Please help a church choose a new grand piano. Advice kindlyrequested.

[Farrell]

IMHO, the best bang for the buck is a 5 to 15 year old piano. There are many out there that are in showroom condition and will go for a fraction of the price of new. And YOU could help them pick one out! The list of used ones in this price range is endless. If they want new, get a Kawai RX series. I am familiar with the RX-2 - 5' 10" and about $15,000. So for $20,000 you could go up a size or two. I am very impressed with the Kawai as being very much like the Yamaha (which I also like the C series, but they are more expensive), perhaps one small notch down in some aspects of quality, but still very nice (for a mass produced piano - which is what most folks are looking for).

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp@yahoo.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 10:55 PM
Subject: Please help a church choose a new grand piano. Advice kindlyrequested.


> Dear List,
>      There is a small church here seeking to buy a new
> grand piano for the sanctuary. 
>      The sanctuary will be well insulated and "climate
> controlled", but probably not at 42%,70 degrees F.
> year 'round. ( A range of 60 to 80 degrees F. is much
> more likely, down here in Georgia. ) And a complete
> Dampp Chaser system with the bottom cover will be
> added, I presume.
>      The maximum size limit is 6'6". The budgetary
> limit is $20,000.
>      So I humbly beseech of you all to kindly offer
> your advice on this matter. I will pass the e-mails on
> to the purchasing committee.
> 
>      Most Sincerely,
>      Thank You!
> 
>      Gordon
> 
> 
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