All About Choosing and Buying Pianos

[growie]

vicki:

I'm going to buy a Yamaha U1 soon. Hope i dont regret this decision!

Do you mean brand new?

[markfch]

vicki:

I'm going to buy a Yamaha U1 soon. Hope i dont regret this decision!

U1 is like the corolla of the piano industry. I think nobody ever regrets buying yammie

[vicki]

growie:

vicki:

I'm going to buy a Yamaha U1 soon. Hope i dont regret this decision!

Do you mean brand new?

Yah!! Cos figured no point getting a 2nd one...

[vicki]

markfch:

vicki:

I'm going to buy a Yamaha U1 soon. Hope i dont regret this decision!

U1 is like the corolla of the piano industry. I think nobody ever regrets buying yammie

err... actually im worried that it might turn into a white elephant!! sigh! what happnes if ds decides he really is not interested in piano one year later....

[peanut_butter]

vicki:

markfch:

[quote=\"vicki\"]I'm going to buy a Yamaha U1 soon. Hope i dont regret this decision!

U1 is like the corolla of the piano industry. I think nobody ever regrets buying yammie

err... actually im worried that it might turn into a white elephant!! sigh! what happnes if ds decides he really is not interested in piano one year later....[/quote]Aren't you allow to resell the piano back to the shop for at least 50% of the price within 5 years?

[sleepy]

peanut_butter:

vicki:

err... actually im worried that it might turn into a white elephant!! sigh! what happnes if ds decides he really is not interested in piano one year later....

Aren't you allow to resell the piano back to the shop for at least 50% of the price within 5 years?

Yamaha does not offer such an arrangement
Anyway, if selling within 5 years, sure can fetch > 50% in open market

[raynreg]

I think they do provided that you upgrade your piano with them.


I’m sure parents here would be glad to take over from you if you priced it attractively compare to those offered by second hand dealers.

[peanut_butter]

raynreg:

I think they do provided that you upgrade your piano with them.


I'm sure parents here would be glad to take over from you if you priced it attractively compare to those offered by second hand dealers.

Some dealers do take back pianos without the need to upgrade because they have the skill to restore old pianos. Yamaha have good 2nd hand value. Like what Raynreg says, there won't be issue reselling them to anyone la.

[sook]

vicki:

I'm going to buy a Yamaha U1 soon. Hope i dont regret this decision!

How old is your DS? and how advance? I am so tempted to get a piano though my 4.5 daughter just started piano lessons a month ago.

[Faun]

Just want to share with those looking for 2nd hand piano. I got a yamaha WX-1 many years back. It’s very rare in S’pore because it was manufactured in Japan for S’pore market but it was too expensive for the local market so they stop production. It’s a good performance piano, 121 in height but was told by ex-yamaha technician that it’s as good as a U2. It has a x-bar behind for stability. The music desk is a pull-out panel, so sound also comes out from the front side. You can keep a lookout for this piano.


Got it when it was 7 year old. Previous owner was a rich tai tai who likes to change piano from time to time. I paid 6500, the original price was more than 10K.

I wonder if it’s good to get a brand new piano. A lot of parts are not from Japan anymore. The piano is assembled in Japan tough. I heard that U1J is not a good buy. My tuner said he had encountered problems with these pianos.