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Last update:- JUNE 24 2009.. What's new on the website... summary …

Please read what our clients say about us and our pianos on:www.pianoworld.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/1217908/Steingraeber%20170.html

Our next recital is scheduled for 6.30 pm Sept 5th 2009 and is played by Leon McCawley. See calendar of events for the programmeand other matters.

Please contact Catherine Robinson (Mrs Sapsford) for tickets and details of the arrangements for meals. 01424 716060 or 07971 259658 or Fax to 01732 883030 for resevations.

The ticket price is £20. This includes quality sandwiches and cakes at about 5.15pm with tea or coffee.

At 4.30 pm Mr Granville Cooper will give a short talk about the unique and extraordinary creative work done by our late member Sid O'Connell . This will include a demonstration of our Bosendorfer SE piano playing performances by Rachmaninoff which Sid recovered from old 78 recordings.

All members with tickets for the McCawley recital are welcome to attend this lecture.

Quote from the USA

Steingraeber-Phoenix. "The greatest advance in piano technology for over a century."........ Fandrich.. piano consultant technician USA.

Please see our news updates section for technical opinions written by a US technician after he had carried out tests on Phoenix pianos. These verify our own analyses very closely.

Do not even dream of buying another piano until you have tried our new carbon fibre pianos. These instruments are some of the finest and most technically advanced pianos ever made. The baby grand with carbon fibre board is said by professionals to match most concert grands for performance. They say "It is difficult to believe you are not sitting in front of 3 meters of piano with this tiny instrument"

There is a new technical paper discussing the Revolution that is happening in piano design. This is in the News Updates section of this website. It is priority reading for anyone seeking a fine new piano. Some of the small new technology pianos are comparable with traditional concert grand instruments yet cost only a fraction as much. Do not waste your money buying a big dynasaur instrument.

Great Opportunities

Steingraeber demonstration Model 168/170 S

This piano has been used by the Makers in Bayreuth for recording and demonstration.

It is available from Hurstwood Farm Piano Studios for £23000 inclusive of VAT and delivery to ground floor in the UK.

This is a discount of 50% on the Maker's RRP. It is about 4 years old , but barely worn, looks as if new and is offered with full 5 year Maker's Warranty. It is finished in bright polish black polyester and has exceptional acoustic performance even for this make and model.

(This piano does not have Phoenix system)

NEW WENDL und LUNG Display at Hurstwood Farm Piano Studios

We have arranged to extend our display to show all four models of Wendl und Lung upright and the middle size of grand pianos. Wendl und Lung are based in Vienna. Their pianos are made in China and are priced very competitively (see our pianos in stock section). After assessing several y dozens of makes from the Far East , we consider W and L to offer the best value for money in the budget piano range.

Wendl und Lung have just won the prestigious Diapaison d'Or in Paris for their Boudoir Grand Professional 178 this is based on an assessment of the sound quality of the piano by professionals in a blind test. The assessment is also made on the basis of action feel and performance. the Award historically has gone most often to German builders such as Steinway, Steingraeber and Bosendorfer. (Steingraeber did not compete on this occasion)

There is a new article entitled "Which Piano?" on our News Updates section. This is intended to help guide buyers through the minefield of seeking the right piano. Buying a used piano in many outlets can encapsulate all the hazards of buying a used car,,, and more. We are always delighted to discuss client's special interests and advise on piano purchase, what to look (and look out)for and how to recognise some of the purchasing pitfalls, deficiencies and buyers risks in buying both new and renovated pianos offered for sale in the UK market. Buying a piano can be a lottery for the unwary.

We no longer offer new Bosendorfer but we plan to continue to maintain a stock of all models of finely and professionally renovated and restored Bosendorfer pianos for which we are finding a strong demand based on our reputation for excellence in re-build work . These are carefully selected instruments bought mostly from private ownership and meticulously renovated to look and perform superbly. They are priced modestly at levels which compare very favourably.

If you are a Bosendorfer owner and want your piano restored to these standards, please contact us. Pianos dated from 1950 to 2003 are some of the finest pianos built by Bosendorfer and fully justify investment for restoration. We specially recommend restoration of models 130(upright) and grands models 290, 225 and 200 from these years.

Carbon fibre is new Black Beauty Article from Musical Opinion

The World's first production grand piano with carbon fibre soundboard technology by Hurstwood Farm Pianos built by Steingraeber-Phoenix was shown at the 2008 Frankfurt Music Fair.

From the Editor of Musical Opinion
Two years ago we wrote an exclusive article announcing the new concept Steingraeber-Phoenix pianos with bridge agraffe under the title "Stunning Blonde Enraptures the Piano World". At the invitation of Richard Dain of Hurstwood Farm Piano Studios we had listened to a recording being made by Eric Himy from the USA on this uniquely beautiful natural rosewood piano. *

That recording has itself been a land mark in piano music, gaining the accolade of becoming BBC Music Magazine's Recording of the Month in America with double 5 star rating but also gaining the comment from American critic Dave Holmes of Audio Emporium "This is likely to be the best sounding piano disc you have yet purchased."

A year later we announced a "New Baby for the Steingraeber- Phoenix range". This little piano packs a huge punch resulting from further development of the Hurstwood Farm Studios concept of bridge agraffes which enable elimination of acoustically restrictive down bearing loads on the sound board. Most people who play these tiny 170 cm baby grands compare their performance to that of a traditional seven foot six inch half concert grand.

*To see the whole article subscribe to Musical Opinion

Our Studio wins premier piano design award

Hurstwood Farm's new design of Steingraeber-Phoenix concert grand piano has just won the prestigious Bavarian State Prize for Innovation in Arts and Crafts. The Award comes with a Scroll of Honour signed by the Bavarian State Prime Minister.

Technicians' Verdict

The well known Larry Fines Piano Book that classifies different makes of piano for quality and performance now lists Steingraeber as a "Tier 1 Class A" piano alongside Steinway, Fazioli and Bosendorfer. The classification is a statistical assessment of several hundred technicians, and covers everything from build quality to performance and artist approval. The inclusion is accompanied by positive comment by Fine himself. .

Recording Triumph

We have had some very special praise from two top international CD critics on the sound of Steingraeber -Phoenix. This first commercial recording of Steingraeber-Phoenix was made at the Farm by Eric Himy playing Schumann.

"We are told this is the first recording of the new Steingraeber-Phoenix Pianos......The sound is of extraordinary richness but also of refinement."
Michael Tanner BBC Music Magazine. Rating double 5-star

"This new recording is likely to be the best sounding piano disc you have yet purchased! Recorded on the new Steingraeber-Phoenix piano the sound is weighty and convincing."
Dave Holmes of Audio Emporium (USA)

Hurstwood Farm Piano Studios near Sevenoaks in Kent is the place where pianists and piano music lovers can find the ultimate in piano quality and excellence. Recitals are given in our own recital hall by some of the World's leading artists on a selection of concert grand's selected from the finest available of their make.

There is a display of some thirty new and used pianos, which include Bosendorfer , Phoenix, Bluthner , Steinway Pianos, Bechstein , Steingraeber , Stuart and other famous brands. All these instruments are honed to perfection by our appointed technician and Company CEO Geoffrey Sapsford whose has a reputation as one of the UK's lead technicians. Under his guidance Hurstwood Farm Piano Studios has won a remarkable reputation for reliable and superb workmanship in every detail.

We pride ourselves that:

We offer some of the lowest prices in Europe for some of the finest quality pianos available. We do this by combining a large turnover with highly efficient management methods and top quality technical skills.

We can give the highest possible standard of piano presentation and after sales service.
Informed, open, reliable and experienced advice and assistance is always available for visitors whether they be top professional, serious amateur or learner pianists.
We offer superb and modestly priced recital and recording facilities where some of the best technology in the World for piano recording on several makes of concert instrument is available at below market rates. For young pianists, recording may be offered at no cost under sponsorship arrangements.
We are open for business 12 hours per day, seven days per week including bank and national holidays.