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Those lists are always fun, but. . .

. . . piano manufacturing, even today, contains so many elements of art beyond the baseline science, that it's impossible (for me at least!) to think in terms of "the big four" or "the elite eight" or whatever. Of the four brands mentioned in the article (Bluthner, Bosendorfer, Bechstein and Steinway), there are of course outstanding examples among all of these brands. Still, there are VERY highly regarded pianos from other manufacturers too, including those from Grotrian (probably what I would buy now if cost were no object), Fazioli, and even the best of the Japanese brands, such as the high-end Yamahas (really getting a toehold in the big piano competitions these days, although Steinway continues to dominate) and the Shiguru Kawai line of Kawais.


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