Boston and Essex...pianos to consider?

I have never tried them. However, I have heard both good and bad things. They would certainly be worth trying

Yes thank you,,, in fact .. they sent me all the brochures but... I also heard some audio on YouTube but you can't trust recordings... too many filters etc..

Have you by any chance tried a baby grand, I don't know.... Yamaha or something else..?

I must say that the Yamaha U 3 upright gave me a beautiful sound for years... but now I feel the need for a piano at least ... a baby grand..... at a certain point after having tried various grands etc.. a sense for a different sonority also matures.

If you have any tips, they are very welcome.

Bye.

I like European sounds. Therefore, while appreciating the reliability and agility of Yamahas, I prefer a different timbre. And while in Yamahas the sound is defined with very little variation from one to another, in European pianos each piano has its own [character] and they must be viewed individually. Clearly, if we speak without price limits, I would tell you.... Steinway, Bösendorfer, Bechstein.....

Among the Yamahas, the C2X tempted me. It has a softer sound compared to the C2

The sound of the U3 benefits from a very high soundboard. Just as the measurements of grand pianos larger than quarter-size are more harmonic than 160 cm...

The bass is extremely high and I tell you that... placed in a corner it looked like a quarter of a tail back when I bought it.

Now I'll see if I can find info even on YouTube..

Anyway, it's true regarding the timbre... at first I also had an Alexander Hermann and I don't know if it was good or not as a brand but..it had a beautiful voice... something else like Yamaha..I agree. Anyway, the sound also changes depending on how you play it, right, with a real piano?

I'll look around a bit..

Maybe I'll go and try it out..

Thanks.

Just to pick up the discussion again, I have never understood this great success that Yamahas have had.. I find they have a very poor timbral and dynamic range, basses that are a bit insignificant, silly.. I would say, better the mid-high range with that clarity characteristic of them but still monotonous in the long run almost to the point of annoyance (they tire me after just 20 minutes...); on the contrary, I don't dislike their mechanical response, agile and light, especially when compared to their direct antagonists, Kawais.. In general, excuse the bashing, but I find them a bit like Toy-Pianos... truly excellent for blues, for Venditti and .... maybe for Jazz, but for playing things like Schubert, Brahms? It is true that Richter in recent years traveled the world with his Yamaha and wanted only that.. I don't know which one it was.. but I imagine it was super artisanal, a unique piece and extremely expensive...

As for Essex, I don't know anything about Boston.. can you tell me a bit about them?

I tried the Bostons and the Essexes in Frankfurt at the Steinway House. Honestly, they didn't thrill me.... I would say it is worth making a little effort and heading to Steinway.

Naturally, I reiterate that the more or less soft sound can depend on the different voicing of the hammers. Even two Steinways compared can seem one harsher than the other, but, in my opinion, that isn't the "key" [the crux]. The more modest the quality of the instruments being compared, the more a slight difference in voicing produces a greater inequality. In short, one must listen to the possibilities of the "strong" colors of the timbre and the clarity in the "cantabile". The overall sound must not result in being "thin" and "poor," especially in the "transition" zones. It is not easy to judge piano sound, and it is right that the pianist chooses the one closest to their own sensibilities. The major brands leave the technician with the possibility of having an extensive choice of the timbral range of voicing with which the artist can obtain a "full" sound from the lightest pianissimo to the most aggressive forte!!!