Dear List, One of the high schools in town is going to acquire new pianos. The choir teacher was told that since Yamaha pianos are built by Young Chang they would get a better deal for the same quality as Yamaha to buy Young Chang. It is my opinion YC's do not belong in places where serious music is studied (for a long list of reasons), but perhaps they have improved under my nose within the last year or two. I know Yamaha builds pianos in Japan and the US and has some connection with Pearl River pianos, but do they actually have Young Chang build some of their pianos? And if they do are they the same quality as the Japanese and American Yamahas? Most of the schools I service have Yamaha P22 or P202, Kawai UST-7 or UST-8C, Baldwin 243, or Charles Walter studio. What one of these pianos would you recommend the school buy or could you suggest another piano or model. I'm not talking grands right now. The price per piano must be under $5000.00. Thanks for your input. Joel Swafford, RPT
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