I am so excited, I have ordered my new piano. I have gone for the polished black GEBR Perzina Model 122. It is quite a high piano which I liked and I loved the tone and how it felt when I played.

It will be such a delight for me to practise on a piano without sticky keys. All I have to do now is sort out my son's playroom as he is going to have the old piano in there, as it is has sentimental value for my husband as it was his grandfathers and I don't want to be responsible for making him part with it.

My son will be allowed to play on my new piano (when I am not on it!) but can also muck about when he is in his playroom and usually doing his role play being a teacher. My grandsons,however, will only be allowed on the old piano as they have never had lessons and treat a piano a bit harsh, so my new piano will be completely off limits to them!

Thanks for all your help and comments in helping me.

ET

Brilliant ET! When will it come???



(ET: I've got my first piano lesson tonight - I'll email you later!)

Piano arrives next Tuesday, could have had it this week but we need to sort a few things to get the old piano in the playroom.

Good Luck with your first piano lesson, you are going to love it, and in no time at all you will be able to read both clefs at the same time. When I first started I didn't even know what a bass clef was, with your theory straight away you can read it.

I look forward to your email, hearing how you got on.

ET

Hope you love playing it - what make is it?

It's a GEBR Perzina 122, It is traditionally a German piano but the assembly has now been moved out to China but it is using all the same German parts as before.

The piano shop man who I trust as he has built up a really good reputation here for over 30 years assures me there is no concern because of it coming from China.

The difference is the price, I have a lovely piano with a lovely tone and touch at an affordable price, whereas if it was still being made in Germany I wouldn't be able to afford it.

I am very poor now as I have used all my savings (but then my savings where for me to buy a piano) so I am happy.

ET

Congratulations, great choice! May you have many happy years of play.

Instead of starting a new thread, I thought I should just continue with this one.

I just ordered my new piano yesterday! W.Hoffmann 120 upright it is... yes, hmm..

I have been trying out various pianos since June, but couldn't make up my mind.
Yamaha, Kawai, Petrof, Cramer, Gebr Perzina... I have tried them all. All are great pianos, but somehow I didn't feel a 100% urge to buy them...

I was closest to buying the W. Hoffmann piano in July, but the price was SGD 10k, which really was a deterrent. I was thinking to myself: Surely an amateur like me won't need such an expensive piano? Even my teacher achieved a diploma on a pianon that is half the price of what I ordered. Maybe I should have settle for a cheaper piano.

But I simply couldn't get over the fact that Yamaha wouldn't give me an adjustable bench, and I never had the "this is it" feeling when I played all the other brands.

Yesterday, I decided to try out the W. Hoffmann piano again. This time round, I played a few classical pieces, and only felt "so-so". Finally I played a pop song, and that did it for me, again. I placed an order.

There were some technical problems with my deposit, but the salesperson settled it amiably. Also, this time round, the disposal of my old acoustic piano would not cost me anything, and the movers will move my digital piano from my bedroom to the living room before populating my bedroom with the new piano, without additional cost. Phew. And I get an adjustable bench!!

I am still a little embarrassed to tell my friends that I spent such a huge amount on a piano when I still play so poorly. My teacher will probably raise an eyebrow when she hears about it. Almost couldn't sleep last night, wondering whether I made the right decision. But it has become a fact now, and I do look forward to the arrival of the piano in two weeks' time So you all are the next people to hear about my purchase after my family.

Coming Tuesday, my old acoustic will be assessed for its market value. I doubt it will have any price... Though I hardly play it anymore, I still feel a little sad that it will be leaving my house for the dumping ground. It's like an old friend who has been standing in the corner for 20 years...

Well, you can always look at it this way: You might (and probably will) be playing this piano for many years to come. If you get a cheap one whose tone you don't fancy or goes out of tune often, I don't think you'll be happy with it, no matter how cheap it was. A good & expensive piano will make you feel great and worth every cent that you spent on it.

Anyway, why don't you place the old and new pianos side by side? Then your pianist friends and you could play wonderful duets.

Btw, where did you buy your piano from? Gramercy, Robert piano, Chiu piano...? I'm thinking of getting a Shigeru Kawai grand that's said to be real lovely. My school recently acquired one to place in the auditorium, and moved the Bosendorfer (which was there) to the choir room. I tried the Shigeru, and it was really, really, really awesome.

Wow, Shigeru Kawai! That's so nice... Grand pianos are of a totally different class.

I ordered my W. Hoffmann from Cristofori. As far as I know, they are the only store bringing in W. Hoffmann in Singapore. It is an affordable child line of uprights under C. Bechstein. Design, material and QC by Germany, made in Czech Republic.

Yeps, I agree with your point on getting a better piano for life Just that when you are the one paying, you tend to think thrice That's what I am undergoing now.

Glad to hear that you have come to a decision on which piano to order and you have gone ahead with the order. Bet you can't wait for the 2 weeks!

ET

Thanks ET... Now I know exactly how you felt when you ordered your Perzina... If only I could bring it my new piano back in a car and start playing already....

Edit:
My old acoustic piano has been evaluated to have a price of SGD 400. Not too bad, considering it to be of a ripe old age of ~20 years.