When a piano costs more than a pipe organ

[radagast]

I was reading a report on the recent NAMM show in CA. One of the items reported on was a grand piano that is 12' 2". It costs $600,000. What can $600,000 buy in a new pipe organ?

Bill

[odellorgans]

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[radagast]

Re: When a piano costs more than a pipe organ

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I was reading a report on the recent NAMM show in CA. One of the items reported on was a grand piano that is 12' 2". It costs $600,000. What can $600,000 buy in a new pipe organ?

Bill

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Quite a bit. Roughly anything from a II/20 to a good sized three manual depending on the action type.

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I thought as much. And as much as I enjoy a great grand piano, unless I was dripping with money, I would rather have a good Steinway, Bosendorfer, or Fazioli, and spend the rest on a good pipe organ.

By the way, the 12" 2" piano is a Rubenstein.

Bill

[Clavier]

Re: When a piano costs more than a pipe organ

I would build a pipe organ with a grand piano stop. [Y]