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I love that last upright! Between the woodwork and the fabric and the finish.... I just worked on my first Nordiska the other day. It tuned up very well - nice tone for an entry-level piano. 
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Love the Nordiska's wood and finish! Could use a bit more (Ok, a LOT more) gingerbread and a two piece fallboard, but that wood looks rich!
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I've gotten so used to seeing black poly on new Asian pianos that I was pleasantly surprised to walk in and see some real wood under the finish! It was interesting to look down between the keys and see my legs - there is a metal rail that supports the keybed, so the solid wood isn't needed for stability. Here's another Nordiska with a more "modern" look: 
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Here's another import making waves around here: 
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| "The Veiled Male" Gadfly |
Love that Nordiska grand! What beautiful wood! The second "Modern" upright doesn't do it for me, even though it has woodgrain as well. So what is a "Wendl & Lung"?
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| "The Veiled Male" Gadfly |
No dust/dirt/coin buildup, no mouse nests. Cool! Bet it looks interesting from the bottom!
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| Beatification Candidate |
A Wendl & Lung is a new entry from the shores of China... One neat feature is that the keyboard is either removable or foldable, (I missed that meeting) allowing for easier moves in cramped locations. They make grands as well as uprights. The Fazioli dealer in Chicago has picked them up. 
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Ha! You're right. JF works in a 14 story building which is built on springs so it gives in high winds. THe other day was extremely windy, and he came home almost with sea legs - apparently they were moving so much the water was sloshing about in the toilet bowls. Imagine the piano on springs up there!
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A friend asked if I knew anything about the new christofore pianos from China. I hadn't a clue so asked around. This is what came up:  Is it a real instrument?
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It actually reminded me of the little grand I used to have in the living room of the other house. My cat used to lie across the bass strings in it, all the way to the back by the bass bridge. It was fairly accessible (without a jump) by crossing chair backs or the fireplace mantle. (Why do cats never walk across a floor but instead travel from chair to table to mantle to chair to window sill to piano?) I didn't especially like it, but I figured better that one than the concert grand in the next room. She was never in much of a hurry to climb out even after I started playing, unless I absolutely pounded big bass chords. Fortunately she now just lays on her back looking contented right under the middle of the sound board on the concert grand while I play these days (thick carpet makes that more attractive). She's never offered to get in or on the concert grand, but I make sure there's never anything near it that provides a easy-access bridge.
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I found our own dear Doug hanging out doing his lounge act over at The Portal of Evil: 
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RE: the Christifori The cover doesn't look like it fits! Two sets of bass notes as well as treble? Imagine being the player on the right going after a bass note, mis-judging and hitting a treble note of the left players notes! LOL! Wouldn't it snap in two while moving? Can't put it on its side. Needs those Heavy set wrestlers to move it! R-
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