I have played some really great pianos in my career.  While on tour in Vienna it was very common to see Bösendorfer just sitting around in random corners of restaurants, I played EVERYONE.  I even had a teacher with a Bösendorfer in his home.  I’ve played some AWFUL instruments as well.  I had never really been a fan of Baldwin pianos until I found the one that now sits in my home.  It is one of the best pianos I’ve every played.