Hi all,

Do anyone could give me some suggestions about which brand of upright piano is good? Kawai, Yamaha or Boston.......

I'm no expert but I think all of those makes you mentioned are good. I play a Kemble which I am very pleased with. Kemble also make Yamahas for the European market, I think the hammers may be different. Kawai also make Boston pianos I believe, again I think some of the design/parts is different. I think at the end of the day it depends on how much money you are prepared to spend and your personal preference. You need to try out lots of different pianos.

I have a Kawai upright.

I have had it from new for 1.5 years and I am over the moon with it.

It comes down to personal choice, as Lucia says, you need to try a few different ones to see what kind of sound you like and of course the price !

Previously, I had a Collard & Collard piano which has a mellow soft sound whereas the Kawai is much crisp and brighter. Not quite as bright as the Yamaha though .

When I was looking at buying a piano, the saleman asked me what I currently played to establish the sound. If I was happy with that particular sound, he showed me similar sounding pianos.

I fancied a change so he showed me the Yamaha which I thought was too bright. I found that the Kawai was somewhere in between.

Kawai have a good rep at a great price as do Yamaha but you pay more.

Good luck !

Fiona

i have a Kawai at home...and i absolutely love it... as i haven't tuned it for 7 years and it 's still perfect....although i personally would prefer a grand piano...

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i haven't tuned it for 7 years and it 's still perfect....

Bet it's not...
I think you might be surprised if you get a tuner in.

Hm... Many people I know always feel that Yamaha is too bright. After all, to quote the Yamaha salesman, "Yamaha pianos are for beginners...lighter..." but he, of course, could be merely trying to sell the piano to my skeptical younger brother. :>

Yamahas are easier to play, coz they're made so that beginners/younger people can play them. I know its like that with woodwind instruments but I don't know bout pianos!

QUOTE (elmo @ Jun 19 2004, 11:23 AM)

I know its like that with woodwind instruments

Utter nonsense. Would you consider a Yamaha Professional Saxophone to be 'made for beginners' just after you'd spent £1,800 on it?

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i haven't tuned it for 7 years and it 's still perfect.... Bet it's not... I think you might be surprised if you get a tuner in.

or if you could compare it with one that's been tuned regularly !

Maggie

QUOTE (liebe_klavier @ Jun 19 2004, 09:17 AM)

i have a Kawai at home...and i absolutely love it... as i haven't tuned it for 7 years and it 's still perfect....although i personally would prefer a grand piano...

I dread to think what it sounds like then! Flat as a pancake!

QUOTE (pianissimo @ Jun 19 2004, 12:58 PM)

I dread to think what it sounds like then! Flat as a pancake!

yep lol!! geez how can you go that long without getting it tuned?!

QUOTE (elmo @ Jun 19 2004, 11:23 AM)

Yamahas are easier to play, coz they're made so that beginners/younger people can play them.

I'm sorry, but that's just blatantly untrue.

sorry, I admit that was far too general. some yamahas are easier to play in order to encourage littler people to play, but you're right in saying that the professional instruments are not.

yea, that's true.. my teacher had a yamaha grand and its not that easy to play compared to my weinberg piano... and the exam piano that I had was also a yamaha upright grand.. and its harder to play than my weinberg too... but i have to admit that my piano is abit too light.. more suitable for beginners

I found the Yamaha Grand a bit lighter than the uprights.

I have a Yamaha Upright. Affordable and dependable, but I'd rather get a Steinway.

QUOTE (Yaranak @ Jul 2 2004, 07:20 PM)

but I'd rather get a Steinway.

Wouldn't we all! I have an upright Danemann built in 1921. I really like it, it looks and sounds really good.

I have a Yamaha U3S which I bought new about 6 years ago, I LOVE it!