All About Choosing and Buying Pianos
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Hi! I am new here. Anyone can advise choice of decent upright piano for beginner? Need to get one soon
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Hi everyone,
I'm new to this forum but I've enjoyed reading the discussions on this forum. I thought I'd like to share what I've learnt during my very recent buying experience:
http://www.pianobuyer.com/fall11/65.html
You can get lots of information on the depreciation value of pianos and how to choose a piano from the above link. Just click on Table of Contents.
Cheers!
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any comments on Yamaha JX113T? Worth buying for beginner? can last till grade 8?
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Hi, chattyirena, thanks for sharing. May I ask what piano you buy in the end?
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schen:
any comments on Yamaha JX113T? Worth buying for beginner? can last till grade 8?
It's only 113cm tall.
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BigDevil:
Not necessarily. All pianos, no matter good or bad, can use to play grade 8 pieces. But of course the quality of the piano will dictate the range of interpretation possible on the pieces.schen:
any comments on Yamaha JX113T? Worth buying for beginner? can last till grade 8?
It's only 113cm tall.
Thought exam grade is 121cm and above?
Height is not that important, most important is the quality of the key actions and the pedals. Make sure the pressure of the keys can be varied like one quarter, half, etc. Same goes with the pedals. -
Finally we have made our decision and bought the brand new Kawai K3. Cant wait for its arrival. Hoefully we wont regret.
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Hi, I finally make up my mind. I choose YUS5.
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Hi Schen,
You're most welcomed. I purchased a 20 year old used U1E from The Pianoman's shop in Bt Timah Plaza last week. The salesmen who are piano tuners seemed honest and knowledgeble. The facts they gave me including serial number and piano age were easily verifiable via the internet. My piano came with 5 years warranty and 2 free tunings. The only disadvantage is that they do not have a large stock of pianos, but if you leave your number with them, they will call you for a viewing when the model you want arrives.
I had a very different experience at http://www.usedpianos.com.sg. The salesman at the second shop told me that the two available U1s were 15 years old and 10 years old respectively. When I checked the serial numbers of the pianos online, I discovered that they were 50 years old and 30 years old!
I followed the instructions in the Youtube video to check the inside of the piano. There are many other similar videos on Youtube but this one is one of the easier ones to follow:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Fn0ChTg1us
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Village girl and janicelhl, both of you chose nice pianos, I’m sure no regrets. Enjoy!