[pianotech] Yamaha vs. Kawaii

[Andrew Anderson]

As Guy Nichols used to say, "The choice of a piano is a very personal  
matter."  Some spouses don't last as long!

I hale from Laredo Tx and I also have a small store and sell pianos.   
Caveat aside, if they are looking at Yammies they would be well  
advised to check out Hailun or Wendl & Lung pianos.  Really it does  
come down to trying out a lot of different pianos.  If you get to NAMM  
you will notice that the high-end pianos are very different from each  
other.  They need to find the (different) voice they really want to  
live with.

Continuing what Guy said, "If it doesn't make your heart beat faster  
and call out to you to come back and play it, maybe it isn't >the  
ONE<."  Too many people buy pianos that don't really appeal to them  
and the piano ends up getting neglected and the next generation  
doesn't get inspired.  Stick it out, do the necessary shopping, and  
get the piano that turns your (their) genius ON.

Good luck,
Andrew Anderson






On Oct 15, 2009, at 6:01 PM, wimblees at aol.com wrote:

> Steven
>
> The best advice I can give you is the same advice I give all my  
> customers who are in the market for a new piano. As you know, every  
> piano has a different touch, tone, and cabinetry, even within the  
> same brand and model. So I advice my customers to play as many  
> different pianos they want, and pick the one that has the tone,  
> touch and cabinetry they like. When they have found that piano, they  
> should then look at the price tag and see if they can afford it.
>
> In your customer's situation, it might take them several weeks  
> before they can play several different brands in places as far away  
> as Dallas or Austin. If they are serious about what they want, it  
> will be well worth it their time and effort. They might wind up with  
> a Yamaha from the store in Midland, but they might also find a  
> Mason, or Estonia, or who knows what, in some other place. With  
> sales as slow as they are, stores are very anxious the make it worth  
> a customer's time and effort, including free delivery to Midland.
> Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT
> Piano Tuner/Technician
> 94-505 Kealakaa Str.
> Mililani, Oahu, HI  96789
> 808-349-2943
> Author of:
> The Business of Piano Tuning
> available from Potter Press
> www.pianotuning.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steven Hopp <hoppsmusic at hotmail.com>
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Sent: Thu, Oct 15, 2009 11:46 am
> Subject: [pianotech] Yamaha vs. Kawaii
>
> Hello list,
>
> I have a client who is a student of mine and their son plays quite  
> well.  They are ready to make an investement in a small grand.  They  
> are planning to spend around $25K.  We have a Yamaha dealer in town  
> but no Kawaii dealer close by.  So I see a great deal of Yamaha  
> pianos in my tech work but very few (good quality) Kawaii's.
>
> I am wondering if those who are experienced with both brands,  
> especially the action and touchweight, where the preferences lie and  
> why you feel that way.
>
> With appreciation,
>
>
> Steven Hopp
> Midland, TX
> PianoWorks Studio
>
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