Are Horning Meuller pianos any good?

[Bob Firestine]

Hi,

I may have an opportunity to buy a used Horning Mueller piano.
I'm not sure about the spelling. It's a Danish piano. Does anyone
know if they are good pianos? Thanks.

[JOHANNES LUND]

Hi!

Yes, they are very common here in Denmark, both grand-pianos and ordinary
pianos. Although they are not made anymore they are often seen in ballrooms,
schools etc. because they are said to be very strong and reliable.

I am not a specialist, but maybe you can find one in the danish classical
music newsgroup "dk.kultur.musik.klassisk".

Best Regards

Johannes Lund

Bob Firestine skrev i meddelelsen
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[Bach]

I have had a Hornung & Møller for many years, and I can tell you that it´s a
very good piano in some ways.
The problem is that you can get a fantastic Hornung, and you can also get a
bad Hornung. The thing I like about it is that it can have, - mine have, - a
very beautifull tone. It´s real qualite, - a bit like a Steinway, - I mean
it´s build with "tradition", - it´s not a "copy" instrument, - "like
yamaha", - In Denmark it was used in all the great concerthalls, - well
about 20 years ago, - before the invasion of Steinways.

I would never give my Hornung away, and I´m a proff. pianist, - even if I
bought a Steinway some day, - it´s got soul!!

Som Hornungs are very light in the keyboard, - but you can have this changed
so you get a more weighted keyboard.

But, - you have to see, and try the instrument before you buy, - chech out
it it´s the original parts inside, and that there´s no cracks in the wood
under the strings.

Best
Kasper Bach

http://listen.to/godowsky

[John.W...@aus.dupont.com]

In article <6olmpm$pp4$1...@news.cybercity.dk>,

"Bach" <dko...@vip.cybercity.dk> wrote:
> I mean
> it´s build with "tradition", - it´s not a "copy" instrument, - "like
> yamaha",

Kasper, I would have thought that as Yamaha have been making pianos for about
100 years they qualified as having a tradition. Maybe if you would have
simply typed the implied word "European" before tradition, your meaning would
have been clearer.

John

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[Dale B. Robertson]

As I understand it Yamaha started making reed organs in 1887.
The piano building did not start till 1910 or so.
And then they made but 100 pianos a year until the late 1930's.
If anyone has a more accurate history, I'm happy to learn more.

Sincerely
DBR

[John.W...@aus.dupont.com]

In article <35AEBF52...@sympatico.ca>,

piano...@sympatico.ca wrote:
> As I understand it Yamaha started making reed organs in 1887.
> The piano building did not start till 1910 or so.
> And then they made but 100 pianos a year until the late 1930's.
> If anyone has a more accurate history, I'm happy to learn more.
>
> Sincerely
> DBR
>

Dale, For what its worth, Yamaha promotional material states "Torakusu Yamaha
produced his first piano at the turn of the century, and the first Yamaha
grand just two years later. These earliest instruments would go on to win
awards at the 1904 St. Louis World Exposition."

Regards,
John

[bchan...@gmail.com]

Jasper Bach
You say you have a Hornung & Miller?
We are in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, just visited the Pelton-Fuller house which has one. Our guide said there is only three that exist? Do you know where the other one is?

Thanks
Bob Channell
Greenwood, IN USA

[pmb...@googlemail.com]

Wow - that must be mine then as I have a baby grand. They made a lot of pianos, maybe the 3 was just that area?

[zil...@yahoo.com]

I have just bought one Hornung & Moller piano, the serial # is 41556. It came with no box and no any information. I believe it is made in 1936 period. Can any body please tell me any story or history of the pianos made in that period. I appreciate any feedback to my question.

[Joan Barker]