All About Choosing and Buying Pianos
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Magmillion:
I was thinking of sinking a reasonably amount money for a good sounding piano. Maybe a 2nd hand u3 and as for HO, err frankly I prefer jap made. Just like cars
Me curious... Do u know how much (roughly) does a 2nd hand U3 cost? N also the px is for agak how old piano? -
I think I better check the market again:(
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I got a second hand U3 (26years old) from piano gallery last year at 4.5K. So far so good, no complain.
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The yen is high now so do expect to pay a bit more for 2ndhand Jap pianos as they are sourced from Japan
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jce:
The yen is high now so do expect to pay a bit more for 2ndhand Jap pianos as they are sourced from Japan
ops... price is increasing again! -
Hi All - Greetings!
I have taken delivery of my new Shigeru Kawai recently and hence we would need to sell away our meticulously cared for Kawai K8 that we bought new 3+ years ago to a good family.
So here’s the details:-
Model - Kawai K8 (132cm)
Colour - Polished Ebony
Serial# - 287xxxx
Age - 3+ years, bought brand new from RP Singapore.
- religiously tuned every six months by RP. Last tuning done this november 2011
- Heater is turned on since day 1 and a disposable dehumidifier is placed within cabinet and changed every 2 months.
If you like to know further details, please contact me via PM.
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Whoa Shigeru! You certainly are a Kawai supporter.
Please don't say it's SK7 ...... or I'll go greenish with pure envy.
Can post some pics of your beautiful piano here? Both of them? -
ok… an update on our piano-shopping… keke…
we FINALLY bought a Bechstein A1… (after trying out numerous hoffmans, petrofs, yamahas, kawais, schimmels, etc etc etc…) The whole family loves it ~ for both its touch and its sound ~ so i guess we can consider the time + money well spent…
just want to say a big THANK YOU to all the nice & very helpful people who took the time to share their piano-shopping experiences & knowledge, esp markfch, rq1111, jce, KKKS, etc ~
ps. i went to the Esplanade Library recently and found that it has lots of piano scores of all genres… (pop, classical, chinese, new age, cantonese, jazz, oldies, J-pop, K-pop…) in various levels (elementary to professional). Sure wish i had discovered it sooner! drop by for a look if you’re interested ~ -
Another uncommon piano. You bought yours from Cristofori at Funan? Did the sales guy play ‘The Last Waltz’ as demo? That’s what he did for me every time I went there few years back. He played on the C Bechstein upright there - very nice. Wish son can play like that.
Can post some pics of your beautiful piano too? -
Congrats Intermezzo and Steppy on your purchase. Bechstein has very mixed reviews but as long as the pianist is happy and the family is happy, it's good
By the way, Steppy, can you PM me the price of your K8. May have someone who's interested. Thanks.