Everyone's Pianos Options

[sarah-flute]

Mine's Witton, Witton & Co, dark wood upright, quite old fashioned looking but then that suits both me and my house (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Erm. Don't know anything else about it! I like it a lot, and it was given to me by a lady who couldn't take it with her when she moved house, and it's a better piano than I am a pianist (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

[musicbox]

I used have a Bell upright but now its a errm forgot something upright! (I think)

[BusyBee]

I am very lucky to teach on a middle-sized 'boudoir' Steinway grand (belongs to my husband who inherited it from a relative). I also have an upright Knight, which my Mum used to teach on before she moved. Yes- the grand is like a 'ship in a bottle' in such a small room (8' by 12') but its just about okay. Would love a big studio one day!

Its all very well having nice pianos but Steinways are quite expensive to maintain. Oh well - all goes on the tax allowance and it is a beautiful instrument to play.

BB

[celebworld]

Steinway Grand and Kawai Upright

I have a Kawai upright too! Is it by any chance a black one? XD I'm not so ''in'' when it comes to pianos but wondering whether they have different models...

[Aileen]

I have a 120 year old (no exaggeration!) Collard and Collard upright. It still palys remarkably well...... there is one key with no string though! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piano.gif)

[welsh dragon]

I have a John Broadwood & Sons Cottage Grand Piano that was my grandmother's 21st birthday present back in 1918. It's seen quite a bit of history narrowly surviving a bomb explosion in the secong world war.

[Hils]

I have an 8ft 6" (2.4 metre) fully restored Broadwood "barless" grand made in 1924. It is a wonderful piano -really sensitive to the touch with a great feeling of depth to the keys.

The piano was given to me by a famous teacher when he had to move to a smaller house. Was I lucky!!!

I am so jealous! I have the upright version of the barless from 1905 - my grandmother's, recently restored and beautifully too. I know Broadwood did some strange innovative things that didn't work - but some things they made were just wonderful and this is one of those (IMHO). Sensitive.... Depth... you ar so right and I'm glad your piano found a good appreciative home!

[organgrinder]

Steinway Grand and Kawai Upright

I have a Kawai upright too! Is it by any chance a black one? XD I'm not so ''in'' when it comes to pianos but wondering whether they have different models...

Yes it is black - not sure on the model though - I'll have to check that....

[Pianeer]

I have a John Broadwood & Sons Cottage Grand Piano that was my grandmother's 21st birthday present back in 1918. It's seen quite a bit of history narrowly surviving a bomb explosion in the secong world war.

Amazing, you can't buy character like that! And presumably it would have been constructed as the first war wound down. It reminds me of an anecdote which I'm pretty certain was in Antony Beevor's Berlin - The Downfall 1945, where someone remarked on the surreality of seeing a piano which seemed to hover in the air on what would have been an upper floor of a bombed out shell of a building. Nothing else remained in the building. Very strange.

[Edwardo]

An upright Woodchester.

Me too! Me too! In cherry. Not the world's prettiest piece of furniture, but for the money a really nice bright tone and a good action. Mine needs tuning, though.

[Claudia's Mum]

A Challen upright which is horribly out of tune and I must do something about it. I don't like it much because the keys are so heavy but can't change it without offending the people who gave it to me. It is a hundred times better than what I had before though - junk shop acquisition for £200 - can't remember the make except it was something London.

[jod]

Challen upright c.1930 overhalled in 1980s and regularly tuned, a really light piano with a nice warm tone.

I saw a Bluthner Grand in our local music shop I was in love (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) . Unfortunately I don't have the space to put it or the money to buy it, but it was lovely (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)

[Roseau]

I have a Hupfeld upright which is about 15 years old. It is very boring to look at and the highest notes are a bit weak but it was the best I could afford at the time and it has the advantage of staying in tune very well.

I loved the very first piano I had for about a year when I started learning. I have no idea what make it was but it was very old. It had mother of pearl inlay and candle holders, although my mother refused to put candles in and let me play by candle-light (I was about eight at the time). Unfortunately most of the notes didn't work and it was impossible to tune so when it became clear that I was serious about learning the piano my parents got rid of it and bought another very ordinary second-hand upright whose notes all worked (although tuning was never brilliant).

[Turbooster]

I have a Rogers and Son Grand, an Upright of some sort, its in Bb (the tuner said it would strain the strings if put into C) so not played an awful lot!

I recently came into ownership of a Rogers & Son grand piano and am looking for more information about it. The piano has no information as to where or when it was built. It is 4' 9", and the serial number is 192137. The piano seems to be well-built, but it needs to be cleaned up. I have been a tuner/technician since 1977 and have never seen this brand before. Do you have any information about this brand? I am located in Montana, USA. This piano may have been built in England.

[Chris H]

A digital piano. I wish I had a real piano, but the digital's OK and at least I can use headphones when I play late at night.