Lange 80 mechanics

I wouldn't want to be mistaken, but Lange is a German name and this action used to be installed on old Bechstein pianos

It seemed strange to me that it was Chinese... considering also that in those years productions were still mostly in Europe!

Thanks Paolo!

Paolo is not wrong: one of the instruments I am most fond of, because it is wonderful and I restored it with particular care; it features an excellent Langer action and dates from 1927. It is one of the best-preserved actions I have been able to find on century-old or nearly century-old pianos. Renner at that time was still unknown. Langer is one of the factories born, like Schwander before Langer, under the umbrella of Herrburger Brooks.

I don't know if the 80s Langer actions were still of English origin, I don't think so, but they are certainly not Chinese and are nonetheless considered excellent. Furstein allowed the customer to choose between Langer and Renner.

Today, however, one must be more careful with the location of production; Renner itself has a detachment in Shanghai, where they produce actions identical to the German ones and indistinguishable from them.

marvelous! you know a lot of things!!

Thank you

And yes, Giovanni, I recognize a fine Bechstein !!!!

I wish to thank giovannig for the kind provision of the magnificent attachments!!

In the conservatory in Cagliari there were wonderful Bechsteins, a great Bösendorfer grand piano and many Hamburg Steinways... I used to study on them for hours every day. Honestly, I haven't found any more that were so beautiful. They were instruments very well maintained by the conservatory tuner and gave enormous satisfaction that unfortunately remains indelible in the memory and makes most of the more contemporary production instruments decidedly insignificant...

Good news, Nancy. In fact, we know how important the maintenance and proper tuning of high-quality, precious instruments, such as those you mentioned, are. Conversely, excellent instruments can prove to be terrible and unreliable if they are not cared for and maintained. Credit goes to this technician, who is certainly competent, and who dedicates or dedicated himself with professionalism and love to these "jewels."