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As far as the wood color is concerned, it is the madrona wood. This is a wood which grows from southern Oregon through California until norther Baja California. I used to go with my friend to people's house where they had a madrona tree which was had become too big and needed to be cut down. We cut the tree for free and collected the wood to use in the oven. So it is definitely not an exotic rare wood at all for this piano which is now residing happily in California.
Hi Vuong (forgot your new name)
At last I see your wonderful Sauter Omega! I love the wood finish! It's wonderful that the tree is local to the environment. I bet that piano sounds wonderful, a dream instrument for sure!
I am glad you were not affected by the forest fire. The room the piano is in looks wonderful too. Were any houses or people badly affected by those fires!
By the way it's great to be back I wish you all well. Those are wonderful pictures by the way.
trecorda.
I did not write that well. I meant were any properties or people in your actual neighborhood or nearby badly affected by the fires? I can imagine the smoke must have been awful. I know that many people suffered great loss. So glad that seem OK
trecorda
Hi Tre,
I live in Carmichael, not very far from Sacramento which is in Northern California. The wild fire is only in Southern California. Obviously here in the North we worry a lot for the people of the South and many are trying to help with donations of all kinds.
I am glad that you finally can see my piano. It is much easier to post pictures here than at PW.
Nice to talk to you again.
Well, Iāve finally joined the acoustic squad. For years, I couldnāt have an acoustic because of rules in my living space, but thatās changed. So, it was time:
Itās a Young Chang. This wouldnāt have been my first choice, but being back in school for a degree, surviving off arts grants and commissions, and having shot credit thatās still on the mend after it went to pots when I was sick a few years ago means there werenāt that many options. Anything I bought had to be paid for up-front. 
So I had to go with what I could afford. But Iām happy with it.
This was a used model thatās been fairly well maintained over the years, but I can tell it will need a tiny bit of tender loving care in some areas. Just got it tuned (and waiting the few weeks for it to āsettle inā was painful, lol). Tuning pins are in great condition. Sound board is in great condition. Sustain and sostenuto pedal are good, but Mr. Una Corda will need a regulation.
Action overall is ok, but it will need a lubrication and a regulation to get it to full playing capability.
Overall, after a few months and a few procedures to get it back to its best, itāll be a nice workhorse practice instrument.
So, YAY!
TheBoringPianist Nice, how did you get the piano to balance on just one leg?
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Thanks much!
The inspiration is those old opulent rooms you see in European castles, wealthy homes, and universities. Those beautiful rooms with wood paneling (which unfortunately, I canāt put up because my landlord would beat me, lol) and paintings on the wall, and banners and curtains and Persian/Oriental rugs, etc. I love those rooms.
I live in a big city, so the view from th window of my art room is justā¦the brick exterior of another building and their windows. I can see the trees and streetā¦but only if Iām in a corner of the room basically, lol.
So, since I use this room both for piano and for writing, I figured Iād try to spruce it up. Iāve been get some nice landscape paintings; paintings of beautiful places Iād like to see instead of the concrete jungle of the city, lol.
Iāve been collecting and decorating the room for about six or seven years now, collecting paintings and decorative pieces and just adding stuff:
This is how it started, with my Yamaha CLP-785:
I liked the picture of my favorite artists, but got tired of the reflections and moved to more paintings over time. Added a better rug and some curtains around the room:
More recent, with my Casio:
Now with the grand, and full curtains for sound proofing:
The other side of the room by the way, is boring a plain with an ugly couch that I need to replace and the window and a bookshelf.
Pile of books?
Taushi Congratulations! You've truly explored and analyzed the world of digital and virtual pianos to the greatest of depths. It's really great to see you with your own acoustic now, especially with the all the skill and talent that you have!
Looks fantastic!
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navindra Congratulations! You've truly explored and analyzed the world of digital and virtual pianos to the greatest of depths. It's really great to see you with your own acoustic now, especially with the all the skill and talent that you have!
Looks fantastic!
Thanks so much for the wonderfully kind words.
I tossed off a bit of my favorite demonstration piece that anybody familiar with my post will be know by now, ad nauseam ā¦the Scriabin Etude Op 2, No 1.
It aināt the prettiest sounding piano, by far, lol - Iāve got to address the sustain & una corda pedal noise, voice the hammers, and the action needs a regulation.
But, for a practice piano, itāll do.
Iāve also learned that thereās a whole new world of study I have to delve into - how to properly record a piano. Tried my best with my phone.
I think it sounds great!!
