Hi Folks,

Some of you may remember my piano search a while culminated in ordering 'sight-unseen' a Sauter M-line 130..

I went to the dealers to see my new piano yesterday and although it is only 3 days now until delivery, I had to take a quick pic and thought I would share with you.

More to follow if you want

Hello Genaa,

Congrats with your new beauty.
A few more nights and it is your to play with for ever

Hi Genaa,
I love it. A marvelous choice!
This piano knocks most baby and many parlor grands for six - (a cricket term for the uninitiated).
Congratulations, this will surely be an exciting week for you.

What a gorgeous baby!

How does it sound?

You bet we 'want'....

Norbert

It's beautiful. Congrats ....

What a beautiful piano. Congrats.

Ooooo, pretty. Congratulations.

Beautiful, Genaa, now get some sleep.

Really pretty! I especially like the wood accent above the keys.

Hi Genaa,

Congrats! Gorgeous piano. Enjoy.

More pictures? Heavens yes, more pictures!

Best wishes,

Bear

That looks gorgeous, Genaa! Congrats on the choice. Please post a audio clip once you warm up the new piano in a few days!

Yoke Wong

Oooooh...you got the Bubinga veneer above the keys. Very pretty! You might want to calibrate the hygrometer once the piano is in your home.

Digitus,
Calibrating no problem, but re-adjusting the hygrometer to suit is easier said than done - wink, wink.........

hehe - cheers for the lovely compliments folks. I have barely had an opportunity to play, deciding to wait on delivery to my home before really getting 'stuck in'. First impressions at the dealer were impressive however both for action feel and tone.

The veneer is actually burl walnut, and I am extremely pleased with how that has turned out. I particularly like how the veneer seems to be graduated from darker in the bass to lighter in the treble, though that may be my eyes deceiving me - will check again tomorrow on delivery

Only one more sleep now - must do a bit of work and then follow Ej's advice and get some sleep

More to follow soon though.....

Oh my gosh, what a pretty baby! More pictures please...then...would really be eager to know how it sounds like, if possible.
Congratulations!

Some further pics now delivered



apologies for glare - very hard to get good light this morning and camera is a bit crappy.....first pic hopefully shows brass inlay 'C. Sauter' signature and inlay RR motif



inlaid brass nameplate



bass cheekblock with 'Sauter Meisterklasse' inlay



'Sauter Meisterklasse' brass inlay on upper panel treble end.



I can see myself sitting for hours here.....



taking a look inside

Congratulations on your new baby! You must be thrilled to have such a fantastic instrument in your home! Enjoy every minute you spend playing it. Lucky indeed

and a few more close-ups of the insides of this most exquisite piano



polished frame and heartwood maple hammer rail, walnut hammer heads (black abel hammers)



looking back along the rail towards hygrometer



brass damper barrels in bass section and more beautiful maple heartwood lining cabinet



hygrometer (will calibrate this over next few days if it reads significantly different to my other hygrometers...)



pedals with felt lined brass liners into cabinetry, centre pedal is sostenuto.

Looks like image-shack site just went down so will have to post the last couple later on hope you enjoy folks - will talk to a friend about possible recordings...

It is a lovely piano.

A joy to play.

For hours and hours!

At the risk of stating the obvious, pop the hygrometer out of its socket and sit it next to your other hygrometers.

You'll want to pop it out anyway, to straighten it up a little.

It's absolutely beautiful! Ya did good!
Enjoy it for many years to come1

Sincerly,
Terry C.