener in the background :-) You intimidate with your talent ;-)
That is a lovely sounding thing. Awesome playing as always too!
Look forward to the review of this one
Most definitely a piano that's made for jazz - love the jazz sound and marvelous playing! Sounds like a high-end piano bar!
It's a piano that's made for any style. Chopin, Brahms, Hindemith, Beethoven, Bach... They all sound great on this piano. I truly love Shimmel K230s.
But each great piano brand has its distinct quality - Corcovado would sound and be played 'differently' on an Acrosonic.
@@thomassicard3733 My Boston grand sounds 10 times better than this POS!!
I know there are other great pianos out there, but...
I think the Schimmel K230 is my favorite.
I am buying one, as soon as I win the lotto.
The K230 is truly a special instrument with one of the finest playing experiences out there!
Would you like to buy ours? One owner, eight years old, un-marked and perfect? It is gorgeous but unfortunately our pocket handkerchief home simply can't accommodate it.
@@MerriamPianos Me too 👏
Instruments jspeak to us so differently because we hear sound so differently. One piano speaks to us more than others. Some brands get more press. Some none jand remain known only to die hard fans of that instrument. Brands like Shimmel, C. Bechstein, Bosendorfer....etc. Name them to some one who doesn't play the piano and we'd just get a blank stare and a shrug. Ask them to name a good piano and most will say "....a Steinway". Somehow they were better marketed...maybe mentioned a few times in films.
Not sure how I first heard about the "Steinway & Son's " name.
Shimmel. Great sounding German piano owned by a Chinese parent company. Love the sound. But if I had the funds I think I'd still go with a Yamaha. For t he fact that they have the largest worldwide dealer/service network. In any city. FOr any of the instruments they make. Be terrible to spend $200k on an instrument and one day find limited support. Or that you butted heads with the one qualified technician in your city.
I would definitely have to go with a Schimmel. I just don't like a Yamaha sound nearly as much, but I have enjoyed playing some very fine Yamahas - just not as much as fine Schimmels.
Also, I have been fortunate enough to play some magnificent Steinways, Blüthners, Grotrian Steinwegs, Baldwins, Kawais, Acrosonics, Chickerings, Estonias, etc...
But yes, my favorite is a Schimmel K230.
What's all this? Oh, him. He's been lurking. He looks a right lurker, doesn't he?
Lurker of the Concert Stage!!! LOL