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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
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Epiphany or Conversion?
So, let’s pretend there is this prospect, a guy who has been pestering dealers up and down the east coast for a couple of weeks. He doesn’t play, is relocating and well to do, looking to buy a piano for … Continue reading
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
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Tagged Bosendorfer, piano technology, rebuilding
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College Music Schools Doing Well
This is a great article about the surge in music majors at colleges and universities in the US. The best quote is a young music major: “My parents knew I wouldn’t be happy without music.” There a couple of other … Continue reading
Found David Andersens Blog today
David Andersen is a very interesting high end piano technician in Los Angeles. I attended one of his tuning seminars at the PTG convention in Rochester. Very very interesting, holistic approach to life as well as tuning. Here is his … Continue reading
In case you didn’t think music was important
TED interview with Jose Antonio Abreu, founder of El Sistema, the youth music program in Venezula. It’s about 16 minutes long, but worth it.
Who said marching band isn’t cool!
Radiohead at the Grammys
In Troubled Times: The Case for the Arts
In Troubled Times: The Case for the Arts Compelling article by conductor JoAnn Falletta on the importance of classical music
Great review
Here is a great review of a recital in Seattle by the violinist Hilary Hahn accompianied by the wonderful Valentina Lisitsa. “At the piano — a fine mellow-toned Bosendorfer instead of the usual Steinway — Valentina Lisitsa showed great interpretative … Continue reading