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A Fazioli dealer posted this video of a client who upgraded their Steinway "D" to a Fazioli F308 (a good idea!)...and got a custom case and custom furniture to match the custom case!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQegP7jj57A

It looks beautiful.

Amazing!! Thanks for posting.

Absolutely Stunning!

Notice - No lyre-tipping and the side logo is perfectly placed.

(I'd be happy to accept the leftover D.)

Wow. That cabinet is fantastic!!!

I liked the piano but not as much as some of the other art cases by Fazioli or Boesendorfer.

I don't like the idea of building some other furniture in the room to match the piano.

No question it's a beauty! No one played it. I sure hope someone plays the thing.

What a beautiful piano and room! I agree with you though. Someone BETTER play that thing, or I'm gonna go in there and take it

One thing I enjoyed - in addition to the Fazioli, of course - was the excellent technical quality of this video. Not only nice to look at, but the sound was quite good. Voice mic-ing is natural and clear, with some room sound. So many videos are a chore to watch and listen to. Well done!

PS: Ah, well now I see the credits and it's obviously a seriously pro video production - still enjoyed it tho!

That is what I'm wondering....who plays it? PLEASE tell me that they didn't build this just to be a piece of furniture!! Or that it would be played only once in a rare while. (OK, I get that it also is not a practice piano.) I've seen too many similar pianos being used as examples of wealth,and not as artistry, and just keep shaking my head when I hear about them.

I also wondered what the primary purpose of the piano is.

I have to tip my hat to Manuel. His piano store Showcase Pianos is fantastic.
He has done an amazing job of promoting Fazioli in Vancouver and beyond.
He supports the artists as well as the consumers and has the respect of those that service pianos.
Great job

Who cares. You know many Ferraris and Porsches are not driven to more that 10% of their potential?

Whoever bought it, good for them. Whatever their prerogative.

If I has to guess, they don't play it. Good less wear and tear! 10 feet is not ideal for good sound. 9 feet is. They try 5,6,7,8,9,10,12, and 9 feet is always the sweet spot.

Also, if the owner plays, he would commission a painting with himself playing the piano. I would at least, not Ron Losby playing my piano hahaha

I'm not judging. Good for that guy! I bet he works really hard. And smart.

I would say it's primary purpose is to be a piece of musical art that fits in with the house better than that atrocious Steinway D that was there before. Oh, I hope it was a Hamburg at least.

No, it was a NY and I bet it was fantastic! I'm with marty, send it my way. I'll be happy to ravage that D and give it what it deserves!

I really wanted to hear the piano? I expected the background piano music to finish by showing it being played on the piano.

Marty,
I think the purpose of a piano is for people to use their fingers on those black and white things at the wide end of the piano and to use their feet on those pedals down below. I even think you are better off sitting in front of the wide end.
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On a more serious note; I did see a folded pad under the lyre when the were moving the Steinway out. That looks suspiciously like a lyre tipping move. Oh heaven forbid it!

McMorrow - There are words for people like you. I'm sure that many members of this forum could summon a plethora of descriptive terms. Myself included.

Here in London the F278 is very much the standard recital piano one finds (not the F308). When Trinity selected a Fazioli at Greenwich it was the F278, for musical reasons of course. Things might have been different if the auditorium was the 5000+ seat Albert Hall. I wonder how many choose the larger F308 and what the advantages are musically.

Wonderful craftsmanship, and the video is superb in every way. I'm so glad this was posted.

That said (and I'm sure it's a character flaw), I've never really gotten the art-case piano phenomenon.

If it were me, I like to imagine I'd pay what it took to acquire the "basic" big Fazioli (which is gorgeous), then spend the overage on a lot of lessons from a great teacher, with anything remaining going for beer and skittles.

On the other hand, I don't expect ever to have the problem of figuring out how to spend that kind of money.

Superb. Thank you.