schulze pollmann
Jixian Yao
I am looking for some help buying a piano, has anybody known the schulze
pollmann
piano? I looked at the "piano book" and also the internet, but did not
find enough info
concerning the quality and comparisons to it's same class. Thanks.
Jason
Dave Zappa
Just to drive Larry nuts here.....
Jason:
You don't want one of THOSE pianos!! They are made in a country out of
trees that until the late 80's were COMMUNIST trees! And EVERYONE knows
that communist trees don't have the tonal qualities of democratic trees, or
even socialist monarchy trees. I'd buy a Yamaha if I were you :-)
Seriously, what other pianos are you considering? What do you like about
the Schultze-Pollmann above the other pianos you are considering?
If you have looked in the "Piano Book" and on the Internet and still feel
uninformed I would suggest you look at more pianos.
Dave
Jixian Yao
I did look at the piano book and internet, and knew bit about the popular
pianos and
the piano market. The Japanese pianos are good ones I believe, but there are
some plastic parts in them now,
and most likely machine made.
I was considering Yamaha U1 or Kawai, when I saw the Schulze-Pollmann, I liked
the mellow and clear sound,
and the German action and sound board, and that they are made by hand (was
told so). The model I am looking
at is 126E their top of upright line. (120-150 pianos per month manufactured).
The price I bargained was $7200
include sales tax. What do you think? Is it like Japanese cars vs German
cars? (They are made in Italy though).
Dave, did you see any problems of those pollmann pianos?
Thanks a lot,
Jason
Dave Zappa
Jixian Yao wrote in message <39B6CA19...@stanford.edu>...
>Thanks, Dave,
>
>I did look at the piano book and internet, and knew bit about the popular
>pianos and
>the piano market. The Japanese pianos are good ones I believe, but there
are
>some plastic parts in them now,
>and most likely machine made.
The plastic isn't a big deal for the most part, and really has no bearing on
the quality of the piano. Describe "machine made". Neither issue really
matters in the big picture.
>I was considering Yamaha U1 or Kawai, when I saw the Schulze-Pollmann, I
liked
>the mellow and clear sound,
AH HA!! Here's a reason to buy a piano!
>and the German action and sound board, and that they are made by hand (was
>told so). The model I am looking
>at is 126E their top of upright line. (120-150 pianos per month
manufactured).
I'm not familiar with S-P so I have no idea if this information is accurate
or hype. Larry might be able to shed some light on it (provided he's not
mad at me:-)
>The price I bargained was $7200
>include sales tax. What do you think? Is it like Japanese cars vs German
>cars? (They are made in Italy though).
No idea on price - defer to Larry. I hate comparing cars to pianos, it's
really not relevent. The Germans do have a reputation in both industries
however, as do the Italians. (Ferrari=Fazioli, Fiat=S/P) :-) "Fix It Again
Tony!"
>Dave, did you see any problems of those pollmann pianos?
I've only seen a handful so again, I'm unqualified to answer this question.
Dave
pianoguy
cars? (They are made in Italy though).
Make sense to me....Italian made pianos and Japanese cars are practically
interchangable.
Hey Abbott...how do you like my new Honda?
I don't know Lou...play me a tune on it.
--
pianoguy
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Larry Fletcher
>or hype. Larry might be able to shed some light on it (provided he's not
>mad at me:-)
Of *course* I am not mad at you Dave. We have always been able to debate
without discrediting each other.
The Schulze Pollmann 126 series, in my opinion, is one of the best vertical
pianos being built today. Every single one I've gotten in has arrived built to
perfection, dead ready to hit the showroom floor and sell usually needing
nothing more than a brushup tuning.
The price of $7200.00 including tax is an extremely good deal. I can't see
where you could possibly go wrong with that.
Larry Fletcher
Pianos Inc
Atlanta GA
Dealer/technician
Doing the work of three men.........Larry, Moe, and Curly
George Gilliland
Hi. I played one Schulze-Polmann 6-foot grand recently. Unfortunately a
large area piano dealer (whose name I won't mention) did a hatchet job
retrofitting it with a pianodisc system that rendered it virtually
unplayable. In fact the fallboard wouldn't even close. . .
But I was able to play isolated notes, and was very impressed with the
exceedingly high build quality, and clear tone (although somewhat lacking
in color on this one). Soundboard wood is top notch. They're quite modern
in their design, especially the plate. Their cabinets aren't particularly
pretty. Like the majority of pianos today, they come in only two finishes:
ultra-wet black polyester, and ultra wet mahogany polyester, which is
unfortunate,
They cost only slightly more than a comparable Yamaha and are much more
piano. The tone quality is right up there with the best German brands, if
that's the sound you like.
G.G.
