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| Piano Make |
Gors and Kallman |
| Made in |
Germany. Some modern pianos (post 1990) made in the far east also have the Gors and Kallmann name. |
| Rating when Reconditioned (see makes page) |
50-70 |
| Estimated number of pianos in the UK |
9000. 75% pre 1900 uprights, 10% baby grands, 5% uprights from 1900 - 1930, 5% other. |
| Dates of manufacture and serial numbers |
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| Comments on this make |
Older Gors and Kallmann uprights are overstrung overdampers but have a good tone. Those made from about 1910 to 1930 are underdampers (see piano makes page for explanation) and can be exceptional. NB: Baby grands made from about 1910 to 1935 are generally good, but many suffer from an instability in the tenor area, causing the octaves to go out of tune with changes in humidity.
(NB Kallman was also a name used by Godfrey; they are usually poorly made underdampers with a brash tone, and sometimes have "Coster actions" (please enquire for more details)) |
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