

Indonesian production that embraces a balance of skilled hand work, CNC precision and efficiency. Ultimately, more time is spent on each individual instrument in Germany vs. It remains a great value proposition in a 7' grand. I wish the technical differences were easier to digest. The rim on the ED208 is a different shape, and in fact has a thicker outer rim than the SE208. The specific materials and workmanship will match the ED-series. The ED208 is the same length, same construction principles & materials.but a different layout than the SE208. The strings and rim and plate all line up. Layed on top of each other, the ED186 will match the SE186. It also determines the rim design and optimal places for wood frame struts if seen underneath. The scale design is the specific placement of the bridge, length (and thickness and tension) of the strings. It is true that the ED208 will be made with the same material specs as the other ED grands, and therefore the same influence from the German Seilers.įor novices, the easiest way to think about scale designs would be to directly overlay the 2 pianos on top of each other.

Seiler owned additional German scale designs that, for whatever reasons, were easier to adapt for the Johannes Seiler as well as Eduard Seiler series. However, the scale design of the ED208 is not a copy of the scale design of the SE208. In the grands, this is true of the SE168 = ED168, SE186 = ED186, same down to the wood species used in the rims. As originally conceived, the ED models are copies of existing SE models, same scale design, frame design, cabinet design, same soundboards, hammers, and so on.
