🎹Schimmel C189 Tradition Grand Piano Review & Demo - Classic Series🎹

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Hello again, and welcome to another piano review at the Merriam Pianos RUclips channel. Today, we’ll be coming at you from the Robert Lowrey piano showroom in downtown Toronto, and reviewing the Schimmel Classic C 189 grand piano.
This is a fully German, hand-crafted 6 foot piano that is a real treat to play.
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Piano Overview:
The C 189 is part of Schimmel’s Classic series, which is differentiated from the Konzert series in a number of ways, but in a general sense, the Classic series pianos exhibit a traditional German piano design, executed at a very high level. The scaling in particular has been refined with modern computer technology, but overall, the design here is fairly tried and true, as opposed to the more modern design of the Konzert series pianos.
What’s going to separate the C 189 from a similar sized instrument from another manufacturer, such as C. Bechstein’s Academy A190 from a design standpoint? The big thing is that the C 189 has a wide tail design, which allows for a larger soundboard, and a bass bridge positioned further back, accommodating longer bass strings.
Piano Tone:
The first thing that stands out is just how full-bodied the bass tone is. The sustain, likely due to the computer aided refinement of the scale design, is really excellent. The C 189 has duplex scale, which allows for sympathetic resonance across the entire range, and a non-tuned front duplex as well.
The treble here is actually more powerful than what you’ll find on the Konzert series pianos, which some people may prefer. Compared to other German grand pianos, the tone here is definitely on the brighter side.
Piano Action:
The C 189 features a finely regulated Renner action, along with Renner hammers. This means that the action will feel similar to folks who have experience playing other high-end European instruments. The key-dip is fairly down the middle and similar in feel to a Bechstein Academy or Grotrian grand.
The key-stick length is fairly conventional for what you’ll find in most 6 foot pianos, whereas the 6 foot Konzert version has an extended length key-stick for an extra level of control. Both actions are great out of the box, but you can definitely feel a difference with the Konzert K195 comparable.
Overall, a very solid action that won’t be too surprising to anyone familiar with an instrument of this caliber.
Cabinet:
The grand piano cabinets in the models in all of their lines is something Schimmel has clearly focused on. The in-lays are gorgeous, and the subtle styling accents are distinctive and elegant. The overall build quality is clearly very good.
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