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No, the factory is NOT moving
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 … Continue reading
Posted in At work, Bosendorfer, The piano world
Tagged Bosendorfer, news, Vienna, Wiener Neustadt
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Concert pianos don’t have to be black
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 … Continue reading
When is it not a Bosendorfer?
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Bosendorfer, Ramblings, The piano world
Tagged Bosendorfer, piano technology, rebuilding
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Garrick Ohlsson on YouTube
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, … Continue reading
Posted in Bosendorfer, Performance
Tagged Bosendorfer, classical music, Garrick Ohlsson, Scriabin, YouTube
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What is the Yamaha S Series?
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 … Continue reading
NAMM 2009
Namm has come and gone. We did something completely different this year by not showing at NAMM in our customary large booth with nice lighting, Viennese coffee and champagne. Instead we hosted our dealers at the very nice Le Merigot … Continue reading
Nice piano!
I’m in Charleston SC right now (really great city!) and just heard Valentina Lisitsa play the Tchaikovsky 1 with the Warsaw Philharmonic. Valentina is a big Bosendorfer fan, and the feeling is mutual. But our bank of concert pianos can’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Bosendorfer, CFIIIS, classical music, Valentina Lesitsa, Yamaha
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OK, OK, so I don’t have the basic part of blogging down!
June…November…not so bad, right? Of course, a lot has happened during this period, but some things can’t really be talked about…strategy, plans, that sort of thing. Here are a couple of items: North American Dealers meeting in Las Vegas in … Continue reading
Visit to Vienna
Spent a quick 4 days in Vienna in May. Of course, the week before I was there and the day I left were beautiful but while I was there, it was AGAIN WITH THE CRUDDY EUROPEAN WEATHER!! I took my … Continue reading
Maybe I’ll say one more thing…
I worked for for Bosendorfer during the Kimball years. That, in my opinion, was a much less logical combination than Bosendorfer and Yamaha and there were plenty of jokes (Kimball-dorfers, Bosen-balls). But, in fact, Kimball was a wonderful steward for … Continue reading
Posted in Bosendorfer, Fixing my piano, The piano world
Tagged Bosendorfer, Kimball, S-Series, Yamaha
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