Bosendorfer 225 - 6 months ago I traded in my 200 for a 225 and find a whole new level of competition with my kids to play it. It's very enjoyable how much they appreciate the characteristics and capabilities of this instrument -- even though we had loved the 200 for 5 years. I had considered a Bluthner and a Steingraber but in the end couldn't resist the beauty of the Bosendorfer sound that I so much enjoy. The 225 brings a staggering level of ability to vary the sound and color and incredible dynamic range. I don't know how the touch could be so impressive. Just 10 inches of length (and 4 extra bass strings) brings an extraordinarily different bass character -- ability to play much softer with much more texture and the ability to "growl" at higher volumes. And yet it retains the delicate, pure, singing treble of my old 200. It would be so fun to "live" with a Bluthner and a Steingraber as well to appreciate their qualities as well. I just wanted to share my experiences and would welcome thoughts of anyone familiar with those brand or others.

I saw that you already had the same thread over in the acoustic section. Not sure why you want to post this in the digital section as well...

My mistake -- I happened to be in the digital section and forgot I was there when I wrote the bos 225 post. Sorry about that. (I do own a Galileo Maestro II which I love - a baby grand electronic made in Italy, great capabilities - piano is a sampled Hamburg Steinway, many other great acoustic sampled instruments, a built in sub-woofer and a beautiful cabinet and better value (I think) than Rowland.)