Advantages: Beautiful instrument, slightly weighty keys, good practice piano Disadvantages: Slighly stiff pedals on mine, but adjusted with time
Until recently I owned a Yamaha baby grand, which sadly had to be sold when we moved house. It was one of the best pianos I have had the chance to play, and had a beautiful tone, despite being placed in one of the worst rooms in the house (i.e. near the boiler!) I have played numerous other pianos over the years, usually Steinways and the occasional Globe, but this, as was said in previous reviews, was the best practice piano I have played. The keys ... ...playing one of those!) The Yamaha I think *is* good enough for performance though, but I think it depends on the location of the performance, and the qualities within the concert room - such as fabrics and size of performance area. My Yamaha used to sound pretty good, even in an enclosed space, but I think, for larger auditoriums, the Steinway is probably the better choice. The piano had to be disassembled when it came to actually having to get it ...
ihatebroccoli 07.12.2000
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Advantages: Get a lot of piano for your money Disadvantages: Not quite a Steinway
Yamaha pianos have a reputation for been good quality at reasonable prices. Yamaha is a brand that really covers an amazing array of products. Grand pianos however tend to be something of a speciality. Yamaha grand’s have to rate in the to 5 brands in the world. They are still, like every other piano make, quite some distance behind Steinways – but then again, the prices of Yamahas are considerably lower than Steinways.
The thing about Yamaha grand’s ...
scoobyman 30.09.2000
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