All About Choosing and Buying Pianos
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Dear all
I would like to know whether it is a must for upright pianos like the Yamaha U1 to be placed against a wall (with some allowance between the wall and piano) or can it be placed near the centre of the living room with no wall but with a sofa set against the soundboard (with some allowance)? Thanks in advance. -
Just to share my brief encounter with Yamaha U3 and YUS1 last week.
In terms of pricing, they cost almost the same: U3 at promotional price of $10.9K while YUS1, $11K. This promotion ends on 22 July.
U3 has a very bright upper register and quite a sonorous bass. The tone is pretty rounded and the action reasonably responsive. The touch is a tad too light for my liking though. With good techniques, the piano can sing quite beautifully. Given its height, the chords sound full. My personal take is that U3 is a good piano but for some reasons, it did not “wow” me.
YUS1 is 10cm shorter than U3 but is quite capable of producing big sound (relative to your room size, that is). The upper register is slightly mellower than U3 and sounds less harsh. It has no problem producing full and sonorous chords. What surprises me is the singing tone of YUS1 and the super fast action - the quickest I have tried in pianos in this price range.
Anybody here in this forum owns a YUS1? Care to share your experience, especially after you have played on it for a few years?
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ACFC:
No it's not a must that upright pianos be placed against a wall. I've seen one piano placed right smack down the center between the living and dining area. In fact by doing this, I believe the sound of the piano will resonate better, especially to those sitting on the sofa.Dear all
I would like to know whether it is a must for upright pianos like the Yamaha U1 to be placed against a wall (with some allowance between the wall and piano) or can it be placed near the centre of the living room with no wall but with a sofa set against the soundboard (with some allowance)? Thanks in advance.
I guess the reason such placement is not popular is that the visually aesthetic part of an upright is always at the front. As for the back, err ..... -
I went to yamaha and kawai a few days back. i found kawai sounds more calm, less harsh. like yamaha, kawai also having gss promo now. K6 (131 cm) is now 11.6k. it has a sweet, petite, lady like sound. but the touch… i think petrof is still better…
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FQW:
Thanks.
No it's not a must that upright pianos be placed against a wall. I've seen one piano placed right smack down the center between the living and dining area. In fact by doing this, I believe the sound of the piano will resonate better, especially to those sitting on the sofa.ACFC:
Dear all
I would like to know whether it is a must for upright pianos like the Yamaha U1 to be placed against a wall (with some allowance between the wall and piano) or can it be placed near the centre of the living room with no wall but with a sofa set against the soundboard (with some allowance)? Thanks in advance.
I guess the reason such placement is not popular is that the visually aesthetic part of an upright is always at the front. As for the back, err ..... -
Hello parents, experts,
We have recently bought an old second-hand piano (>30yrs) which we have tuned 2 weeks ago. Today, while playing on the piano, we noticed that there is a tingling, whistling, ringing sound when we hit the F-sharp key which is very obvious when we play in a quiet room with the windows closed, but not so loud (but still annoying) when among the environmental noise when the window is open.
1. What is this caused by?
2. If we intend to wait until the next tuning cycle in December, is a tuner the same as the piano technician? or since our tuning is done 2 weeks back, can i get the tuner to come back and check (is it payable?)?
3. Our piano is under warranty for 'sticky keys, labour and parts', so what is this under? piano problem or tuning problem?
What we gather from pianoworld is this http://www.pianoworld.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/264655/1.html and this http://www.abrsm.org/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t44757.html but not sure if it refers to what we are hearing now and if it is normal. or should i just let the piano 'settle in' (http://www.pianoworld.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/639963/)?
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May I seek the advice from parents here. Guess I am facing the same old issue, need to buy piano for DS and DD, but parents know next to nothing about pianos. :? But after much googling, very much narrow down to 3 choices:
1) Used Yamaha U1 (20+ years) - Cost ard 3-4k.
2) Cristofori CU-123 EP - Cost ard 3.8k
3) Hailun HL-125 - Have not checked, but should be about 4k?
Not really comfy with the Yamaha as we are noobs, and thus unable to tell the condition. Between the cristofori and hailun, which is better?
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rosicky:
At that price range, Hailun and Motrie have very impressive entry level pianos. I have not played any Cristofori pianos recently, so I can't comment on them.May I seek the advice from parents here. Guess I am facing the same old issue, need to buy piano for DS and DD, but parents know next to nothing about pianos. :? But after much googling, very much narrow down to 3 choices:
1) Used Yamaha U1 (20+ years) - Cost ard 3-4k.
2) Cristofori CU-123 EP - Cost ard 3.8k
3) Hailun HL-125 - Have not checked, but should be about 4k?
Not really comfy with the Yamaha as we are noobs, and thus unable to tell the condition. Between the cristofori and hailun, which is better?
Thanks! -
Any comment on K5? Tks
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If I remember correctly, the price difference between the k5 and k6 is 1k+, but the k6 sounds much sweeyer, has more personality. Btw, i found that the pianos at robert piano at milennia sound much nicer than the same models at centerpoint.