It's been pointed out to me and should be acknowledged that Steinway no longer makes the 5' 10" Model L which is true. However, the model O is 5' 10 3/4 which is for all intents and purposes the same size, so this model L still is competition for a new model O. I'd go as far as to say that no new Steinway of this size would be competition for a quality rebuilt masterpiece like this, I have seen many sub-par new Steinways within the last few years.
@shanhuawang3604 жыл бұрын
Hello,how you think:what different between sound Steinway L-and Steinway O? ( if,for example make comparison between all Steinway L-what you know,and all Steinway model O what you know?
@marzzz14 жыл бұрын
You get a like for proper use of the phrase "for all intents and purposes"
@TarukaiSamurai3 жыл бұрын
@@marzzz1 I have always thought it was "for all intensive purposes;" seeing this in context makes so much more sense 😅
@philipallard80264 жыл бұрын
The rebuilder also did a marvelous job of voicing the new hammers. Voicing can be a high art in itself.
@izzy15634 жыл бұрын
Nice mellow but still bright sound. My old Mason & Hamlin has a similar sound. I have total control of the sound with my finger pressure. It can whisper or compete with the best studio or small venue grands. I fell in love with it when I found it used in the mid 70s and I still love it. It’s my favorite possession hands down. I can spend hours happily playing for my own enjoyment. When I bought it I also needed a new car. I bought an inexpensive car to afford my piano and today the car is probably somewhere in a junk yard. I assume this piano is in the $50,000 range and is well worth the money. I sometimes stop at the Steinway store on 6th Ave and their new pianos just don’t have the intimate sound. They do have some beautiful classic early 20th c pianos which are nice.
@JackTheRabbitMusic4 жыл бұрын
I have only ever played one upright piano (which was in my house when I was born) and after that, everything as been 100% digital for me. The first note you played on this piano opened up my senses. Wow. I am primarily an acoustic guitar player, but I really wish I could play piano well enough to warrant investing in one of these instruments. WOW is all I can really say lol! I really appreciate this sound. Well done to the folks at Meyer, who rebuilt this piano!!🐰❤️🎸🎵🤝✌️
@spinosaurusrex113 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate that Kim is not afraid to have you come in and say what you think. Unlike so many other dealers and manufacturers. I have already visited their website because of this. If/when I get in the market they will be a point of contact. Great job to both of you!
@wiltzu81 Жыл бұрын
The old ones are good because back in the days, Steinway was able to find tso big trees, that the heartwood in spruces were so width that they could made soundboards with less joints compared to new ones. I believe that's one key reason for their great sound.
@curtchase37304 жыл бұрын
It sounded amazing over my 4" desktop speakers AND with KZbin's compression algorithm. It must be awesome to be there with James while playing it! The transients must be out of this world! Yes, I am not really a piano guy, but I could listen to James playing this for several hours. Nice.
@lindaheydt39783 жыл бұрын
You make me feel that those sweet pianos need to have their souls released when play them. Thank you so much for sharing this experience.
@mruppel24 жыл бұрын
This piano has the perfect balance in low frequencies, most pianos I've tried had them either too "dry" or too resonant, this one is nice and warm, it's very satisfying
@carlbowles18084 жыл бұрын
I cannot find anything wrong with this piano. You featured Meier's rebuilt pianos in prior videos. They all sound beautiful with looks to match. You cannot go wrong with superior work ethics.
@StressKind4 жыл бұрын
Incredible sound. That treble...
@johncope83684 жыл бұрын
The Art Deco vibe from the silver painted harp knocks my socks off! Thank you for sharing this piano a second time.
@SmallMartingale4 жыл бұрын
Even as a KZbin video you can hear how fine this piano is!
@The_Smith4 жыл бұрын
And just how soon before that piano follows you home? . . .
@carlnmurphy4 жыл бұрын
I recently received a 1913 Steinway Vertagrand, tuned it to 432 htz and after more than 30 yrs of playing, most amazing sound I've ever heard...i get it man!
@ThePianoforever4 жыл бұрын
I owned one from about the same year once and I also loved mine.
@Forestgump12able4 жыл бұрын
I Can not disagree with a thing you say. A. K. A. YES, I AGREE, WHAT A NICE PIANO. YOU BRING IT TO LIFE AND MAKE IT SING. EXERCISING IMAGINATION, EFFORT, ADAPTATION, TRAINING, REFINEMENT, PASSION, DESIRE, HEARING, PERFECTING.
@JoanKSX3 жыл бұрын
OMG this sounds so different than most Steinway out there =O This sounds like crystal beads! (especially the higher register) And the mid register sounds so mellow =O Don't ask me how I get this kind of imaginary description
@2Hearts34 жыл бұрын
Love it! Thanks for the demo and beautiful playing, as always. (Love your gig-- one gorgeous piano after another. 'Way to go!)
@patrickgomes22134 жыл бұрын
And still so many of my friends believe a Steinway is the be all end all of piano. I'm not much of a pianist, but I know quality work. My friend Jack says he would take a Steinway from between 1920 - about 1934, my friend Rosalie actually says she loves the sound of a Bechstein. i personally love Bösendorfer and Petrof.
@THall-vi8cp4 жыл бұрын
A friend of mine used to have a 1922 Steinway that had been converted to a player piano then unconverted. Despite what was done to it, it was still a phenomenal instrument.
@JoanKSX3 жыл бұрын
Fasioli sounds great too. Their characteristics aren't that dark like Bosendorfer (but weird enough Bosendorfer has their signature a very high level of clarity sounding but dark dim in colour sounding) but aren't that bright and crispy like most Yamaha and still sounding protruding and prominent in the way it doesn't offending you or making you all the headache XD It has the mid sparkling tone that I really personally like Fazioli as a quite loyal old Kawai piano user... I was surprised when watching Natalie Schwamova's older videos =O
@dabigguardian51384 жыл бұрын
Amazing balance to almost perfection
@williampearson49684 жыл бұрын
Beautiful midrange, action and tonality---- one of the best I have ever heard.
@dennisdeemii4 жыл бұрын
that treble reminds me of the treble on my Chickering grand. I love the sympathetic vibration and resonance.
@studiosnch4 жыл бұрын
"It's because the biggest competition for a new Steinway is a used Steinway." Alright... as a pianist and as a photographer, this phenomenon sounds sooooo similar with used Leicas. The Leica of today (makes/sells all digital cameras, with a few film models like the M-A, M7, and MP) thankfully does not follow Steinway's example and they do consider their classics just as valuable with their new ones (how they value these are written in my follow-up below). After all it was this heritage from the M3, M2, M6, and even the Barnacks that made them famous. Steinway needs to adopt this mentality too lest they seal their fate as the "evil" prince of piano manufacturers. Edit: I added further context in a follow-up comment below, please do read it if you're still in the woods with my main post there. Edit 2: Thanks for the pin James!
@studiosnch4 жыл бұрын
Some additions. By “adding value” Leica still supports repairing these old cameras. Sure they don't get monetary value from these cameras anymore other than the time they sold them decades ago and when they repair it now, but they're miles better with acknowledging history than say other camera companies like Nikon who disallow film photographs in their photo competitions even made with their own film cameras, or even Olympus, who just recently announced that they'd be selling off their camera division elsewhere. Now why am I discussing this in a piano video? It's because being a photographer and pianist myself, I see clearly that both industries face the same dilemma with their historical and current products. Steinway being a big D here and disallowing their name plastered on not-in-Steinway refurbished pianos is like Nikon rejecting film photos made with their outstanding F series SLRs for the sake of marketing their new D series models. In short, valuing your past is a better way to earn bigger profits in the present. Leica knows this very well and uses it to great advantage. That's why Leica Camera has transitioned its business image into a boutique brand for "photographers who live with pure photography" (sorry for stealing your Df tagline there Nikon) thanks to this strategy. Final note: I don't work for Leica nor am I paid to do this. I own a Leica IIIf and a Nikon FM3a (this is my "desert" camera). These were just borne out of my thoughts after seeing this trend so much in photography that this happening in the piano industry makes me worried.
@disienna4 жыл бұрын
Totally agree about both. Oh, and this piano is perfection.
@dryvur4 жыл бұрын
Please offer sheet music for the test piece. Great sounding piano all around. Nothing overpowering and just beautiful from bass to treble
@Hammorama4 жыл бұрын
The L has a flat nosed soundboard whereas the O has a round nose soundboard. The L soundboard was slightly larger in area. They also no longer make their finest piano the "long A" 6'4" which some say was discontinued because it competed so favorably with the B.
@alwaysuseless4 жыл бұрын
It's always fun to watch and listen to you play and comment on a piano you love. Kind of endearing, too, the way you say "if you made it this far," when you add the comments about the piano not needing to be re-tuned after a couple of moves. Like who watches only a part of one of your videos? :-) Interesting how Steinway of today struggles to compete with Steinway of the past.
@onemoremisfit4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful instrument, and wonderful playing too!
@superdrenner4 жыл бұрын
I have a Golden Era Model L and I love it.
@duruogu4 жыл бұрын
Very beautiful and dynamic sound indeed! Incredible!
@dojmike4 жыл бұрын
You know how sometimes you get a tune stuck in your head, and without realizing it, you spend most of the day thinking it and maybe even humming it? Well, this happened to me the other day with your piano test piece. I know it sounds crazy, but it wouldn't leave my mind. Fortunately, it is a pleasant and unique melody. I hope you have it copyrighted.
@KeepingOnTheWatch4 жыл бұрын
Definitely an instrument I aspire to own in the future.
@joshwoods76414 жыл бұрын
If Steinway keeps devaluing their used pianos, I might be able to afford one some day. Good news for me, not so much for my neighbors. :^)
@luisluiscunha3 жыл бұрын
ahahahah :)
@d2kinu8743 жыл бұрын
Tell me about it 😂
@JoanKSX3 жыл бұрын
It would be a long way though XD Even devaluing of Kawai pianos are quite slow since they also have their good reputation all these years. Honestly I prefer Kawai's older piano as well, those piano sounds really mellow when compared to nowadays lower to middle range which mostly somehow sounded 'hollow'... definitely not my cup of tea -.-
@pnoman3163 жыл бұрын
A wonderful rebuilt one is less than half price so I believe there is something for everyone! I believe steinway realizes that their pianos last forever due to the simple fact that rebuilding them will prolong the life of them and its a good selling feature
@spaceiswater65394 жыл бұрын
Amazing sound I can see why you love that piano so much, I bet you wish you could take that home with you as I can see on your face how much you enjoyed playing it.
@andrewpuckett52954 жыл бұрын
What a gorgeous piano.
@pamelaarescurrinaga82014 жыл бұрын
A nice, sparkly video to go with my tea - Thank you.
@ppff54614 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful sound and what a wonderful pianist. Thank U+++.
@jcboutoire4 жыл бұрын
I still want to purchase your test piece for my ring tone and text tone. That would be awesome. The intro for the text and the body (before you expanded it) for the ring.
@RightAscension4 жыл бұрын
As one of the world's greatest composers I think either this store, or Steinway and Sons ought to give me one of these pianos for free to put in my porch to compose some beautiful music on
@cannedmusic4 жыл бұрын
It's warm and beautiful.
@astrogabalus16304 жыл бұрын
So very wonderful! Thanks. Debussy sounds "formidable". Wish you would play "An American in Paris" (or parts of it) by American composer George Gershwin on the same instrument.
@hareshbasdeo32184 жыл бұрын
Very beautiful sounding piano!
@pmn28214 жыл бұрын
Omg when you started playing Claire de Lune
@michaelnancyamsden74104 жыл бұрын
Lovely piano. Sparking treble. Please consider playing whole pieces. I like long videos. BTW found a piano tech to visit from Houston.
@rosscampbell11734 жыл бұрын
I’ll take his word for it.
4 жыл бұрын
Amazing Steinway L, this even much better than the new Steinway O I ever heard
@mattk80194 жыл бұрын
And what does a beautiful piece of work like this Cost?
@BuzBG4 жыл бұрын
It seems like a market with a ton of potential. To get that incredible vintage sound many seem happy to tolerate a clapped out action. But if you can have both that's a killer combination. Thanks for sharing. Apologies if I missed this but what kind of price range do these occupy?
@MrPresentTime4 жыл бұрын
Really nice video, James. You're right about that top octave - a lot of pianos are too brittle in that range, with not enough fundamental tone for my taste. The low end bark on this piano is very controlled as well. What is your definition of 'Golden Era', and does it apply across all models? Thanks - beautiful instrument, and nice playing!
@maximumsledge50704 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your great channel. Is there some sheet music for your test piece?
@j1212121004 жыл бұрын
wow. great sound!
@seunggunchoi16904 жыл бұрын
Thank you! it's beautiful sound.
@christopherjamesmarinopian85233 жыл бұрын
You should work at a stein way store!
@zogzog10634 жыл бұрын
Listening via a Daniel Hertz MG Pre into B&W actives - I agree about the crystalline treble, warm midrange. Bass seems fine too (sorry not full-range speakers). Please consider a little Philip Glass and Piazzolla. Edit: please do Fazil Say's Black Earth. Really this is good test of a piano.
@amascia83273 жыл бұрын
That one is worth playing !!!
@jovistanner63784 жыл бұрын
Nice... You got me with the title 🤣🤣🤣
@humamsalim92424 жыл бұрын
Im in love with the treble test piece ,plz make a tutorial for it
4 жыл бұрын
¡Excelente! As we say in Spanish!
@rikspector4 жыл бұрын
James, Wasn't there a controversy about Steinway not wanting their name on rebuilt Steinway pianos? Maybe I got it wrong, in any case ,they should be ashamed not to maintain their reputation by striving for the great quality they had in the past. Even better, join forces with Meyer and create a new Steinway- Meyer. Wouldn't that be something! Cheers, Rik Spector
@chrisloomis49214 жыл бұрын
@Rik - yes, Steinway has put restrictions on use of its stencils on rebuilt pianos done outside of the Steinway factory. It’s a shame because there are many very reputable craftsman in the trade who take great pride in bringing worn instruments back to life using Steinway parts. James has made references about Steinway’s business practices, and I think this issue is part of that commentary. I happen to own a restored Steinway and would challenge anyone to examine it and say it’s not a genuine instrument.
@timothybedwards54404 жыл бұрын
Awesome piano
@moldenburg9094 жыл бұрын
What a amazing piano! This is indeed a really good rebuild of a probably already a perfect piano. Probably rebuild before the Steinway ban to name it steinway after rebuild or do they got the right anyway. Don’t know. But it is really nice to listen to. I am not going to compare it to a Fazioli or a bösendorfer sound because that’s something else but this sound is really good. And yes I stayed to the end.... thank you for sharing and playing.
@JoanKSX3 жыл бұрын
Yea, still sounding so different when compared to Bosendorfer and Fazioli. All the pianos have their own distintive characteristics.
@JP-fe4ke3 жыл бұрын
It has a bright sound I'll give it that , it sounds to me like its been tuned up harmonicly. How much is it? Nice video.
@Mike__G3 жыл бұрын
I was going to remark that even Steinway can’t violate the laws of physics, given the length of the piano. Then I heard you play some bass notes. It appears that they can.
@bikemike11183 жыл бұрын
Meyer can....
@Xavi-Tenis4 жыл бұрын
Hi Man, any posible to review a Korg D1? You made the best reviews on internet. Thanks!
@tjwhite19634 жыл бұрын
Equal Temperament here? Or Unequal Tunng? I don't have perfect pitch, so have to ask. Do you think the use of a historic unequal tuning would make any difference here? I have to agree that I love the sound in the treble range. It sounds like icicles. You are correct to describe it as a Wiinter-like sound.
@sydneyblanchard98884 жыл бұрын
Going in the good direction...... maybe or maybe the tuner was in a good mood good luck to understand what we are trying to do on piano’s there is no truth.........
@truthseekingtroll35754 жыл бұрын
Would you please try the vintage C Bechteins? They will blow you completely away.
@timothybedwards54404 жыл бұрын
Love your channel
@ilmaestro65824 жыл бұрын
Any guesses how much this big boy would Cost ? 😄 Very beautiful sound...
@yanniyanthan87434 жыл бұрын
James can you please review the Phoenix piano that has a carbon fiber soundboard.. Would like to hear honest review from you.. :)
@SpaghettiKillah4 жыл бұрын
Yep that's a killer piano tight there. However ends up buying this will be a happy owner !
@LMorgan12344 жыл бұрын
3 notes on the treble and I was screaming---beautiful!!
@ThePianoforever4 жыл бұрын
It was just one of those pianos that you could immediately tell was incredibly good.
@rickbarber67584 жыл бұрын
What kind of hammers are in this piano? Steinway? Another brand?
@hudson24dc4 жыл бұрын
Is this piano still at the Showroom
@qwertz123456543214 жыл бұрын
While it does make some sense in a business way, it's still silly to undersell the own instruments longevity for short term profit.
@ExAnimoPortugal3 жыл бұрын
The upper section actually sounds like a Celeste
@kliop000234 жыл бұрын
yes you can get this in Steinway nowadays but at what price...
@jfan4reva3 жыл бұрын
I think the price just went up by about $5k....
@computergeek123ism3 жыл бұрын
anyone know what is the first piece he played?
@temptress1234 жыл бұрын
I could listen to you playing CdL all day long. What was the piece before SPF, James?
@zerksari4 жыл бұрын
I've heard James play Clair de Lune on countless piano's on his videos. This "version" easily beats them all, thanks to the instrument.
@boblon56934 жыл бұрын
i still have my letter steinway sent me threating to sue me for upgrading their products
@ThePianoforever4 жыл бұрын
I have been told that many have received similar letters. They seem to be set on destroying their legacy.
@JoanKSX3 жыл бұрын
But why? This is weird. Upgrading car is legal but not piano?
@tedbabbitt71084 жыл бұрын
2:06 we all heard that
@farbodzandinia4 жыл бұрын
Everyone makes mistakes man
@Pissarrio4 жыл бұрын
how much this cost?
@cyndi23423 жыл бұрын
Are Steinway pianos similar to a Boston piano?
@ThePianoforever4 жыл бұрын
If you like music, you might want to check out my second channel "Milan Recording Studios". Feel free to subscribe and hit the bell icon if you want to! kzbin.info/door/u1LrpmWwK1ztTvIayRar9w
@markkens94 жыл бұрын
Sympathetic resonance for days...
@kenb35524 жыл бұрын
Looks like the Model O?
@donaldcurrie71454 жыл бұрын
WOW! Do Meyer rebuilds all happen in Europe? Wish I were closer to southern California!
@ThePianoforever4 жыл бұрын
I have heard that they can pick up a piano here in the states for rebuilding in Europe and then return it to the customer here in the states.
@JoanKSX3 жыл бұрын
OMG
@hatchegg804 жыл бұрын
amazing treble
@Jerry-rf8bn4 жыл бұрын
Why doesn't Steinway want me to see this video?
@THall-vi8cp4 жыл бұрын
Because it implies that their more recent offerings are inferior.
@siouxchieftain48484 жыл бұрын
Will you please name the piece that you played.. You have been playing this piece since forever to test pianos.. Can you make a video playing the whole long piece.. Plzzz.. I am big fan
@dennisdeemii4 жыл бұрын
it's a piece he composed.
@alexl51984 жыл бұрын
If you're a big fan, you'd know by now that he's replied to comments in the past saying that it's not a completed piece and what your previous replier said...
@hoodiesss4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! Was there a listing price?
@ThePianoforever4 жыл бұрын
I generally do not ask the prices of instruments, but you could call the store. I think in a case like this realizing all of the work that must have gone into this instrument that it would not be cheap, but to own a very special piano like this would be wonderful and worth investing for years of enjoyment. I myself, would live on nothing to have great music in my life.
@wwfera004 жыл бұрын
Where is the es8/515 comparison?
@zerksari4 жыл бұрын
Ok so next upgrade from my Kawai CA99 is a Steinway L. That sound is just nasty. That cold treble/middle warm is superior for its size. Just need to find the right piano when the time is right, ie from the right era.
@ThePianoforever4 жыл бұрын
When was Steinway owned by the Japanese? I know they were working with Kawai to produce the Boston line of pianos in Japan, but they never owned Steinway.
@marshalldarcy74233 жыл бұрын
What year was it made?
@domodepiano4 жыл бұрын
Gem of a piano , not surprising from domestic SS, sort of like how they really do not want people w the $$$ to shop for a new B, to really have a chance to experience the German C I'd say.
@johannesengelhart29404 жыл бұрын
Welches Modell ist das?
@ThePianoforever4 жыл бұрын
L
@robertlaw62834 жыл бұрын
Johannes Engelhart Steinway D
@ThePianoforever4 жыл бұрын
It's really just an L, but sounds wonderful.
@lukebyrom29174 жыл бұрын
What is the first songs name?
@C900724 жыл бұрын
It is his original composition. No sheet music as far as I’m aware
@thomaslotito3804 жыл бұрын
The piano does not have NY Steinway Hammers. I’m willing to bet the piano has Able hammers.
@bopegasus4 жыл бұрын
I'm in. But these are Renner hammer heads...
@Hammorama4 жыл бұрын
@@bopegasus And Renner is now owned by Steinway, giving them control of the top manufacturer of piano parts. Not good.