Hello,

I went to one of my students last night and he had replaced his keyboard with a very nice looking white Waldstein upright piano. I had a play on it, and apart from needing tuning, it had quite a good sound.

I've never heard of these. Apparently mum saw it advertised on a website, and bought it without seeing or playing it beforehand I had to point out to her that the damper pedal wasn't working and that there was some cosmetic damage to the casing, probably during transit, which I advised her to ring the company about.

I just wondered if any of you had heard of this make, and if so, what your experiences were.

Thanks.

One of my pupils plays a Waldstein piano. I'll quote you a review that was in a Mail on Sunday suppliment about a year ago- "This small, reliable Chinese-built instrument has a pleasing sound - and unlike other, cheaper imports, is not overly bright or too mellow. All the parts are well made for the price, while the design is sleek and modern. Casters, which are often omitted on smaller pianos, are fitted on this model. Great for any young beginner starting out, or for those with limited space and funds."

Hope this helps!

Thank you! I'll pass that on if you don't mind. The mum was concerned that she'd made a big blunder, but I told her it was a very nice piano, and will be better still when the bits and pieces are sorted out.

I hope this will go some way to reassuring her.

Thanks

I have a waldstein piano at home. It's a nice piano to play, and certainly took me a long way. I grew out of it round about grade 8 as it's too easy to play, the keys are really light so when transferring skills to grand it was hard work. Saying that, I couldn't reccommend them more, certainly for the money it is the nicest new upright I have played.

You could go for a yamaha, my absolutely favourite new upright, and what I teach on, but they are at least 2 or 3 times more expensive. The main difference being the heavier keys, the action is much closer to the grands' and there is a little more subtlety to the tone.

We tried one of their grands when visiting Hurstwood Farm pianos. I believe it says on their website that they consider it to be one of the best of the Chinese pianos and that they are manufactured by Pearl River Pianos which is one of the largest and best regarded of the Chinese manufacturers.

It seemed to be excellent value but the sound couldn't compare with the Steingraeber which we had gone there to play (well you would hope not for the difference in price).

This is very off topic, but has anyone ever heard of a piano brand called "Atlas"?
The only thing I know is that it is a Japanese brand and its models are very similar to the Yamaha U series.

Does anyone here own such a piano or have played an Atlas piano?
How do you find it?

Thanks