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I currently own a yamaha Motif es, which sounded great untill I got some high end sudio monitors. Now my Motif severley lacks realism. The local piano dealers seem to push Sohmer, sohmer, sohmer. does anyone have any experience w/ these pianos. The model I've been looking at is the Sohmer- 77F. Nice looking but is it a good piano?
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Have you considered getting a gorgeous piano for your ES?
William
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Yes, that piano is very good in fact. Made by Mason and Hamlin, an excellent manufacturer with a long term reputation similar to Steinway and Bechstein, among only a few others.
That's one of two 5'9"s, with the case style being the only difference. Compare your sound and feel and price desires of Kawai, Yamaha, (high end models of those makes). The Estonia, Boston, Petrov, Schimmel, and Bechstein, for some examples and in no special order. For lower prices, but good, consider Samick, Young Chang (the best of the Korean makers), and the standard models of Kawai and Yamaha.
Ask to have the pianos tuned that you are very interested in and come back when asked. Listen to the high ends for cleaness, (close to a one constant wave as possible for each note played. Let them ring out for a few seconds and listen closely). Play the bass notes and notice if they sound full, rich and distinctive. The middle section usually sounds good in most pianos, except the lower quality ones. But the above names should all be fine. Depends on your needs, your ear and touch.
I tune and have rebuilt pianos for the past 29 years. Over 10,000 tunings so far. Time to switch careers!
John Daubert
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