When my (very rich) friend asked for my help in choosing a grand piano, we started looking at Steinway dealers. We found a few that were nice ..... in the $40k range. She "only" wanted to spend around $25k so we looked at Schimmel. WOAH BABY! It's a lotta piano for the money. The $27k Schimmel that she ended up with was right on par with the $41k Steinway. No contest. Finish, tone, the whole package.

I highly recommend the brand. I was told that Schimmel was either a family member or some part of the team at Steinway in Germany. Don't quote me on that.

Good luck - it's a fine instrument.