STAFF PIANO PICKS: October 2021
Welcome to our October staff picks! As vacations come to a close and students prepare to go back to school, take advantage of our back to school sale! Here is a list of pianos we recommend as you prepare for the upcoming academic year.
Our sales staff of pianists/piano teachers (Beethoven Pianos in Manhattan, Absolute Piano in Brooklyn) will offer monthly staff piano picks to assist you in choosing the perfect piano for your home/studio.
Please visit our website to view our full inventory:
Jo’s pick: YAMAHA MX90RBI 48” Polished Ebony upright $140/month rental, $5,500+tax
YAMAHA MX90RBI 48” Polished Ebony upright $140/month rental, $5,500+tax
This Yamaha which was originally a disklavier player piano has been refurbished and is ready to find it’s forever home. The disklavier system has been taken out and the piano now resembles that of a Yamaha U1 in both aesthetics as well as quality.
48” Yamaha uprights are our top-sellers as they are a great piano for all levels of learning, from beginner to advanced classical, jazz, and pop pianists.
The Yamaha brand needs no introduction, as they have been a loved and trusted brand in musical instruments for decades. This upright, made in Japan, is of exceptional grade and boasts a warm tone with clarity, and medium action. In a classic polished ebony finish, this piano will work with any home interior. Available for home rental at $140/month, and $5,500+ tax is a steal for a made in Japan 48” Yamaha Upright!
Dimensions: Bottom-top 48”; L-R 59.25”, Back-front 23.75”
Another Yamaha: Grand Piano, Uplight Piano
Kaoru’s Pick: Erard model Zero $45,000 + tax
Erard model Zero $45,000 + tax
This piano is an incredibly rare find. One of the most beautiful looks at the same time sweet and brilliant sound, as well as superb action. Erard has a reputation for a sound of incredible complexity and it is one of the two brands preferred by Chopin he once remarked.
“When I am not in the mood, I play on the Erard piano, where I find the ready tone easily. But when I am full of vigor and strong enough to find my very own tone – I need a Pleyel piano” ------ by Chopin
The sound of this exquisitely restored model Zero has incredible color and warmth to its sound. It sounds like no other piano in our shop. Built-in 1938 in Brazilian rosewood with its carved music desk and immaculate hand-rubbed finish. We have painstakingly restored this piano with incredible attention to detail. Our restoration technician called the most wonderful piano he has ever restored and considered his finest work ever. "Érard's pianos were also widely appreciated by the foremost musicians - Charles-Valentin Alkan, Beethoven, Chopin, Fauré, Haydn, Herz, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Moscheles, Wagner, Verdi, and Ravel are just a few of the famous composers who owned Erard Pianos. Mid-career, Paderewski traveled on concert tours with his own Érard piano".
We invite anyone to come and play this wonderful instrument and to enjoy its many layers of sound. This piano is simply remarkable.
A true testament to the Craftsmen of past and present who have built it and the modern ones who have resurrected this fantastic instrument.
Joshua’s Pick: Grotrian Concertino Upright (Polished Ebony)
Grotrian Concertino (Polished Ebony)
The Grotrian Concertino is a professional, full-sized upright, hand-made in Germany by the Grotrian piano company. Grotrian has been a renowned, well respected name in the piano industry since as early as the 1860’s. Formerly Grotrian-Steinweg, the Grotrian piano company, to this day, persists to be one of the leading manufacturers of pianos in the world. This Concertino is a unique and wondrous sounding upright piano, engineered and designed to play like a concert grand. Grotrian has garnered respect in the industry after centuries of tradition and constant refinement in the piano-making craft. The instrument has a classic, warm, rounded sound profile which, in the right hands, has the potential to excel at both the softest and most sensitive of musical passages as well as those riveting intense that require a certain extra “oomph”. At the top of their game, this Grotrian upright has magnificent acoustic properties, making it a coveted instrument by professionals and enthusiasts alike.