Different pianos for different uses and different tastes. About the only generalities I can make from talking to musicians through the years is that when sitting right on top of a piano, the Yamaha seems to be what most seem to like best. For projection tho Steinway is the name. Kawai always seems to get left out of the picture, tho personally I would compare them much closer to the Yamaha then to the Steinway. Perhaps a bit fuller bass then Yamaha but that seems to be less and less apparent as time has passed. The only other generalization I can draw is that classical musicians seem more apt to prefer the Steinway and Jazz musicians the Yamaha, tho this varies quite a bit from place to place it would seem. If I were to choose it would depend solely on the intended use. If it is a small hall or room with varied types of music to be played I would choose a Yamaha C3 hands down. Not so much because of any sound preferences, but because it delivers very much quality indeed for the money and in the above circumstances I think you would find few players that would "not like" the piano. If its a large hall with nice acoustics and the music will be rather serious in nature for the most part I would lean towards the Steinway. They have a way of filling up a room like no other. Grin.. unless you can get ahold of one of those turn of the century Bluthners in prime condition. JAMES CUSUMANO wrote: > I was just wondering if I could pick your brains for any > opinions, info, etc. on a new grand. I just started to look > at Kawai, Yamaha and Steinway. > The maximum length I can fit is 6' 1". Therefore my choices are a Yamaha > C-3, Kawai RX-3 or Steinway Model M. > Pricing aside, what are your feelings on these models. > When you take price into consideration, is the Steinway > worth the extra money? Or, would I enjoy the others > just as much? -- Richard Brekne Associate PTG, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway
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