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Originally posted by birchy: Maybe some of you dealers should start a fund to get Frank an acoustic piano, especially considering how much he does for you.
(this is a sincere comment)
PS and since we want the "relationship" to be healthy, don't pick it out for him....
My Keyboards: Estonia L-190, Roland RD88, Yamaha P-80, Bilhorn Telescope Organ c 1880, Antique Pump Organ, 1850 concertina, 3 other digital pianos ------------------------- My original piece on BandCamp: https://frankbaxtermrpianoworld.bandcamp.com/releases
Me banging out some tunes in the Estonia piano booth at the NAMM show...
(off-topic..but I think we are already there anyway)
I had a related problem, A while back I only had an acoustic. You know, that's the temperamental cousin from the old country that needs a lot of TLC from tuners, techs, and the like to avoid sore throats and a sour disposition..... the one that gets cranky at certain times of year when the seasons change.... The one that can sing with only one voice, and balks mightily at the notion of being recorded without its ambient noise and acoustic reflections and deflections included in the recording.... The one that refuses to be quiet enough to let others nearby be tuned to a different channel.
I was so bummed for so long. Friends, relatives, even casual acquaintances all tried to bring me out of my funk, but nothing worked until I got my digital.
I go to Kansas city,MO.every year for the ALS (Lou Geriug disease)walkathon and also support one of the best jazz scenes in the U.S. The Majestic(seen Braum many times)Jardines,Mutual Musicians Foundation (Jazz jam till dawn)American Jazz museum Jazz everywhere! Alot of talent in this town both young and old. No,I don't work for the chamber of commerce and their "Barbque is incredible. Hows that for an off-topic post.
Pretty quiet on the piano front compared to the first floor (MI products)It's always a treat to play the various piano manufacture's best of the best. Rather than critique what I considered as hum drum I'll tell you what I considered impressionable for either value or sound. Grotrian,Sauter,Hailun,Heintzman. I thought that Charles Walter's hand rubbed satin finishes were a nice change from everyone elses polyester specimens. Bosendorfer's exotic veneer work was exceptional.I'm glad to see many of the traditional manufactures are getting more radical with their soundboard,harp,case fabrications. We were doing red,black,silver soundboards and plates years ago on custom rebuilds. On the whole a pretty mellow show.
Did you (or anyone else really) venture over to GIC. I heard they were stationed at a hotel nearby. Not to be nosy, but I'm wondering what they might be rolling out this year.
Turandot Nope not me! I didn't even make it to see Steingraber with the new LX player system. I've already heard the protoype and even sold a few already(player systems that is). They were at the Courtyard hotel by John Wayne airport.Inconvienient! Many are setting a trend like Steinway not choosing to be a part of the Namm show. I guess exposure is not important to them. Big mistake in my opinion. Most didn't even know they were at the show but not at the show. Oh yeah, you were asking about GIC, sorry got carried away.No idea !
pianobroker, Eldar Djangerov, the young piano phenom that Jeff Bauer heard playing the 9' Fazioli, is based in Kansas City. His family emigrated from Kyrgyzstan, I think. The father had a big collection of jazz records.
My Keyboards: Estonia L-190, Roland RD88, Yamaha P-80, Bilhorn Telescope Organ c 1880, Antique Pump Organ, 1850 concertina, 3 other digital pianos ------------------------- My original piece on BandCamp: https://frankbaxtermrpianoworld.bandcamp.com/releases
Me banging out some tunes in the Estonia piano booth at the NAMM show...
SSB - alternative for you (much closer and open to the general public) is the Musikmesse in Frankfurt in March. I assume that all major manufactures who do business in Europe or who want to do business here are present there.
Rather than critique what I considered as hum drum I'll tell you what I considered impressionable for either value or sound. Grotrian,Sauter,Hailun,Heintzman.
I have to assume we are in the Value catagory but very kind words none the less.
I was at the Sat.night Pianos Travelers party for a couple of hours with Arnold P.
Never met you at our booth so hope you were well looked after.
Finally getting around to posting some random NAMM 2008 pictures...
The crowd heading for the show...
Was it something I said?
Our own Jeffrey Biegel giving the PianoDisc a good workout
Rich Galassini of Cunningham Piano, and Perri Knize - Author of Grand Obsession. Notice Rich is working his Blackberry, while the author is working her pen :-)
Rick Jones giving the Estonia Concert Grand a workout
My Keyboards: Estonia L-190, Roland RD88, Yamaha P-80, Bilhorn Telescope Organ c 1880, Antique Pump Organ, 1850 concertina, 3 other digital pianos ------------------------- My original piece on BandCamp: https://frankbaxtermrpianoworld.bandcamp.com/releases
Me banging out some tunes in the Estonia piano booth at the NAMM show...