Kawaii K8 Vs Yamaha YUS5

[sleepy]

tree nymph:

I was looking for a piano earlier and I spoke to a few piano teachers. All agreed that the Yamaha has lighter keys and Kawai has heavier keys and that Almost all prefer Kawai to the Yamaha due to the sound. There are 3 senior teachers that I spoke to that swears by Kawai because of its sound and their heavy keys - citing reasons as better training for the hands movement and strength and feel.

Maybe used to be true for older kawai piano models. Seem less obvious now. Hubby tested the new showroom pieces, kawai K3 K5 versus yamaha U1 U3, not much difference.

kawai new models keys are no longer that heavy. Heard from salesman that kawai lost many young learners to yamaha due to its heavier keys, so they actually made it lighter nowsaday.
For yamaha, they know it's a common critism of their light keys so they made it heavier nowsaday. Hence, difference not as substantial as before

Kawai sounds better according to hubby. My dd prefers yamaha keys. She said easier to play. So I guess there's still subtle difference in terms of touch, only young kids can notice. For me, either is fine as long as price tag is fine :lol:

[sleepy]

mumwgals:

She is in P4 now, 10yo already. She will only complete her grade 8 next July (hopefully....), so officially she cannot consider a grade 8-der yet....heehee.

Is your dd with Nafa? Or private teacher?

Completing grade 8 at 11yo is a great achievement. Impressive !

[mumwgals]

Hi Sleepy,


Thank you for your sharing. My gal is a privite student.

We have tried both piano over the last 2 days, my gal said she preferred the K8 sound but the feel for the YUS5 is better. She doesn't mind either one. :roll:

We are going to get the YUS5, it fits my budget better. :moneyflies:

Thanks again daisyt, tree nymph and sleepy!

[daisyt]

hi mumwgals, glad to hear that you have choosen a suitable piano.

[mumwgals]

daisyt:

hi mumwgals, glad to hear that you have choosen a suitable piano.

Thanks daisyt.

Thank you for sharing the information on the piano and the padel.

[tree nymph]

mumwgals,

enjoy the piano!

[mumwgals]

Thanks tree nymph! We better do, we forgo our year end vacation for this piano... :lol:

[georgewong22]

Hi there, I need help. I am clueless about pianos. My 6yo daughter wishes to learn the piano. Her teacher suggested she buys the Bohemia 121. Many on forums I have read, seem to swear by either Yamaha or Kawai. What do you think is a better piano K3 ($7,790) or U1 ($8,600). Is having the silent piano option recommendable K3 ($10,490) or U1 ($9,800).


I hope someone could held shed some light.

Thank you.

[verykiasu2010]

georgewong22:

Hi there, I need help. I am clueless about pianos. My 6yo daughter wishes to learn the piano. Her teacher suggested she buys the Bohemia 121. Many on forums I have read, seem to swear by either Yamaha or Kawai. What do you think is a better piano K3 ($7,790) or U1 ($8,600). Is having the silent piano option recommendable K3 ($10,490) or U1 ($9,800).


I hope someone could held shed some light.

Thank you.

what happen if the kid loses interest in the piano after a few years ? sell at huge loss ?

my idea is get a good second hand one and if the child progresses well and is going to require a good piano for the long term, then trade in the second hand one for a new U3 or a grand or whatever....that would be a worthwhile investment

not to pour cold water but have seen many parents spending upward of S$10k on a piano only to sell it off a few years later at less than 50% because the child lost interest after entering school or other distractions from secondary school.

[georgewong22]

Thanks for the advise.


Any idea where I could get a good 2nd hand piano? Should I still be concerned about make and model or any 2nd hand piano in good condition would do?

Best regards.