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Bosendorfer

Bosendorfer 225 46494 update

February 28, 2014 by Eric

This piano continues to be a hit with visitors. It’s a real powerhouse with a tone that simply jumps out at you. This Bosendorfer 225 came from a small concert hall in NYC and shows it’s working credentials. The action has a slightly lighter weight that when combined with the immediacy of tone makes it […]

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No, the factory is NOT moving

April 24, 2009 by Eric

There was some recent news that seems to be universally misunderstood. The Bosendorfer factory in Wiener Neustadt is NOT moving. However, our administrative offices, currently on Graf Starhemberggasse in Vienna ARE moving to the factory in Wiener Neustadt. The Graf Starhemberggasse facility used to the be the factory but now is mostly empty. The consolidation […]

Filed Under: Bosendorfer, HEP Guy, The piano world Tagged With: Bosendorfer, Vienna

Concert pianos don’t have to be black

March 25, 2009 by Eric

Heresy I know but I wouldn’t have even thought about it unless I saw it. A very good FOB (friend of Bosendorfer) donated a model 225 to an important music department in the Midwest. However he specified that instead of black it be polished pyramid mahogany. As you can see this finish is beautiful and […]

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When is it not a Bosendorfer?

March 25, 2009 by Eric

Saw a model 200, about 30+ years old, rebuilt by a reputable shop. The original Schwander action had new Renner whippens. The hammers were Renner blues, the bass strings probably Mapes.  While overall the work was of reputable quality, it was a long way from Bosendorfer and had this strange burnt orange, thick lumpy finish […]

Filed Under: Bosendorfer, HEP Guy, Ramblings, The piano world Tagged With: Bosendorfer, piano technology, rebuilding

Garrick Ohlsson on YouTube

February 15, 2009 by Eric

Garrick is a good friend of Bosendorfer and graciously agreed, at an event at the Museum of Arts and Design in NYC, to give a sampling from his upcoming all Scriabin recital. This was music making of the highest order, in the most wonderful, casual, engaging setting you can imagine. Sorry folks, but the youtube […]

Filed Under: Bosendorfer, HEP Guy, Performance Tagged With: Bosendorfer, classical music, Garrick Ohlsson, Scriabin, YouTube

What is the Yamaha S Series?

February 7, 2009 by Eric

In a nutshell, the S series are Yamaha’s concert level, hand made pianos. Made in a separate factory, these 3 models, the S4 (191 cn, 6’3″)  , S6 (212m, 6’11”) and CFIIIS  (275cm, 9′) (pronounced C F three S)  are made using techniques that would be familiar in any high end piano factory. Lots of […]

Filed Under: Bosendorfer, HEP Guy, The piano world Tagged With: CFIIIS, S-Series, Yamaha

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