Went out to The Octave Music Centre in Kitchener on Victoria Street to check out what they have. Upstairs on the second floor, I met Roger who introduced me to the Pramberger PS157. This 5'3 grand piano sounded bright and felt sloppy compared to the Kawai RX-1 that I played over at Merriam Music last weekend. I am happy to note that it was easy to notice the different tone in this piano compared to the Kawai because having a limited time to visit piano stores, playing the piano over a sales person talking, it can become a challenge remembering what a piano sounded like compared to the next.
This piano was selling for about 11G's and there is a noticeable improvement of what a 20G piano feels and sounds like. Playing the piano felt good, but the action on the keys were sloppy. It just didn't respond as quickly as it should when playing through the scales. Some of the keys were sluggish to bounce back after being struck making a piece slightly harder to play, but it was still a playable piano for a beginner student.
I liked this particular model's finish, and esthetics. A clean, dry polish made the piano look very formal. While I prefer a glossy polish, a dry matte finish is also good.
Because of the sluggish feel of the piano and the high tone, I'm going to pass on this one. Roger recommended I visit the Guelph location to check out their Professional line (I think that's what it's called) and a reconditioned Steinway A (6'2") that was built in 1927. I'll hope to make a trip down one of these days. and write about it.
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