Today (Saturday, April 23, 1994), Tim Fugmann (head of Union
   Records and also my best friend :-) ) and I traveled to
   Maximiliaan's Grand Piano House at 200 Lexington Avenue, 12th
   floor, New York City, New York USA (1-800-PIANO-07 or
   1-212-689-2177). I finally found my dream piano - the
   Bosendorfer Imperial Grand. *While many people have talked about
   the Imperial Grand here on this newsgroup and elsewhere, seeing
   one for your very eyes and playing it as well is a completely
   different story! As many of you know, the Bosendorfer Imperial
   Grand (B.I.G. ! ) has 97 keys instead of the standard 88. *It is
   a HUGE piano! *9'6" long, as wide as a truck, with sound that
   could fill up the largest concert hall without amplification!
   The piano that I played was a registered artist's piano, so it
   is constantly traveling everywhere, and has been a little beat
   up, but the sound is amazing! The piano house has all sorts of
   pianos, mostly older decorative pianos such as Steinways,
   Erard's, Bechsteins, Bluthner's and older Bosendorfers. *As the
   exclusive representative for Bosendorfer pianos in New York, he
   also has an extensive collection of Bosendorfer's. All I can say
   is - if you are traveling anywhere near New York, stop into
   Maximiliaan's and try out the Bosendorfer Imperial Grand. *It is
   a spiritual experience, to say the least! We also found the
   piano we would like to purchase for Union Records. *It is a
   Grotrian 7'4" Concert scale. *The Grotrian packs an amazing
   amount of sound in its smaller brother, the 5'5", and the 7'4"
   was simply amazing! *It plays as smoothly as a Bechstein, with
   an incredible ability for showing off one's dynamic range (a la
   "virtuoso"ing it up). The owner, Maximiliaan Rutten, who is all
   of 25 years of age or so, really knows what he's talking about,
   and truly loves the Bosendorfer and the other pianos that he
   sells. *Give him a call sometime or stop in - you'll find it a
   very pleasent experience! Ken ku...@mordor.com -- Kenneth Udut *
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