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Feeling old yet?

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  • R RealPlayer

    @ShiroKuro Not a bad idea to write about the piano search! It’s pretty sporadic at this point. I have an affinity for Mason & Hamlins, and I looked at two of them offered on FB Marketplace. But Steinways are everywhere (they built many more pianos) and I ought to look at those too.

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    @RealPlayer what length are you hoping to purchase?

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      @RealPlayer what length are you hoping to purchase?

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      @ShiroKuro Between 6 and 7 feet. Like a Steinway A3 or Mason AA. I hear that longer key lengths (7 ft.) give more control, but I worry about the resulting loudness, as in my current 9 footer.

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        @ShiroKuro Between 6 and 7 feet. Like a Steinway A3 or Mason AA. I hear that longer key lengths (7 ft.) give more control, but I worry about the resulting loudness, as in my current 9 footer.

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        @RealPlayer 6 to 7 feet will get you a great piano!

        Is the loudness bothering you when you play with your current piano, or are you just worried about neighbors?

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          Yes, the current piano bothers me. Nine foot grand, hard as heck hammers, harsh tone, really needs a new action. I wear musicians’ earplugs just to be able to practice.

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            One minute I'm reading the title of this thread, "Feeling old yet?", next minute I'm reading about 6 to 7 feet! Egads. 🙂

            The industrial revolution cheapened everything.

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              One minute I'm reading the title of this thread, "Feeling old yet?", next minute I'm reading about 6 to 7 feet! Egads. 🙂

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              @Bernard Thread drift!

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                @Bernard Thread drift!

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                @RealPlayer That's fine... as long as 6 feet ... isn't followed by ... under! 🙂

                The industrial revolution cheapened everything.

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                • R RealPlayer

                  Yes, the current piano bothers me. Nine foot grand, hard as heck hammers, harsh tone, really needs a new action. I wear musicians’ earplugs just to be able to practice.

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                  @RealPlayer said:

                  hard as heck hammers, harsh tone

                  Yeah, that’s not good. Do you have a timeline for this purchase?

                  @Bernard said:

                  @RealPlayer That's fine... as long as 6 feet ... isn't followed by ... under! 🙂

                  🤣

                  P.S. piano drift is the best kind of thread drift. 🙂

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                    • K kluurs

                      As a child I remember my older sister who worked for the Veterans Administration speaking about how there were soldiers at the VA hospital who had been there since WWI. It seemed incredible to me that a person could remain in a hospital for nearly 50 years.

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                      @kluurs said:

                      As a child I remember my older sister who worked for the Veterans Administration speaking about how there were soldiers at the VA hospital who had been there since WWI. It seemed incredible to me that a person could remain in a hospital for nearly 50 years.

                      Wow.

                      'But as they said in one of the later Rocky movies, "Time...it's undefeated.".-- Mik

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